Welcome, Welcome Back, and Goodbye
Welcome to our newest team member, Cory, and welcome back to Carolyn.
Goodbye for now to D-L, who will be sharing her expertise and passion with the Marketing team for a term period.
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Editing Team Meeting 9/25/2019
Editing Team Meeting Date | time 9/25/2019 11:00 AM| Location OL344 Meeting Notes: Attendees: Dani, Mona, Justin, Cory Regrets: Chris; Courtney Note taker: Mona Editor’s website: Log-in; Review current content; Collaborate; Determine common objectives. Free online micro-course to master the basics of OER and Creative Commons: Open Education, Copyright and Open Licensing in a Digital…
Altruism Increases Productivity?
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Interculturalization and Indigenization Academic Goals
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Student Resources on APA & Academic Integrity
BycwardTRU Writing Centre created two videos for students about APA style and TRU’s academic integrity policies. “APA in a Nutshell” (10 minutes) https://youtu.be/e0C1C_miJBE “Academic Integrity in a Nutshell” (7 minutes) https://youtu.be/_VqX2UR2xVM