Share the Course Style Sheet

Bycward March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

When editing is complete on a course or project, please share the editing style sheet in O drive (Curriculum Services Editing, 2 Course Style Sheets).

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Working Remotely
Bycward March 18, 2020August 14, 2020

Process Change! Some editors may be working from home in the next few weeks. What? Why? The health authorities urge Canadians to practice social distancing, and we can do our work without being in close proximity to others in public spaces. Photo by Dimitri Karastelev on Unsplash What Does This Mean? We are still working! We will be doing…

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Assessment Editing: Which Is/Are True?
Bycward January 11, 2018September 12, 2019

The relative pronoun “which” can be singular or plural. Conjugate the verb to match the antecedent (noun or nouns, or noun phrase or phrases) that the pronoun replaces. In a multiple-choice question stem, the antecedent often appears as the answer (or answers) to the question. This means we conjugate the verb depending on the number…

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Show Diversity
Bycward August 25, 2016

Where possible, we try to include examples of people from other cultures or depictions of the diversity of Canadian society in the course. Showing people from diverse backgrounds prepares students for life in a culturally diverse society and helps dispel preconceived ideas about others, which we hope increases the students’ competence for living in an…

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First Nations, Indigenous, or Aboriginal: Which Is Appropriate?
Bycward September 22, 2016

Bob Joseph’s CBC article addresses how and why the terminology we use may be changing: “One of the key messages I give in my workshops and training: ‘Go with what they are calling themselves.’ […] it’s about showing respect and using the term that individuals and organizations have chosen for themselves.” Joseph, B. (2016, September 21). Indigenous or Aboriginal:…

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Workflow Emails to Production
Bycward May 2, 2019January 17, 2020

New process! Don’t include OL_Production on editing workflow emails. This refers to introductory emails (“I’ve begun editing…”) and the final emails (“files are in pre-production folder…”). Keep writing notes for Production on the files, and summarize any concerns in your final email to Curriculum Services. CS will send the notes to Production after sign-off.

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Editing Tip: MS Word Shortcuts
Bycward October 7, 2016

MS Word shortcuts can help to do repetitive stuff faster: Toggle on/off track changes Ctrl + Shift + E Insert a comment Alt + R, C Return to your last edit point Shift + F5 Save Ctrl + S Find Ctrl + F Undo / Redo Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y Select all…

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