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We Know More Than You Think! What do we know about the student experience? What draws students to Athabasca University?

Parker, Nancy (2011-03-30)

Dr. Nancy Parker, Director, Institutional Studies, will present key trends for Athabasca University learners and support services. Discussion will include benchmarking surveys, highlighting data obtained from a number of ...

William Chappell's Historical Hit Parade

Gregory, David (2011-03-09)

William Chappell, pioneer historian of English popular music, researched and published vernacular songs from the late Middle Ages to 18th Century. Based on his recently published book, "Victorian Songhunters", Dr. David ...

Women & Distance Education: Issues and Perspectives

Wong-Wylie, Gina (2011-03-09)

In North America, where the majority of Distance Education (DE) learners are female, women face a multitude of barriers and challenges, the effects of which can result in undue stress and attrition in DE programs. Dr. ...

Youth and the WTO

Huebert, Matthew (2011-03-09)

AU helped sponsor the YouthInside project to bring youth involvement to the World Trade Organization (WTO) 6th Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong in December, 2005. With project goals being to educate, inspire, and engage ...