While some folks view Friday the 13th with superstition, others claim it is a day of good luck for them.  Either way, you may enjoy these vintage articles about luck. With a bit of luck, we may survive this.  Wayne E. Benedict reminisces on a few back-country experiences that turned out well despite how they… Read more »

Facebook What happens to funding if I fail a course? A student asks what happens if she fails a class. For instance, if she fails a course or two, does she lose her student loan? And if she pays it back, can she then re-access funding? Another student said that a fail required the student to… Read more »

Designing for communities of inquiry in online courses MOOC Oct 8 to Nov 11 Online Hosted by AU and the Commonwealth of Learning news.athabascau.ca/events/designing-for-communities-of-inquiry-in-online-courses/ Register through above link Library Chat Tues, Oct 10, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page… Read more »

As Thanksgiving weekend gets underway, we look at two different facets of the concept—food and gratitude. Giving thanks.  Then-editor Christina M. Frey ponders the nature of giving thanks and expressing gratitude.  “The guy had given me the universal wave of ‘Thanks!’ for letting him into the traffic. And it was memorable to me because no… Read more »

Facebook Are Microsoft logins necessary for some courses? A student asks if logging into Athabasca Microsoft is compulsory for a course. A student replies that the Athabasca Microsoft login is how the site identifies the student. Another student responds that Brightpath, which is different from Moodle, requires the Athabasca Microsoft login. Reddit The nightmare of OSAP… Read more »

Scholarship name:  The 2023 Brandon Langhjelm Memorial Essay Contest Sponsored by:  Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms Deadline:  November 5, 2023 Potential payout:  up to $2000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be 15 to 25 years of age as of November 5, 2023; must be permanent residents or citizens of Canada or have proof of immigration status… Read more »

Consent Awareness Week The Athabasca University Students’ Union (AUSU) is proud to support the Possibility Seeds’ Courage to Act project, a national Consent Awareness Week with community partners across Canada, running annually during the third week of September. Consent education and preventing sexual violence are every bit as important for online as for in-person campuses…. Read more »

Facebook Not happy with Proctor U? One student posts that Proctor U gave poor customer service and that the student experiences technical difficulties when booking or rescheduling exams. Another student replies that AU has hundreds of approved invigilators to choose from. Yet another student responds that exams can be done at some libraries, local colleges, and… Read more »

September 29 is National Coffee Day, so, mugs up!  Not sure coffee needs its own day, though—we couldn’t even get through the gazoodles of coffee references in vintage Voice articles. Coffee Art.  This Click of the Wrist feature provides a few links to coffee as art and coffee in art.  “No idea if artist Karen… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, Oct 3, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page AUSU Fees Town Hall Tue, Oct 3, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/ausu-fees-town-hall/ RSVP through above link MBA for Executives Webinar Wed, Oct 4,… Read more »