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Bycward

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Bycward

Welcome to co-creators Dani (darwinsfrog), Cory (corythestumpf), and Mona (mohall2015)! So, we moved back to this, our previous, wordpress site. We have ambitious plans to expand the site’s features in the future, but this will be the home of the OL Editors’ site for the next few weeks or months.

Altruism Increases Productivity?

Bycward

Thought 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)….

Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization

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TRUFA hosted a book launch for Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization on the Kamloops campus yesterday. If you missed it, like I did, the book is available online (epub, pdf): Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization (links to Federation of Post-Secondary Educators). Looks like a great book with writers…

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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…