Blaise MacMullin

Photograph - Vicky Busch, executive director of the Canadian Virtual University (CVU). Athabasca University is a member of the Canadian Virtual University <http://www.cvu-uvc.ca/>, a collaboration of 12 accredited Canadian universities offering over 2300 courses and 300 programs completely online or through distance education. The CVU grew out of a desire by the member institutions to provide even greater flexibility and more choice in a way that offers economies of scale to students, taxpayers, and governments. Students may mix and match appropriate courses from participating universities to fulfill program requirements. Founded in 2000, Vicky Busch is the current executive director

Photograph - The melodies of Victorian folk songs seem to persist around Dr. David Gregory. He was the recipient of a 2006-2007 President's Award for Research and Scholarly Excellence (PARSE) at AU. This award enabled Gregory to prepare his book, The Late Victorian Folk Song Revival, 1878-1903: The Persistence of Melody, for publication. Gregory has hosted a number of radio series about music, from ragtime to rock, on CKUA, the Alberta public broadcaster

Photograph - In a world where knowledge is an increasingly valuable resource, Athabasca University is breaking down barriers to adult education. Mobile learning (m-learning) enables students to use small, relatively inexpensive, hand-held devices such as PDAs and smartphones to access digital material anywhere and anytime. Tony Tin, electronic resources librarian at Athabasca University, and the Mobile Learning Project team, are creating innovative new learning technologies and empowering people to achieve their dreams. By generating new ways of thinking and learning, we are closing the distance in distance education

Photograph - Dr. Alex Kondra is the Dean of the Faculty of Business

Photograph - The aurora borealis, the shimmering light shows in the northern winter skies, are fodder for both romantic myth and space-age science. Researchers want to know the origin of the particles that caused the northern lights glow, and why they suddenly descend to earth, triggering space disturbances or sub-storms. AU professor Dr. Martin Connors, a Canada Research Chair, studies this phenomenon and the effects on satellite communication, navigation, power grids, and pipelines

Photograph - Historian Dr. Don Wetherell lives in the past, the present, and the future. He is director of AU’s new Heritage Resources Management Program. He finds meaning in the remnants of the past and hope for the future. Our heritage gives us a glimpse of what it has meant, and continues to mean, to be human

Photograph - A demonstration of showing the educational opportunities in Second Life

Photograph - Colin Elliott demonstrates AU Space at the 2007 Tutor Conference

Photograph - The Athabasca University info centre staff enjoying the seasons

Photograph - While the Internet has opened the door to an exponential increase in educational opportunities for people, at the same time it challenges educators to devise ways of increasing and improving programming, on-line interaction, and cost-effective learning experiences. AU’s Dr. Terry Anderson was the first Canada Research Chair in distance education and the founding director of the Canadian Institute for Distance Education Research (<http://cider.athabascau.ca/>), an on-line research forum focusing on distance education

Photograph - Demonstration showing a remotely controlled chemistry lab

Photograph - View of the front entrance of Athabasca University with the ornamental pond in the foreground

Photograph - Facilities staff setting up the tent for Convocation. The annual ceremony now takes place in the nearby Athabasca Regional Multiplex

Photograph - The rocks of the pond area near the main entrance are covered with a blanket of snow

Photograph - The view from the roof of main building during the 2002 convocation. The annual ceremony now takes place in the nearby Athabasca Regional Multiplex

Photograph - The Edmonton office of Athabasca University

Photograph - Athabasca University in Athabasca, AB with logo

Photograph - A winter view of the main campus in Athabasca, AB

Photograph - A winter view showing the main entrance to AU Athabasca campus

Photograph - Skiing through the AU Athabasca campus

Photograph - View from the roof of the University during the 2002 Convocation. The annual ceremony now takes place in the nearby Athabasca Regional Multiplex

Photograph - View from the roof of the main building in Athabasca

Photograph - A view of the Athabasca University grounds in Athabasca showing the ornamental pond and fountains during Convocation, taken from the roof above the main entrance

Photograph - A view of the Athabasca University grounds in Athabasca showing the ornamental pond and fountains during the 2002 Convocation. Convocation now takes place in the nearby Athabasca Regional Multiplex

Photograph - The Calgary office of Athabasca University