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TOPIC OF THE WEEK - HAPPY NEW YEAR

WEEK 1

Telementoring 2007

Welcome to a new year and to ms infinity's telementoring program. This time around we are trying something different.

Your input is vital to this program and to better facilitate your participation we have started a

  • ms infinity telementoring blog.

    Please visit at least once a week for discussion ideas, interviews with university students plus many more interesting posts. Feel free to comment as much and as often as you like.


    Now, let's get telementoring!



    • SUGGESTED WEBSITES TO VISIT

  • Natural Science & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST)
  • ms infinity
  • Hoax Busters (emails, scams, chainletters, etc)
  • CRAMscience: fill your mind with everyday science
  • The best source for Canadian science
  • How Stuff Works
  • The Why Files
  • TELUS World of Science
  • University of British Columbia
  • University of Northern British Columbia
  • Simon Fraser University
  • University of Victoria
  • British Columbia Institute of Technology
  • Trinity Western University


    • NETIQUETTE
    Suggestions for effective e-mail communication:

    A Good Impression
    • Start your text with the name of who you're writing to (even though it's in the header) and end with your name - like a letter - it makes it more personal
    • Remember that you don't have facial expressions and tone of voice to help convey your meaning.
    • Proper spelling, grammar and punctuation usage are important for creating a good impression - proofread and spellcheck your message before you send it
    Shorthand
    • Common acronyms can be used as shorthand but be careful not to be too cryptic!
      Popular acronyms include:
      BTW       By the way
      LOL        Laugh out loud
      FAQ        Frequently asked questions
      FYI         For your information

    • Using emoticons/smileys is an informal way of clarifying meaning or tone.  Again, few have universal meanings and the other problem is that an emoticon's appearance can vary greatly depending on the font your reader is using.  Some commonly used emoticons are:
      :-) :)        happy/I'm joking
      :~) :>)      smileys with different noses
      ;-) ;)        winks/I'm joking/I'm being mischievous
      :-> :>        devilish grin/smirk
      :-/           confused, perplexed
      :-&          tongue-tied
      :-O          yell
    Format
    • Keep paragraphs short - fewer than 15 lines
    • Put a blank line between paragraphs to break up text
    • USING UPPER CASE IS LIKE SHOUTING! - and hard to read.  Mixed case text is easier to read than all the same case
    • Don't use special keys (eg TAB) - these appear differently on different screens
    • Emphasise important words or emotions with *asterisks* or -hyphens-