I have claimed for many years that there’s no better way to succeed in learning or teaching a foreign language, than to visit foreign countries and live abroad for a while. The best way to learn, is to live in a country where the language in question is the native one. And now, I have… Read more »
Now that summer is truly here, and the oppressive heat has taken over from the frigid cold as our preferred focus of complaint, it is time to discuss one of summer’s unique treasures: the butterfly. Rare in the insect world for engendering among humans a love for its aesthetic qualities, the butterfly is admired for… Read more »
Photos supplied by the Claybank Brick Plant Adam, my ten-year-old son, attends Sacred Heart School in Regina, Saskatchewan. This year, through hot dog and “freezie” sales, Adam’s Grade 4/7 class raised enough funds to finance a class camping trip as part of their Environmental Studies program. Chaperones were needed and I didn’t want to turn… Read more »
It was with great sadness I read an obituary notice the other day to discover that Thelma Johannes O’Neill had passed away, one day short of her 88th birthday. Her obituary states that Mrs. O’Neill was “dedicated to motivating and encouraging her students to search for the highest musical expression.” I can testify to the… Read more »
The following is an overview of the contents of Athabasca University’s National Aboriginal Day special edition of The Insider, as well as a portion of a press release from The University of the Arctic, of which AU is a member. See: http://www.athabascau.ca/insider/2003/June20-03.htm to read the entire issue of the special edition insider. In Memoriam “This… Read more »
AU graduate appointed to COC Christian Farstad, financial officer, chartered financial analyst and AU graduate, has been named Director, Athletic Relations for the Canadian Olympic Committee. Read more here. AU Profs Get Piece of Funding Pie AU’s Drs. Oscar Lin and Peter Holt have each been named to receive some of $325 million in new… Read more »
FREE STUFF FOR AU STUDENTS FROM AUSU! Do you want a package filled with cool AUSU study related items? This year instead of sending out student planners AUSU has compiled a package filled with products to help you study (and in some cases play). We’ve also included in these packages the latest issue of REALM… Read more »
I don’t live in Alberta, but as a student of Athabasca University (AU) and a Canadian post-secondary student in general, I am interested in all educational regulations”?especially those in Alberta. Recently I was made aware of the impending Bill 43 that will alter Alberta’s educational regulations, if passed. The concerns that a fellow student of… Read more »
