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February 2019: Sorry for the downtime Tuesday, 12th February. It was caused by an attempt to fix a small database error that in turn sparked a much bigger error.
Zakaria Bakkal published a blog post Unit 5 - Writing JavaScript - Extra- Zakaria Bakkal uploaded the file zipped website files - unit 5 extra
- Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown published a blog post 19th-Dynasty (1292-1189 BC) Tombs found near Luxor in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group
- Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown published a blog post The face of a 4000 year old dog in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group
- Dora Hunt replied on the discussion topic Counsellors with Disabilities; Benefit or Hinderance?
- Julius Luna posted to the wire
- Zakaria Bakkal published a blog post unit 5 - Writing JavaScript
- Zakaria Bakkal uploaded the file unit5
- Zakaria Bakkal uploaded the file diagrams.zip
- Steve Swettenham uploaded the file Global Warming What is it all about? by Richard S. Lindzen
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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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Thoughts on Literary Theory and the Future: Pandora's Box, Genie in A Bottle, or TBA?
By Bev Schellenberg February 26, 2019 - 6:19pm Comments (1)Do you want to understand some of the logic behind 21st century Canadian education? Take LTST 612: The Gothic Novel, through Athabasca University. -
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... - By Mark A. McCutcheon August 27, 2018 - 9:32amMA-IS students can still enroll in this fall's zombie & vampire literature course: http:/
/ www.athabascau.ca/ syllabi/ mais/ mais752.php - By Terry Anderson January 18, 2016 - 12:46pmA grad student and a supervsor go into a bar. The supervsior orders a rough draft. Then 12 months of awkward silence.
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Scholarly publishing is broken. Here’s how to fix it
By Jon Dron 3 July 2018 @ 6:13pm Comments (1)aeon.co - An article for Aeon by Jon Tennant on the heinous state of affairs that gives unscrupulous publishers profit margins that put Apple to shame while hiding publicly funded research from the public that pays for it. It is a shamefully broken system... -
When Whales and Humans Talk
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group April 6, 2018 - 2:56pmPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest Group"Arctic people have been communicating with cetaceans for centuries—and scientists are finally taking... -
Decoding Prehistoric Art
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group January 16, 2018 - 10:01amPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupANTH 277 Students: Check out this CBC Ideas episode about prehistoric art http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/old-masters-decoding-pre-historic-art-with-jean-clottes-1.4487646 -
The Solutrean Hypothesis and Pseudoarchaeology
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group January 16, 2018 - 10:13amPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupANTH 277 Students: Some of you may have seen the documentary featured on CBCs Nature of Things this Sunday, titled Ice Bridge, about the Solutrean Hypothesis. Please read the following important review of this extremely problematic documentary:... -
What is in a name? Words as Symbols of past and present.
By Laurie Milne in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group January 5, 2018 - 9:05amPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupStudents enrolled in Anthropology 272: Introduction to Archaeology who are seeking specific examples of the use of symbols by ethnic groups may find this recent article in the Calgary Herald of interest. The 108 year old Langevin Bridge... -
Academic Integrity Webinar - Jan. 30, 5-6 pm (Mountain Time)
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group January 29, 2018 - 10:41amPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupAU Library & Scholarly Resources, in cooperation with AU’s Office of the Registrar, will be presenting a webinar on Academic Integrity tomorrow, January 30, from 5 to 6 pm Mountain Time. This session will be presented by Elaine Fabbro,...
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19th-Dynasty (1292-1189 BC) Tombs found near Luxor
By Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group April 18, 2019 - 4:00pmPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupTwo incredible tombs have been discovered in Egypt belonging to the mysterious Akhmenu and Djehutyshedsu, and they're remarkably well preserved. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/astonishing-3-500-year-old-egyptian-tombs-discovered-in-luxor-1.4386016 -
unit 5 - Writing JavaScript
By Zakaria Bakkal April 17, 2019 - 10:55pmWriting JavaScript This was my favorite unit thus far because I get to write code. My 3 scripts were to add functionality to the add Item buttons on Arganoil.html, Exfoliatingsoap.hmtl, and Lavaclay.html. Also, display items on the shopping cart... -
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... -
George Siemens says he was wrong about networks. Well, not exactly wrong...
By Jon Dron 30 March 2019 @ 8:35pmwww.linkedin.com - A characteristically smart and articulate post from George Siemens explaining why a view of the universe as nothing but networks all the way down - that he has supported in the past - is not sufficient to explain everything that matters. As George... -
COMP 361 - Assignment 4: Reflection
By Brittany Daigle March 30, 2019 - 12:25pmReflection on Assignment 4 -
Blog post 5 _ Jill's research
By David Loewen March 6, 2019 - 5:59pm Comments (2)Jill's presentation was on stress and burnout among online nursing educators/instructors. I appreciated Jill's brave challenge to announce she was attempting to get rid of 'fillers' the "ahhhs and ummms" through her presentation. To the most part... -
Study finds food industry, not consumers, creates most waste...
By Laurie Milne in the group AU Anthropology Interest Group January 17, 2019 - 3:08pmPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest GroupAnthropology 272 students embarking on the 'garbology project' (Assignment #2) will find this article on food waste of interest. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-vast-majority-of-food-waste-takes-place-within-the-food-industry-and/ Should students be able to opt-out of the Athabasca University Graduate Student Association?
(Poll closing date: 1. April 2019)3 votesBy Steve Swettenham January 16, 2019 - 12:29pm Comments (7)-
Unit 0 - Learning Diary and Assignment
By Sean Tolley in the group COMP 266 January 3, 2019 - 10:02pmPosted to group: COMP 266Hi fellow Comp 266 students, My name is Sean Tolley and I am looking forward to designing a website that I will be able to use for future business. I have no previous experience in programming or designing websites, and am looking forward to...
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