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Wikipedia increasingly used as a teaching tool in university classrooms

by on December 11, 2011 in Technology

A handful of University of Alberta classes have introduced Wikipedia to their classrooms as a teaching resource this past semester, despite criticisms about the website’s credibility in educational institutions.

The initiative to integrate Wikipedia into classes began in the United States with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Wikipedia Education Program, but has expanded globally to include classes in Canada and India. Professors use the website by replacing traditional writing or research assignments with students writing Wikipedia articles or improving pre-existing pages.

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Aboriginal education key to economic growth, professor finds

by on November 24, 2011 in News

Aboriginal students are one of Saskatchewan’s largest untapped economic assets, according to a new study done for the Gabriel Dumont Institute.

The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada’s website claims that only eight per cent of aboriginal people in Canada between ages 25 and 64 have university degrees, while 23 per cent of non-aboriginal people in that same age group have university degrees.

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Yukon government eyes Canada’s first northern university

by on November 18, 2011 in News

Canada is the only arctic country without a university north of 60 degrees — but that may be changing.

Newly elected Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski has said that his government is committed to building a university in the territory.

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Help for first years and campus newbies

by on September 7, 2010 in News

The University Learning Centre, an on-campus organization dedicated to providing University of Saskatchewan students with academic resources, has launched a set of new student guide websites. For first-years in particular, the sites are a boon.

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University students rule the world

by on March 10, 2010 in Opinions

If you look at who has the wealth and the power, it’s university graduates. And it’s been that way for a while. You would think all these well-educated people could turn the world into a utopia, but a peaceful and prosperous world seems as distant a dream as the flying car.

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Legislating our educational experience

by on February 24, 2010 in Opinions

The university’s recently released Learning Charter sets out learning goals for graduates as well as the roles students, faculty, instructors and the administration all play at the U of S. However, certain parts of the charter, which was drafted with little student input, are troubling.

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Rejection!

by on June 25, 2009 in Opinions

I first read about the University of Sakatchewan’s decision to reject the $500,000 bursary specified for non-aboriginals just before being handed a $1,100 quote on the repairs needed to fix my automobile.
It is nearly impossible to investigate this matter without pissing someone off.

I need money. I am a non-aboriginal student.

Initially I was pretty concerned. My first reaction was one of absolute anger at the university for rejecting a bursary on behalf of struggling students. As far as I could tell ”” which at the time wasn’t very far ”” it was only partially racist because non-aboriginals did not mean just white people. I thought it could be maybe 73 per cent racist.

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