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- Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown commented on the blog Coronavirus Rituals in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group
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The article left me wondering if I there is anything I do in my life that I would consider a ritual.
Tobin Vadeboncoeur 2 days ago
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Good question, Tobin. Often we focus on the idea of ritual being something solely to do with religion or formal/dignified actions, involving intentional symbolism, but you could also open it up to a general routine. I normally have my "morning ritual" of waking up, washing up, drinking coffee, having breakfast, and going to work. If anything disturbs that routine then the rest of my day is quite wonky and I don't feel right (for no good reason, they don't have to be in that particular order for any purpose that I know of [other than waking first]). So, perhaps there is something 'spiritual' and 'symbolic' about that as well (encompassing notions of 'completeness' and 'correctness'). I find that during this time of self-isolation I am relying even more heavily on my "rituals," as well as creating some new ones. Some appear to be far more flexible than others (not sure why). How will this impact who I am on the other side of this?
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Coronavirus Rituals
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group April 3, 2020 - 8:41am Comments (2)Posted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupAn article by anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas about the role that ritual is playing during the COVID-19 pandemic, including as an anxiety response, providing connection, and as a tool of... -
Patty Hajdu brings anthropology, public health experience to coronavirus fight
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group April 5, 2020 - 11:39am Comments (1)Posted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupFederal Health Minister Patty Hajdu has a background in anthropology (and she's from my hometown :) ). Read this interesting piece from the Globe and Mail that discusses her important background and what it brings to our current... -
Seven Warning Signs of Pseudoarchaeology
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group March 20, 2020 - 11:23am Comments (2)Posted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupAll archaeology students--and members of the general public--should be aware of pseudoarchaeology and how to spot it. Check out this great summary of the 7 warning signs of pseudoarchaeology (I've probably posted it before, but it is totally worth... -
The makers of the game complaining about the people playing it
By Jon Dron 5 March 2020 @ 12:20pmwww.cbc.ca - ""I think as long as we have education, we're going to have people who are going to try and game the system and we just have to keep up with them," said Deb Eerkes, the university's director of student conduct and accountability. " (40 University... -
EDDE802 Group Wiki
Last updated January 4, 2016 - 2:46pm by Rita Zuba Prokopetz in the group EDDE802: Advanced Research Methods in Education Comments (1)Posted to group: EDDE802: Advanced Research Methods in EducationBrainstorming... research interest, research question, conceptual framework, research paradigms, -
MDDE 610 Assignment #2: Learn Something with CAI or Mobile Apps
By Bhavik Patel June 4, 2019 - 10:53amLearning how to dribble with the use of the Mobile App "DribbleUp" it's a smart basketball app. - By David Scott April 5, 2019 - 1:05pmChrome Browser Bookmarking Extension for the Landing - https:/
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The Myth of 'Learning Styles'
By Jon Dron 18 May 2019 @ 12:47pmgetpocket.com - A straightforward journalistic article from the Atlantic that does a decent job of explaining how and why learning styles theories simply don't work, with a particular focus on VARK. The takeaways are that, yes, people do often prefer to learn in... -
Catch Up on Screen Time: Read This Dracula Critique
By Bev Schellenberg April 16, 2019 - 8:02pmMy parents felt a child’s time was best spent outside, on homework, and in extra-curricular pursuits, so my screen time was limited to one hour per week. The way I got to know any movie was through my father’s recounting the plot to me... -
Bringing Antagonists to their Knees… Or At Least to the Cereal Box
By Bev Schellenberg April 23, 2019 - 6:00pm Comments (2)Frankenstein’s monster, Dracula, and Darth Vader share something in common: thanks to pop culture, they've been reduced to bobbleheads, children’s playthings, and types of cereal. -
Art from Residential Schools
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group April 4, 2019 - 10:58am Comments (1)Posted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupLooking forward to seeing this exhibit next month when I am in... -
Blackfeet Researcher Leads Her Tribe Back to Traditional Foods
By Janelle Baker in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group March 28, 2019 - 3:40pmPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupForced assimilation destroyed most nations’ diets, but now Native youth are learning to integrate local foods back into their daily lives. -
Archaeology & International Women's Day
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group March 8, 2019 - 9:01amPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupIn celebration of International Women's Day, I'd like to recommend the following book: "Ladies of the Field: Early Women Archaeologists and Their Search for Adventure" by Amanda Adams Overview: "The first women archaeologists were Victorian era...
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Its official as of November 14, 2018 - CALL TO ACTION
By Steve Swettenham November 15, 2018 - 3:35am Comments (1)CDE non-rep -
Microsoft under GDPR microscope for Office 365 and OneDrive | Alphr
By Jon Dron 15 November 2018 @ 12:04pm Comments (4)www.alphr.com - No big surprises here to anyone that has ever so much as glanced at Microsoft's business model and historical abuse of its customers, but definitely a matter of concern for organizations (like Athabasca University) that rent their services from... -
Digging up the devil (Poorly Drawn Lines)
By Jon Dron 11 May 2018 @ 2:00pmPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest Groupwww.poorlydrawnlines.com - I thought this might be of interest to this group... -
Tour of Alabama archaeological site
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group October 31, 2018 - 3:35pmPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupTo celebrate International Archaeology Day (Oct. 20th), AUs Stann Creek Regional Archaeology Project released a video walking tour of the monumental core of the ancient Maya site of Alabama, in the Stann Creek District of Central Belize. Watch the...
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Developing a Research Question and Writing a Literature Review
By Lauren Dodd March 16, 2020 - 11:28amWhen tackling a literature review, trying to determine a research question can sometimes be the most difficult part. What can I review that will have enough research out there in order to provide me with content to write an interesting review. I... -
The makers of the game complaining about the people playing it
By Jon Dron 5 March 2020 @ 12:20pmwww.cbc.ca - ""I think as long as we have education, we're going to have people who are going to try and game the system and we just have to keep up with them," said Deb Eerkes, the university's director of student conduct and accountability. " (40 University... 
Learning Diary unit 1.pdf
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Writing in the Age of Distraction
By Lauren Dodd February 10, 2020 - 8:27amAs I look to tackle writing my critical review assignment, I find myself answering emails and looking into random information that popped into my head that is totally unrelated to the task at hand. I appreciated the link to Cory Doctorow's... -
What is it to be Bayesian? The (pretty simple) math modelling behind a Big Data buzzword | Aeon...
By Jon Dron 24 January 2020 @ 11:52am Comments (4)aeon.co - This is a great little (16 minute) video that intuitively explains Bayesian probability from a variety of perspectives, but especially in visual (geometric) terms. Very useful for pretty much anyone - this is a critical thinking skill that applies... -
Empowerment of Women and Girls--2019 CBC Massey Lectures
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group November 13, 2019 - 9:21amPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupThis year's Massey Lecture is all about the empowerment of women and girls. This is broadcasted in 5 parts--live on radio or via podcast--and so far two have aired. This link lists the parts and you can click for the podcast of each as they appear.... -
Unit 6: JQuery Learning Diary (Final)
Posted to group: COMP 266Describe briefly what you have done as work for that unit. Throughout this unit, I worked towards adding various JQuery functionalities to my website. I also spent time during this unit to “tidy-up” sections of my... -
Unit 1 Learning Diary
By Tamer Shihab October 29, 2019 - 10:43amUnit 1 Learning diary: In this first unit, we had to make a rough design of my website. In this design, I didn’t focus much on the looks or content of my website, but on the functionality. In this unit, we developed an initial idea for what...
- I have never let my schooling interfere with my education - Twain
- The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a hearth to be lighted - Parlby
- We have a hunger of the mind, which asks for knowledge all around us - Mitchell
- Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever - Gandhi
- Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts
It was super interesting. Thank you for posting.
Tobin Vadeboncoeur 2 days ago