There is such a thing as a “star student” or a “star employee.” Becoming a star student, simply stated, means the following: you put in extensive hours toward your studies, participate heavily in all forums and lectures, get high grades, and be ultra-positive toward your professors and teaching assistants. It also means you learn strategies… Read more »
Here in Alberta, COVID related hospitalizations and ICU stays are starting to trend upward again, something which barely gets mentioned in most media. We have, it seems, become used to it, yet at the same time, a recent study by a university of Calgary researcher has found long COVID symptoms in about 6% of children… Read more »
Dr. Goodaire swooped down the stairs of the Auditoria style classroom two wide steps at a time to deliver his first lecture of the morning for a Calculus I class. It was the first week of September 1992 and this was my first class of a six-year long engineering program at Memorial University. I was… Read more »
What’s not to love about eating out. There’s a change of scenery from your usual kitchen, you’re not washing the dishes and you’re not only eating one thing but trying many different dishes. I also find that food somehow always tastes better when I’m not the one doing the cooking. When I’m in a time… Read more »
As you may (or may not) know, I frequently write about topics related to disability and ableism. Recently, I received an anonymous message from a reader, containing a link to a video entitled “A Credo For Support.” The Credo For Support addresses and most importantly, challenges, common perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes of non-disabled people towards… Read more »
Here in 2022 at AU, where computers and the internet are irrevocably crucial to our learning, we might not even realize that our current educational experience is part of a historical industrial revolution of our minds where attention to the chalkboard and teacher were replaced, physically, by attention to a computer as programmed arbiter of… Read more »
We all have dreams, passions, and joys, some of which we have yet to discover. But to lure them out before we die, a bucket list may be in order. A bucket list contains all the activities and events we want to accomplish before we die. But I believe life doesn’t end at death; rather… Read more »
Critical thinking will make you a superstar at school, work, or play. Moreover, it’s an art form, something that can be applied through a step-by-step process. Although there are many ways to approach critical thinking, here are typical steps for making you more strategic: Start off by questioning your reason for wanting to tackle a… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, my husband and I have a dilemma and I am hoping you can help us resolve it. We have a cottage about 8 hours from where we live and we spend a lot of time there and have made good friends with nearby neighbors. Our next-door neighbor purchased a puppy at the… Read more »
