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Calgary Herald
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Simple, actionable changes to consider as we continue remote learning.
As most of us continue to work from home, the way these spaces are set up and used can make a significant impact on our health. While it’s unlikely we can replicate our on-campus environments, there are small improvements we can make to look after our bodies and create a comfortable experience con...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/5-ways-to-make-study-and-work-environments-healthier/
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April 28, 2021
Atlantic universities under lockdown
The Continue reading is reporting an outbreak at its Magee House residence. ...
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The Globe and Mail
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The Northern Ontario School of Medicine didn’t approach th...
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CBC
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With the Northern Ontario School of Medicine possibly gaining independent...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-april-22-2021/
Features
Counsellors say the transition has been like ‘building a plane mid-flight.’
On March 11 last year, the same day that the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, York University student Sarah Pope* met with her therapist on campus.
“At first, I was one of those people who legitimately thought we’d be locked down for...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/how-mental-health-services-for-students-pivoted-during-covid-19/
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Take the time to determine how your course is structured and run; it will make a huge difference in deciding which method to choose.
In the past few months, I’ve been hearing very broad statements about synchronous vs. asynchronous classes from faculty colleagues concerned that “students need synchronous classes to learn” or “students prefer asynchronous courses.” As an academic adviser I’ve also had the privilege of ...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/to-sync-or-be-async-some-thoughts-and-questions-to-consider-when-teaching-online/
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CBC
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For Osob Mohamed, finishing her final semester at Simon Fraser University is bittersweet. Despite feeling ...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-april-19-2021/
The Skills Agenda
Give your students clear learning objectives and concrete opportunities to apply what they are learning.
After Continue reading, some instructors may realize that they have already been indirectly seeking to develop their studen...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/the-skills-agenda/moving-skills-instruction-from-implicit-to-explicit-outcomes/
In my opinion
The shift online demonstrated the convenience of distance learning and has convinced some learners, including workers and unemployed people, to study.
As of mid-March last year, governments worldwide imposed quarantines and social distancing practices as health measures in response to the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions disrupted millions of university students’ education worldwide and significantly altered university operations. Universi...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-may-have-changed-university-teaching-and-testing-for-good/
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The government is preparing an action plan to improve university access and success – and it may bring additional funding to the sector.
Quebec’s minister of higher education, Danielle McCann will unveil an action plan this spring to promote CEGEP and university access and success. This document is the result of more than a year's work on the Chantier sur la réussite en enseignement supérieur [higher education success pr...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/quebec-wants-more-university-graduates/
Sponsored Content
Now is the time to refresh your approach to cybersecurity.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the conversation around security in postsecondary institutions was focused on physical safety. Virtual security was often an invisible afterthought for educators and dealt with by IT administrators focused on protecting the campus’s network and the devices tha...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/magazine/sponsored-content/3-security-practices-educators-should-consider-adopting/
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Including social justice in public health curriculum will equip students with an equity lens.
Recently, I transitioned from being a professor at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health for the last four years to McGill University’s School of Global and Population Health. As a
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/how-the-pandemic-has-shown-social-justice-needs-to-be-central-to-public-health-education-in-canada/
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March 31, 2021
Don’t gather over Easter
As most universities prepare to close for Good Friday, public health authorities (as well as https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-march-2021/
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Report shows uncertainty surrounding non-academic positions, in addition to the quite reasonable impression they do not provide massive remuneration, argues political scientist.
Since 2008, the number of assistant professor positions, the first permanent academic appointment for PhDs, has diminished by around 15 percent in Canada. Even as secure academic positions dwindle, the majority of PhDs continue to prefer academic employment, and pursue poorly paid temporary academic...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/phd-graduates-continue-to-seek-tenure-track-positions-despite-low-odds-says-report/
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A court ruling this month as part of Laurentian U...
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We need to re-establish ourselves as the place where leaders are prepared for whatever possibilities the future presents. Here’s how.
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is this: prepare all you want, but you can’t control uncertainty or wrangle the unknown.
Nor will looking at tomorrow through today’s lens lend any clarity to a future shaped by artificial intelligence, distracted by never-ending flows of content, and in...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/now-is-the-time-to-rethink-undergraduate-education-in-the-liberal-arts/
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Demetrious Nicolaides cites Alberta's ...
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Ask Dr. Editor
If you find that your writing often ends weakly, you may be giving away too many of your secrets in the openings of your work.
Question:
– French language & literature.
Dr. Editor’s response:
The usual advice fo...
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The Globe and Mail
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A growing number of Canada’s universities say they’re planning...
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-march-11-2021/