by Margaret Aitken As someone who’s been writing poetry for five years, I create poetry to relax and unload all of my negative feelings or joyfully express all of my positive emotions. It’s a great creative outlet that doesn’t require a ton of...
As we are all aware, the COVID-19 epidemic has brought and continues to bring global, local and personal disruption to the model of existence we are all accustomed to. Thankfully, as a distance student, this aspect of my life has remained...
We are facing uncertain times right now. Every day new guidelines are coming out on what will be happening in society in response to social isolation and infection control. As these guidelines are continually changing, I won’t rehash them here...
by Margaret Aitken As Covid-19 begins to spread throughout the country, we’re seeing more and more public events cancelled. Some boarding schools have sent students home and some classes are opening online. It may well be that soon we will all be...
Job interviews are tricky to navigate. One element to achieving success in an interview is to demonstrate passion and commitment to the role and the company. How do you Convey Passion? It is difficult to remain authentic when conveying passion if...
You have just submitted an assessment which you put hours of hard work, research and dedication into. There is nothing else you can do other than wait for that mark back… but how does marking really work? This question is tough to answer as...
As a novelist myself, I frequently engage in what I like to call the Writer’s Exaggerated Exclamation of Anguish: “I have no time to write!” Being a university student as well as working part-time means I’ve spent years devising strategies on how to...
Looking for ways to have a quick study break without having to leave the house? Here are nine books that will appeal to you based upon your course! And if who have a lot of ‘study breaks’ you may want to read them all! Faculty of...
With Session 1 underway, you may be going through your course outline ready to start your assessments early. Doing this, you may come across a new term that you haven’t heard before – critically analyse. You may also think you may have...
Every now and again we’re faced with an assessment with elements that make us feel like a fish out of water. It could be unfamiliar programs we need to use, supporting resources we don’t know how to find (or have the time to) or a simple...
