Category: Current Students
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Calgary Herald: “Hearing loss not a barrier for medical student”
The Calgary Herald has posted a great story on a deaf student who will graduate this week from the University of Calgary’s School of Medicine.
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University of Calgary campus resources for managing the end of term
With the Winter semester final exam period fast approaching, we wanted to highlight some campus resources which may be of assistance in navigating through this stressful period. The Students’ Union Wellness Centre On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, the Students’ Union Wellness Centre will offer a free 90 minute workshop on Managing Test Anxiety. In this…
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LMS Update
The University of Calgary is looking for help in choosing a new learning management system. Users can evaluate “sandbox” instances of the 4 candidate applications, then provide feedback through an online survey for each: Blackboard 9, Desire2Learn, Instructure Canvas, and Moodle. All feedback must be in no later than Friday, April 13.
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So Long, Blackboard…
Did you know that the University’s learning management system (LMS), Blackboard 8, is due to be replaced this summer? And that the eLearning Discovery Working Group wants your input on the next LMS? Here are some ways for you to participate in the process: You can watch the LMS vendor demos, where representatives from 4…
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Exclusive SAS workroom in the TFDL
Students who are registered with Student Accessibility Services at the University of Calgary have exclusive access to an Adaptive Technology workroom in the Taylor Family Digital Library. This workroom (260D) features 3 workstations complete with a variety of adaptive technology programs, including Kurzweil, Inspiration, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and Zoomtext. Students are encouraged to use the room…