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On Wednesday, October 3, 2018, the McLaughlin Library will be hosting a faculty workshop on effective approaches to mentoring and supporting graduate students through feedback on their thesis and dissertation projects. The workshop—Toward a Pedagogy of Effective Thesis and Dissertation Feedback Processes—is open to new faculty, seasoned supervisors and committee members. The event provides an opportunity for idea sharing and thoughtful discussions on ways to streamline...
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Marcia Walker, published author and U of G MFA graduate, will be joining OpenEd again this fall as instructor for the Introduction to Creative Writing course.
In 2017, Walker was interviewed by OpenEd to discuss Creative Writing through Reading , her instructional debut in the Creative Writing Certificate program. ( Read the interview with Walker .)
Introduction to Creative Writing begins on Wednesday, September 19, 2018.
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On Tuesday, May 29, 2018, OpenEd was recognized with an award of excellence program award at the 2018 Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE) Conference. The award, Non-Credit Programming Over 48 Hours, observed OpenEd for their Teaching English for Academic Purposes (TEAP) Certificate Program.
The CAUCE program awards recognize excellence in university continuing education programs in Canada.
Many members of the English Language Programs (ELP)...
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A Q&A with Certificate in Coaching for Leadership Graduate, David Durbin
This fall, OpenEd will be offering Harness Conflict and Build Trust , one of the four courses in the Certificate in Coaching for Leadership—an online program that provides leaders with the appropriate tools and strategies to effectively coach their employees. Increased employee engagement, performance and productivity are just some of the intended goals for participants of this program.
David...
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Thanks to a generous donation from the Guelph Lions Club, the University of Guelph will become the first university worldwide to enable all three levels of BlindSquare on campus.
BlindSquare, an application designed for iOS devices, helps visually impaired and blind people independently navigate their way around campus.
Jim Sanders, Guelph Lions Club president, and other Lions Club representatives presented this donation to Jill Vigers, manager of architectural services...
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