Making a Splash: Huggins High School Science Seminar Recap
The Huggins High School Science Seminar is one of our favourite annual events. Each year, we invite talented high school science students from across the maritime provinces to the Acadia ...
Spring & Summer Made Simple
Everyone wants a little break every now and then. However, there are plenty of reasons to stay in Wolfville to study for at least part of your summer. By taking ...
A Little Dash of Lunchtime Learning
It’s fairly common today for students to take a coffee or bottle of water to class at Acadia. Munching on a packed lunch while listening to a lecture is a ...
Breaking Out
In this week’s post, we again turn our attention to Online Learning, and another student success story. Online courses are sometimes perceived as offering a fairly isolated, self-contained experience. However, ...
See You In 2012
The doors to Willett House and many other campus buildings will be closed as of December 24 for Holiday Break, but have no fear: we’ll return on Tuesday, January 3. ...
Video: Online Learning
Lights, camera, action! Earlier this fall, we set out to create a new video that would show some of the faces behind Online Learning at Acadia. We wanted to show ...
Bright Ideas in Death and Dying
If there’s such a thing as a “glamorous” course, one might not consider SOCI 3393: Special Topics in Death and Dying to be an example. On first glance, it seems ...
Online Learning in Real Life: Part 2
In this conclusion to our two-part “Online Learning in Real Life” post, let’s take a look at the mechanics of Acadia’s online courses. You’ve selected an online course, but now ...
Online Learning in Real Life: Part 1
Today’s students are increasingly recognizing online learning as a helpful way to integrate university study into a busy lifestyle. With this two-part blog post, we’ll take a look at the ...
While You Were Out…
Well, it’s September, and we’re all getting back into the swing of things. There’s no denying that things get quieter around here during the summer—we can’t replace the energy of ...