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Orientations help
students make the
most of learning
resources

Students new to Douglas College often
find the array of services offered in the
library a little overwhelming.

To help their students make the most of
available learning resources, all
instructors are invited to bring their
classes to the library for library
orientation. Bookings may be made by
calling Lisa Baer, Orientation Assistant, at
local 5198.

The onentation normally takes one hour,
and consists of a short presentation by a
librarian, followed by the completion of a
self-paced assignment. Students who
have already completed the introductory
lab exercise should be encouraged to do

. the more advanced version. The
assignments are marked in the library and
returned to the instructor for distribution
back to the students.

The library also offers walking tours of
the library during the first two weeks of
every semester. Everyone who is new to
the college is encouraged to attend. Tour
times vary, so check the schedule at the
Information Desk in the library.

If there are any special requests, please
contact Sandra Hochstein, Orientation
Librarian, at local 5181. A

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Much of the committee’s work is based on
the College’s Adult Special Education
Policy of 1992. The policy officially
acknowledged that the College should
actively take steps to facilitate
“educational opportunities for students
with disabilities.” It also outlined steps the
College could take to reach this goal.
These included: using alternate communi-
cation modes, such as braille; making
College facilities physically accessible to
all students; and ensuring that College
policies do not provide unnecessary
barriers to students with a disability.

If you have any questions about the ASE
questionnaire, contact Committee Chair
Bob Logelin at 527-5126. A

 

The following is an excerpt
from an address to graduates
from Ken Georgetti,
President of the B.C.
Federation of Labour, given
at the Spring Convocation at
Douglas College on June 15.

 

What I would really like to talk to you
about is the concept of life-long
learning. As graduates of Douglas
College, you are already practising this
approach. What it means is that each of
us needs to see education as a life-long
process, not as something you do when
you are young and then forget about for
the rest of your life. This is extremely
important in our rapidly changing
economy, because technological change
is making our existing knowledge base
obsolete every few years. In short, in
just a decade, everything you now
know will be wrong!

 

And we now know that the average
worker will have five different
occupations in their life. Life-long
learning is the key to you succeeding in
those five different careers. We also
have to look at our priorities for public
spending on education. Here in B.C.
we spend the same amount today in real
dollars on vocational education as we
did in 1988.

The challenge to our education system
is to ensure that our young people have
the education they need to survive and
prosper in the new economy. We must
have a national strategy of full
employment if Canada is to be
successful in the 21st century, and
education is critical to that goal.
Convincing workers that not only do
they need to learn to read and write but
must also take computer training or
other high skill courses is very difficult
- but it can and must be done. Working
together, Canada can take on the
challenge of life-long learning and help
workers succeed.

I want to conclude by again
congratulating all of you on your
success. And I want to charge you with
the responsibility of promoting the type
of life-long learning that you have
experienced here at Douglas College --
with family, friends and co-workers. I
am confident that part of your
education includes a social
responsibility to help others enjoy the
same opportunities. A

 

Notes from Thomas Haney Centre

Academic Advisor Heather Anderson will be at the Thomas Haney Centre three out of four
days per week over the summer months. Previously her time was split equally between the

two campuses.

Notes from Lincoln Centre

Centre 2000 is designing a Women in Business owner development program to help
women owners, managers and staff to upgrade and develop their business skills and to stay

competitive. A