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Fairness to All
BycwardA few years ago Mona Hall, Danielle Collins, and I collaborated on an infographic about inter-culturalization of the curriculum. Our central question was: How will we create learner-centred courses for culturally and linguistically diverse readers? We found that the university has some excellent guiding policies and resources for educators, but it did take some effort to…
Altruism Increases Productivity?
BycwardThought I’d share this quote from MIST 2611: Management Information Systems: “Is there anything companies can do to make their employees feel less pressed for time? Yes. Force them to help others. A recent study suggests that having employees complete occasional altruistic tasks throughout the day increases their sense of overall productivity.” Leberecht, T. (2012, June)….
Creating and Maintaining an In-House Style Guide
BycwardThe editing team participated in an Editors Canada webinar in January 2017: “Creating and Maintaining In-House Style Guides” presented by Elizabeth Macfie. It was a great webinar, and I’m sure we will discuss her ideas often in 2017 as we improve and revise our OL style guide. Elizabeth covered her process for building and maintaining a style guide, and she offered…
Language Theory: What You’re Really Editing Is the Person
BycwardThis week several editors attended an Editors Canada webinar: “Language Theory: What You’re Really Editing Is the Person” presented by Michael (Mike) Jones at the University of Calgary. He questioned if editors can be “advocates for the reader” (in the words of EAC President Anne Louise Mahoney), and together we examined the relationship between writer…
Style Sheets
BycwardSpring is here! Thank you for your patience while I play with this new colour feature in WordPress. What Is a Style Sheet? The most basic tool for editing, and one of the most practical, is a style sheet. Most of the time the editor creates this and shares it with others. A style sheet…
Editing Team Meeting Notes – January 15, 2020
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…