University Canada West- B.C. student sues his teachers over plagiarism, judge strikes case - Business in Vancouver November 13, 2025
- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - The Tyee November 3, 2025
- University Canada West - UCW Professor Dr. Jafar Heydari Named Among the World's Top 2% Scientists - Education News Canada September 23, 2025
- The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Chung’s private-school empire - Vancouver Sun August 22, 2025
- Scenes From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Los Alamos Daily Post August 7, 2025
- 9 Best Online Universities in Canada - True Scoop July 23, 2025
- University Canada West - Understanding Indigenous History series takes to the skies with Air Canada - Education News Canada June 26, 2025
- University Canada West - University Canada West Announces New Interim Chairs for its Departments for 2025 - Education News Canada May 7, 2025
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- Anthony "Spice" Adams reflects on social media empire, life after football - FOX 32 Chicago December 19, 2025
- Travelers Coming To The US Could Be Forced To Show Years Of Social Media - SlashGear December 19, 2025
- Hernández: Puka Nacua's social media judgment tested Rams' patience. Lesson learned? - Yahoo Sports December 19, 2025
- Commentary: Puka Nacua's social media judgment tested Rams' patience. Lesson learned? - Los Angeles Times December 19, 2025
- Puka Nacua sarcastically thanked referees on social media after the loss - The Sporting Tribune December 19, 2025
- Dakorien Moore Teases Potential Injury Update on Social Media - Sports Illustrated December 19, 2025
- Experts debunk politician's misleading claims on social media: 'Omits crucial details' - Yahoo December 19, 2025
- Kevin O’Leary Explains How Social Media and Content Creation Can Bring in an Extra $1,000 - Shark Tank Blog December 19, 2025
Category Archives: Robert’s posts
Readiness
“Talent alone won’t make you a success,” noted Johnny Carson. “Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is, ‘Are you ready?’” This quote came to mind while watching … Continue reading
Don’t think with your fingers
Biographer Robert Caro’s books are marathon-long, though very much worth the time it takes to read them. His laceration of Robert Moses, “The Power Broker,” is almost 1300 pages. In a wonderful interview published in The New York Review of … Continue reading
More on editing
In an early NoContest.CA post on editing, I described “the 9 C’s” I use when evaluating another writer’s work: completeness conciseness clarity convincingness currency correctness consistency congruency courtesy I added: Almost all writers need a second set of eyes to assess … Continue reading
Grad School is tough enough already
The Republican House of Representatives’ tax plan would transform “tough enough” into *impossible* for tens of thousands of graduate students who receive fellowships that allow them to study “for free.” (Of course these students also usually teach as well, and … Continue reading
Transformative learning and student autonomy
No Contest co-founder Tierney Wisniewski has written a beautifully conceived and composed Master’s Thesis. Here’s the abstract. [I’ve added some paragraphing for ease of online reading, because abstracts by requirement are very, very fat.] Self-determination theory (SDT) is a well-established theory … Continue reading
No plagiarism foul
A super-smart student in my Advanced Professional Communications class asked me whether using an app that generates a citation for you in proper APA, MLA, Chicago style was plagiarism. My first thought was “I doubt it,” but in my line … Continue reading
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Writing in the Sciences
“The more that you take care with your writing, the more you might explore uncertainties in your thinking,” suggests Stanford University Environmental Earth System Science Professor Julie Kennedy in this excellent Writing Matters video. Kennedy helpfully stresses the primacy of … Continue reading
Having a strong accent can work in your favour …
… writes MIT cognitive science professor Edward Gibson in Aeon: Suppose you are at a cocktail party, and your conversation partner – someone with power in your field – wants to know your view about a potentially scandalous issue at your … Continue reading
Mistakes you should avoid as a business using social media
The always smart Kaylynn Chong at Hootsuite has these six good reminders: Don’t over-hashtag. “Too many hashtags can make you look spammy or desperate if you’re using ones that aren’t relevant to your post. Even if you gain followers, it’s … Continue reading
The ‘Fuzzy Logic’ Man
“He always took criticism as a compliment,” said Stuart Russell, a Berkeley professor who worked next door to Mr. Zadeh for many years. “It meant that people were considering what he had to say.”