Instructors introducing online posting and editing for assignments TORONTO, November 1, 2006 -- Instructors in a handful of courses at York University have been quietly replacing paper-based assignments and course materials with a potentially more powerful teaching tool. That tool is “wiki,” a type of website that allows for collaborative posting and editing, best known in […]
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More media coverage... York professor Ben Quine interviewed by the Toronto Star about York's new space test lab:Read story York lecturer Diance Zorn and student Laurie Foley speak with CTV's Tom Hayes: Watch interview York student Laurie Foley and lecturer Diane Zorn interviewed by the Toronto Sun about "university on an iPod": Read story Professor Debra Pepler speaks to Canada […]
York performs well in Globe & Mail student survey
Annual survey gives York high marks in core areas TORONTO, October 31, 2006 -- Today the Globe & Mail released its fifth annual survey of student satisfaction – the University Report Card. In the survey – which grades universities rather than arbitrarily ranking disparate ones – York scored high marks in core areas: Faculty knowledge […]
York University’s Dance Independent Project Showcases Brilliant Palette of Choreographic Voices
TORONTO, October 30, 2006 -- York dance professor Darcey Callison and friends are presenting a brilliant palette of choreographic works in this year’s Dance Independent Project, running November 8 - 10 at York University. The program offers fresh works by some of Canada’s leading independent dance artists. The evening opens with Night Vision – Nyx by […]
Six York profs in the running for TVO's Best Lecturer 2007
TORONTO, October 26, 2006 -- Six York professors have made the ‘top 30’ cut in TVOntario’s competition for Best Lecturer 2007. Producers of "Big Ideas" have selected humanities Prof. Andrea Davis; theatre Prof. Robert Fothergill; law Prof. Allan Hutchinson; education Prof. Heather Lotherington; political science Prof. Stephen Newman; and law Prof. Alan Young. They are […]
Indian Music Master Launches York University’s Faculty Recital Series
TORONTO, October 23, 2006 -- Rhythms of India, a concert of classical South Indian music featuring the Trichy Sankaran Percussion Ensemble, will launch the new Faculty Recital Series of the Department of Music at York University on November 2. The ensemble is headlined by internationally-renowned master percussionist Trichy Sankaran, a charter member of the department […]
Motherhood issues the focus of major York U conference
Academics and activists discussing everything from babies to blogging TORONTO, October 23, 2006 -- The largest conference ever organized on the subject of motherhood will begin on Thursday in Toronto, with a name that reflects the size and scope of the project: “The Motherlode: A Complete Celebration of Motherhood.” It is the 10th anniversary […]
