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Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | Category: Eduvation Insider

COVID 101: The Second Wave, and Waiting for a Vaccine

Good morning! Thanks for allowing me an extended weekend – hard to believe it’s been 5 days! Naturally, so much has been happening on the COVID19 front, that we’re going... Read more

Good morning! Thanks for allowing me an extended weekend – hard to believe it’s been 5 days! Naturally, so much has been happening on the COVID19... Read more

Friday, October 9, 2020 | Category: Eduvation Insider

Opinions, Facts, Rankings and Trends

Good morning, and TGIF! I don’t often have to issue a correction, but I really must confess I erred late Wednesday night when I attributed a sidebar quote to... Read more

Good morning, and TGIF! I don’t often have to issue a correction, but I really must confess I erred late Wednesday night when I attributed a... Read more

Thursday, October 8, 2020 | Category: Eduvation Insider

Campus Community without Campus

Good morning! “Don’t count your chickens,” as they say. New Zealand may be celebrating eliminating COVID19 (again), but we all know better than to think that’s the final word, so... Read more

Good morning! “Don’t count your chickens,” as they say. New Zealand may be celebrating eliminating COVID19 (again), but we all know better than... Read more

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 | Category: Eduvation Insider

Recreating Events in a Virtual World

Good morning! Yesterday, we looked at how to improve the Zoom experience and counteract Zoom fatigue, so that meetings and classes can continue during a pandemic. But so-called “videoconferences” don’t... Read more

Good morning! Yesterday, we looked at how to improve the Zoom experience and counteract Zoom fatigue, so that meetings and classes can continue... Read more

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 | Category: Eduvation Insider

Fighting Zoom Fatigue

Good morning! Well, the world has now surpassed 35M cases of COVID19, although the WHO calculates that number should likely be more like 760M. Paris is going on maximum alert... Read more

Good morning! Well, the world has now surpassed 35M cases of COVID19, although the WHO calculates that number should likely be more like 760M. Paris... Read more

Monday, October 5, 2020 | Category: Eduvation Insider

Schadenfreude and the Art of Persuasion

Good morning, and welcome to another Monday… In the past few days, we’ve seen immense spikes in daily COVID19 case counts in England, France, Slovakia,Russia, Ontario and Quebec (which... Read more

Good morning, and welcome to another Monday… In the past few days, we’ve seen immense spikes in daily COVID19 case counts in England,... Read more

Friday, October 2, 2020 | Category: Eduvation Insider

On their Phone, In their Room, Alone: Mental Health in a Pandemic

Good morning, TGIF! – and happy Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, to those who observe it! Something seems to be in the air, besides the coronavirus… First, we had premiers in... Read more

Good morning, TGIF! – and happy Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, to those who observe it! Something seems to be in the air, besides the... Read more

Thursday, October 1, 2020 | Category: Eduvation Insider

Mental Health, “Coronasomnia,” and Pandemic Dreams

Good morning! Can you believe we survived September? Yesterday, Ontario reported 625 new COVID19 cases, and projections call for 1,000 a day in early October – but still the premier... Read more

Good morning! Can you believe we survived September? Yesterday, Ontario reported 625 new COVID19 cases, and projections call for 1,000 a day in early... Read more

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | Category: Higher Ed Trends

Speaking Out about Mental Health

In pre-pandemic times, Ken Steele sits down on the Carleton University “Friendship Bench” with president and vice-chancellor (and neuropsychologist) Benoit-Antoine Bacon to talk frankly about his own journey to mental... Read more

In pre-pandemic times, Ken Steele sits down on the Carleton University “Friendship Bench” with president and vice-chancellor (and... Read more

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Reality Check: “Normal” will be Fall 2022

Good morning! Today is Orange Shirt Day, a time to commemorate the injustice of residential schools and their lasting impact on Indigenous peoples in Canada. (Check out #ICYMI below, if... Read more

Good morning! Today is Orange Shirt Day, a time to commemorate the injustice of residential schools and their lasting impact on Indigenous peoples in... Read more

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