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Working Remotely

Bycward

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…

Student Outcomes

Bycward

Our editing goal is to make learner-centred courses that meet the needs of our students. But how can we know if we have achieved this, since we seldom have the chance to meet Open Learning students face-to-face? One valuable resource is to check student feedback from post-course surveys in Tableau. This can indicate which specific…

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Editors Meeting Notes for Oct. 9, 2019

Bydarwinsfrog

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…

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Free or Open Sources for Images

Bycward

Where possible, we try to include examples in our courses that reflect the diversity of Canadian society. Showing diversity in cultures, ethnicities, genders, ages, and abilities in both the visual representations we use and the instructional examples in courses, we engage with students, value their experience and community, and prepare students for life in a…

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Open Style Resource for Canadian Legal Citation

Bycward

Michelle Terriss, TRU’s Law Librarian, co-created an open resource for Canadian legal citation. Canadian government or legal citation can be challenging to fit into academic style guides, and this open resource is a helpful guide for Canadian editors and writers. The Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide (COAL-RJAL Guide) is freely available on CanLII,