Who are your fellow students? At times, in an online learning environment, it can feel like you are all alone, but across the nation and around the globe, students just like you are also pursuing their Athabasca University (AU) studies! Each week, The Voice Magazine will be bringing you some of these stories. If you… Read more »
Ever switch majors? Unlike New Year’s resolutions, our academic major ought to be a fully personal choice that we will live with for the rest of our lives. To be resolute about a lifestyle change (yawn) or a brain improvement (read a non-course related book each month?), implies an impossible certainty, however. We are already… Read more »
We made it! Well, most of us, anyway. I hope you all enjoyed our Best of issue, and if you missed it, don’t forget that you can always grab the PDF version of it and have it all in one handy file. This is the first all original issue of 2022. And while it’s not… Read more »
Everyone knows that sleep is important. Not getting enough sleep can affect our physical, mental, and cognitive health. Unfortunately, our high stress and constantly on-the-go world doesn’t encourage getting a good night’s sleep, and many of us struggle with falling asleep, staying asleep, or feeling rested in the morning. In fact, according to the Centres… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
It’s one-month away from Valentine’s Day! And what a blissful holiday, bursting with love, affection, and romance. And do I have a treat for you. You have a mystery Valentine and this fairy tale love is greater than the love of any mother. It’s love that expects nothing in return. It’s pure, unconditional love. The… Read more »
My all-time favorite secret sauce (or rather powder) for my baking is matcha. Despite not being the most enthusiastic baker, I certainly love occasionally treating myself, my friends, and my family with some homemade matcha snacks. As of late, my favorite matcha treat is the matcha shortbread cookie. Pair the soft, crumbly texture of shortbread… Read more »
Potential is defined as the differing qualities and abilities that determine what an individual can achieve in the future. The label “high potential” gets thrown around on everyone from children to athletes when trying to quantify their likelihood for future success. However, being able to realize potential may have more to do with how educators… Read more »
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all spent some much-needed family time and had a restful holiday. I know my family did until COVID entered our house. I feel fortunate that we have avoided the other variants, and thus far (as of this writing), omicron doesn’t yet seem to be nearly as bad. Our… Read more »
Today, I saw a video of a beautiful woman crying her eyes out over her body image. Her face was stunning, even with her tears, and I remembered how I wished I could grow up to look like her whenever I watched her in her TV sitcom One Day at a Time. She was my… Read more »
Artist: One Hidden Frame Album: I Am Not Here Single: “You Are Free To Go” Punk rock band, One Hidden Frame, has released the third single from their upcoming album, I Am Not Here. The single is titled “You Are Free To Go” and is available for streaming anywhere you get your music. Established in… Read more »
Dear Barb: Well, I’m glad that’s over. Christmas was awful! Half my family are vaccinated, and half are not, so it was difficult to decide who to invite to our family dinner. Then some of the family refused to wear a mask or social distance, and so we ended up in different rooms until Christmas… Read more »
Well, it’s almost halfway through January already, but it’s never too late for some New Year’s Resolutions, as demonstrated by this pair of articles, which were each published on January 13th in their respective years. Success is all in the planning. Katie D’Souza explains how to achieve resolution success with tips on outlining your goals… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group What AU students excel at: peer support. A student ready to quit AU studies asks for advice, and dozens of students respond with encouragement, guidance, and shared experiences. Discord Bitterly-cold bathroom humour. During an extreme cold-weather event, students in the #coffee-shop-lounge swap cold stories, including frozen toilets (and frozen turds.) This, naturally,… Read more »
Scholarship name: E. Wayne Kay Undergraduate Scholarship, and others Sponsored by: SME Education Foundation Deadline: February 1, 2022 Potential payout: varies by scholarship Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be permanent residents of Canada or the U.S., be enrolled full-time in a degree program in manufacturing engineering, technology, or a closely-related field, in Canada or the U.S.,… Read more »
Blended Learning Practice MOOC Jan 16 to Feb 12 Online Hosted by AU and the Commonwealth of Learning news.athabascau.ca/events/blended-learning-practice-mooc-spring-2022/ Register through above link Faculty of BusinessUndergrad Program Orientation for New Students Tues, Jan 18, 12:00 to 1:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business news.athabascau.ca/events/faculty-of-business-undergraduate-program-orientation-for-new-students-20220118/ RSVP through above link
