Yazmin Ramos Rivas
Life after Sochi
EIC March 17, 2014At the end of the Sochi 2014 Olympic games, several media outlets around the world reported on the phenomenon known as Olympic withdrawal. Its apparent symptoms can range from sadness, anxiety, and a lack of motivation which can supposedly plague both fans and athletes after the closing of an Olympic games. However, according to SFU professor Dr. David Cox, who has been a clinical psychologist for multiple Canadian Olympic delegations and has attended several Olympics as part of the support staff, this phenomenon shouldn’t be labeled as a withdrawal because of the negative connotations attached to that term. Instead, he…
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Time is key to successful online learning
EIC January 20, 2014A recent study conducted by researchers from SFU’s faculty of education suggests that online courses may not be the easy A’s that students bank on. SFU researcher Alyssa Weiss, whose work involves improving online collaborative learning, warns students against existing…
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