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Searching for a Singular, Nonbinary-Gendered Reflexive Pronoun
BycwardA recent human service (HUMS) course has a lesson about using critical reflection to uncover and deconstruct assumptions. The lesson explores how language is changing to acknowledge nonbinary-gendered people through pronouns. For example, a writer might choose “they” as a singular pronoun instead of “he” or “she”. Using “they” as both singular and plural pronouns shouldn’t seem that…
Editors Meeting Notes for Oct. 9, 2019
Attendees: Chris, Cory, Courtney, Justin, Mona, Dani Date Time 10/9/2019 11:00 AM Location OL344 Notetaker: Cory Stumpf – Timekeeper: Chris Ward (unofficially) 😉 What is a reasonable expectation for internal review? Course Guide components, assignment titles and marks, etc. Assessments: marks (do they add up?) / grading criteria Headings Consistency (of capitalization, titles, etc.) Check…
New Address
BycwardThompson Rivers University, Open Learning 805 TRU Way Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8 The online Course Guide and Editing Checklist have the new address.
Style Change: Development Team List
BycwardWe are changing our house style for the list of course developers on a copyright and credits page. Include the person’s terminal or highest credential only. Group the list by years of editions and revisions. Order the groups in reverse chronological order; i.e., most recent is at the top and earliest is at the bottom…
Working Together for the Community
BycwardEditing and Intellectual Property teams joined forces for a good cause: Donating purse care packages (make-up, toiletries, gloves, etc.) for Kamloops Y Women’s Shelter. Our union (CUPE 4879) and Kamloops and District Labour Council organized the event. “We were expecting to put together 50 purses but with the overwhelming inpouring of donations, we ended up with…
Interculturalization and Indigenization Academic Goals
BycwardOpen Learning’s editing team works in support of TRU’s intercultural and indigenization academic goals. (See, for example, http://www.tru.ca/about/academics/understanding.html.) This article that Gail shared on indigenization may be of interest in our work: Academica Group. (2016, September 19). How indigenization can support students while honouring reconciliation. Retrieved from http://forum.academica.ca/forum/how-indigenization-can-support-students-while-honouring-reconciliation.