An Associate Professor for AU’s Centre of Humanities and Master of Arts in Integrated Studies programs, Dr. Mark McCutcheon teaches a variety of courses on everything from the cultural politics of copyright to Canadian adaptations of Frankenstein, to modern media theory and beyond. He was kind enough to give The Voice Magazine this interview. You… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to discern when an argument or point-of-view sucks. Well, in these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give you the study tips you need to help make your learning easier. I’ll also give you straight and honest opinions and personal anecdotes?even… Read more »
The Voice Magazine previously interviewed Dr. Kumar in April of 2014. That interview looked more at his background, while this time, Marie Well interviews him about some of this theories and accomplishments. Read the first part of this interview in the May 29th edition of The Voice Magazine Marie: How do you aim to stimulate… Read more »
With Athabasca University’s reputation as the premier online university, it’s surprising that they’re just now joining, or possibly re-joining, the MOOC movement. MOOCs, so-called Massive Open Online Courses, seem to be offered by every university and its frater these days. AU will launch its first purpose-designed MOOC, Learning to Learn Online on March 9. MOOCs… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to know how to sound like a seasoned pro?at the PhD or professorial level?in your discipline by doing things such as scouting out subject dictionaries and subject year books. Well, in these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give you the… Read more »
“Ethnobotany, as a research field of science, has been widely used for the documentation of indigenous knowledge on the use of plants and for providing an inventory of useful plants from local flora . . . Plants that are used for traditional herbal medicine in different countries are an important part of these studies. However,… Read more »
If there’s one kind of writing most of us love, It’s the kind about ourselves. We post our daily activities, blog about our thoughts on everything from politics to recipes, and pin our favourite words and photos to virtual bulletin boards. But what happens if other people write less flattering things about us? Do we… Read more »
Each year since 2005, the Athabasca University Research Centre has been hosting Arts & Science Research Talks, which look at topics near and dear to your professors. The most recent talk was done back in April of this year, but fortunately all the talks since 2010 are being kept online and can be accessed on… Read more »
Film: Page One: Inside the New York Times (Magnolia Films 2011) Director: Andrew Rossi Screenwriters: Kate Novack, Andrew Rossi ?We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.? Jimmy Carter When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth and Were Suddenly Forced to Compete with Bloggers for Food Print media is expensive to put together…. Read more »
AU’s Newest Spanish Course Takes a Unique Approach Athabasca University’s Centre for Language and Literature has launched a new Spanish course: Textual Analysis and Composition (SPAN 330). This three-credit humanities course requires SPAN 301 as its prerequisite, and is offered through individualized study, with an online component. How does SPAN 330 differ from AU’s other… Read more »