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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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On June 13-15, the University of Guelph will be hosting the 40th annual Guelph Sexuality Conference. The three-day event kicks off on Wednesday, June 13 with a community workshop, Pleasure is For Every Body: An Exploration of Sex and Disability, and, as a featured 40 th anniversary event, a special theatre presentation of 5 Guys Chillin’.
Woven together using the real words of guys found on Grindr, 5 Guys Chillin’ is a state of the nation play by Peter...
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Published author, Allison LaSorda, has captured the hearts of many with her beautifully crafted stories and collections of poetry. For the first time this April, she will bring her creative expression from the page to the classroom for the upcoming Poetry course.
LaSorda provided us with an inside look at what students can expect to gain from this eight-week exploration of poetry.
What are you most looking forward to about teaching this course?
“I look forward...
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