Why we always fail at ‘new year, new me’
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Every January, I watch the same routine unfold — social media is filled with declarations of “new year, new me,” and every year I feel the familiar pressure to participate. I want to write...
The ‘wicked problem’ of AI in assessment
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A new 2025 study reveals artificial intelligence (AI) use in assessments as a “wicked problem,” or a problem “that neat solutions,” forcing educators to redesign assessment styles.
Headed by Thomas Corbin, a research fellow...
Manitoban wrapped
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If there were a Spotify playlist for this year, but for life events, it would be a compilation of less-than-joyful moments from days gone by, a garbage fire of memories. However, despite my cynicism,...
Peace on earth, parts to Israel
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Here in Canada, many are getting into the holiday spirit by gathering for dinners with friends, crowding into shops and walking under lights strung over streets that were dark just weeks ago.
For a moment,...
Are your New Year’s resolutions really for you?
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Every New Year, we hear and see the same cycle — friends and family declaring that this is the year they are finally going to do blank. Whether it is to read more, start...
Listening to the land’s stories
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Warren Cariou, a professor in the department of english, theatre, film & media, has spent his career thinking about stories. Cariou focuses on where the stories come from, who carries them and how they...
When law school admissions reward free time and money
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If you want to go to law school in Canada, your grade point average and résumé are only the beginning. Standing between you and an admissions offer is a multiple-choice exam run by an...
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