In a March 2007 Calgary Herald article, Don Braid described the Athabasca University method of teaching nursing classes by distance as ?risky.? Braid’s comments caused great concern for many AU students, and AUSU replied to the article with an open letter to Braid. The letter pointed out not only that ?hundreds of nurses are currently… Read more »
Gregory Pepper is a Guelph-based visual artist as well as a writer and singer of deliciously gloomy experimental songs. He is now on tour to promote his latest CD, With Trumpets Flaring (reviewed this issue in The Mindful Bard). This is the second part of his interview with Wanda Waterman St. Louis. How did you… Read more »
Colonial Education and the Introduction of ?The Word? Imagine yourself living on a beach. When you were young your parents and elders taught you to swim and fish. Then one day some missionaries arrived. They made you sit indoors at a desk and told you that they had turned your oral language into a written… Read more »
AU’s newest English class is ENGL 384: Writing Creative Non-fiction. The AU calendar explains that this course ?is a senior-level course that offers students the opportunity to write creative non-fiction and receive feedback on their writing.? Creative non-fiction is ?also called literary non-fiction or literary journalism,? and is a type of writing that applies ?the… Read more »
Students looking to begin a career in accounting, or pursue further education in the field, may find that AU’s University Certificate in Accounting is an option worth investigating. In the last year, approximately three hundred and fifty students have applied for this 30-credit program which, according to the AU calendar, has been ?designed for students… Read more »
Gregory Pepper is a Guelph-based visual artist as well as a writer and singer of deliciously gloomy experimental songs. He is now on tour to promote his latest CD, With Trumpets Flaring (soon to be reviewed in The Mindful Bard). Recently Gregory took the time to answer some of Wanda Waterman St. Louis’s questions. Getting… Read more »
For students looking to pursue two major areas of interest, as well as to keep their choices beyond graduation wide open, completing a bachelor of arts with a double major may be a perfect solution. Serita Smith, a student advisor and the coordinator of advising services for Athabasca University in Calgary, explains that ?a student… Read more »
Gurf Morlix is an Austin-based musician, songwriter, and producer. He’s worked with Lucinda Williams, Jim Lauderdale, Jimmy LaFave, Sam Baker, and BettySoo, among many other notables, and has put out a number of solo albums including the recently released Last Exit to Happyland (soon to be recommended in The Mindful Bard). Gurf recently took the… Read more »
Ten-year-old alt rock phenomenon dZ has recently written a few songs. She’s also learned to play every instrument needed to record them. She’s also recorded them. And?don’t close the window!?she sounds great, rivalling many top alternative artists in vocal originality and energetic delivery. She’s currently working toward her first EP. Recently dZ took a moment… Read more »
Student: JoAnne Formanek Gustafson ?Many people are shifting gears in their mid-life years,? says AU student JoAnne Formanek Gustafson. She should know! The Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) student, who’s been taking courses from AU since 1988, explains how she unexpectedly ?fell into? a completely new career field. She also weighs the pros and cons… Read more »