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Reference Errors (Interview)

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A big part of our work involves checking, formatting, and creating academic citations, so this interview with Marilyn Oermann is highly relevant for educational editors: McCook, A. (2016, October 4). You cited which paper?? Reference errors are more common than many realize [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://retractionwatch.com/2016/10/04/you-cited-which-paper-reference-errors-are-more-common-than-many-realize/. Oermann found that reference (citation) errors are much more common…

Reflective Practice: eLearning Rubric to Self-Assess Quality of Online Courses

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Reflective practice is a valuable approach to editing. Reflecting critically on our work allows us to learn, innovate, and ultimately improve our courses. eCampusAlberta’s eLearning Rubric can be a valuable tool to self-assess the quality of our work: http://www.ecampusalberta.ca/files/rubricBooklet.pdf. Their rubric offers benchmarks for course design, accessibility, presentation, writing, learning activities, assessments, copyright, learner supports, etc. The checklist has many good ideas for course developers and editors: Some we…

Editing Team Meeting Notes – January 15, 2020

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Attendees: Chris, Cory, Courtney, Dani, Justin, Mona, and Naomi Time: 11:00 am                 Location: OL344 Notetaker: Courtney Notes News (Naomi) January 15, 2020 Budget Meeting recap More or less business as usual Budget requests have neither been approved nor denied Increased OL enrolment but decreased on-campus enrollment Speexx language training tools are no longer stable in…

Dictionary of Canadianisms

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Here’s an open, online resource that could be a useful guide for editors (or writers, or students) to verify or to explain Canadian regionalisms or idioms. Dollinger, S. (Chief Editor), & Fee, M. (Associate Editor). (2017). DCHP-2: The dictionary of Canadianisms on historical principles (2nd ed., with the assistance of B. Ford, A. Gaylie, & G. Lim)….

Fun with Adjectives

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Last year’s team goal is historical. That cool thing we did today may be historic. Historic (adj) “famous or important in history” Historical ( adj) “of or concerning history” or “belonging to the past” The textbook is instructional. Failing the assignment may be instructive. Instructive (adj) “something that conveys knowledge, information, a lesson” Instructional (adj)…