Dr. Angie Abdou, the tutor and course coordinator of English 384, provides us a look at what’s involved in English 384, and the type of people who succeed at it. What is the course English 384: Writing Creative Non-fiction about? In English 384, students learn the theory and craft of Creative Nonfiction (CNF). CNF is… Read more »

I’ve often said that one of the advantages of AU is that, as we’re dispersed, there’s no single event, like a school bombing or a rash of disease that will affect all of us. The flip side of that, however, is that whenever something major happens, especially in Canada, the odds are that it will… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Amber is floored by a marking rubric with obvious and egregious errors; among a flood of responses an AU staffer jumps in with good advice and an offer of assistance; Carrie has just enrolled in her first course and is itching to get access to the course page and materials. Other posts… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Shawna follows up on an old thread about ProctorU:  AU students can now take washroom breaks during ProctorU-supervised exams.  Whew!  Ricky is looking for who to contact at AU to discuss transfer credits and help plan his Bachelor of Management program; suggestions include the Faculty of Business.  Leslie wonders if she can… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group  Kari is stymied by references to “T.P.” in her PSYC 388 text; responses suggest it likely means Transpersonal Psychology (and not Toilet Paper.)  Miranda is concerned that a mandatory course continues to be unavailable; suggestions include contacting the course coordinator for alternates. Other posts include transfers to a non-AU program, AU’s Master… Read more »

AUSU Student Forums In the General Course Discussions forum, Barb seeks information on how to type accented characters in an online MuchLearning exam format. In the Computer Science and Info Systems forum, user “Brundlfly” resurrects an older thread on COMP 410 to inquire about study strategy. Other topics include courses HIST 338 and SOCI 348…. Read more »