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A message from Simone
(The Canadian Nurse, 2000-02)Many health care professionals are concerned that, at a time of increased patient acuity, few registered nurses are opting for mental health nursing as a career choice. Since student nurses' undergraduate experiences ... -
Message Interactions in Online Asynchronous Discussions: The Problem of Being “Too Nice”
(2011-01-21)Much research concerning asynchronous online discussion reports quantitative data such as frequency of posting, time online, and number of characters or words. To effectively understand online discourse within education ... -
Message Interactions in Online Asynchronous Discussions: The Problem of Being “Too Nice”
(2011-01-31)Much research concerning asynchronous online discussion reports quantitative data such as frequency of posting, time online, and number of characters or words. To effectively understand online discourse within education ... -
Meta4hand Innovations: Software Enabling True Mobility
(2011-03-09)Meta4hand, an embedded software development company, has been tackling ubiquitous computing problems in mobile wireless space from a unique perspective. Frank Wong, President, and Ray Moschuk, CEO, will discuss how their ... -
Methodological Issues in the Content Analysis of Computer Conference Transcripts
(International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2000)This paper discusses the potential and the methodological challenges of analyzing computer conference transcripts using quantitative content analysis. The paper is divided into six sections, which discuss: criteria for ... -
A Methodology for Developing Learning Objects for Web Course Delivery
(IGI Publishing, 2008-07)This paper presents a methodology for developing learning objects for Web-based courses using the IMS LD (Learning Design) specification. We first investigated the IMS LD specification, determining how to use it with ... -
Metis Studies : The Development of a Field and New Directions
(University of Alberta Press, 2001)Until recently, sources for Mets studies have been few both for classroom use as well as academic reflection. Lately, there has been a virtual explosion of interest, although largely among non-Mets historians. Now this to ... -
Micro-Credentials Landscape Report:Transforming workforce futures: Strategic perspectives and practices for university micro-credentials
(Unpublished manuscript, 2021-01-10)The global workforce and economy are at a crossroads. Amidst the dramatic economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations in the public and private sector are increasingly faced with new economic and workforce ... -
A Midsummer Night's Mash-up: Adapting Shakespeare as a Canada Day Dance Party
(Canadian Theatre Review, 2002)On 1 July 2000, Toronto's Opera House became the unlikely set for a passing strange adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Serenity Industries, a Toronto dance party promotion company, hired the Queen ... -
The mind of a plagiarist
(Taylor & Francis Group LTD, 2005-03)The ease with which material may be "copied and pasted" from the Internet into written work is raising concern in educational institutions, and particularly in those disciplines that use online courses and methods in their ... -
“Minimizing Attrition: Strategies for Assisting Students who are Considering Withdrawal”
(2009-01-12)This presentation focuses on strategies to assist online graduate students who are considering withdrawing from their programs of study. It is based on research on factors influencing students’ decisions to withdraw (Perry ... -
The Mining Songs of British Columbia: Exploring the P.J. Thomas Collection
(2011-03-29)Phil Thomas, who sadly passed away two years ago, was the foremost folksong collector in British Columbia. His collection is unfortunately not very well known outside his native province but it includes a wealth of items ... -
mLearning: Theory and Practice
(2011-03-09)Is there any substance to the current hype about mobile learning? Marguerite Koole (Instructional Media Analyst) will discuss how mobile devices enable access to a rich environment of information and people, thereby ... -
Mobile access for workplace and language training
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Mobile design: interactive multimedia to support learning and teaching (Workshop)
(m-Libraries 2009, 2009)Aim of the workshop: The Athabasca University Library has developed many mobile friendly websites and features to help our students access resources. These include an autodetect feature which displays either mobile or ... -
Mobile Design: Interactive Multimedia to Support Learning and Teaching" and "Mobile Library: Connecting New Generations of Learners to the Library in the Mobile Age"
(2009-07-21)1. Aim of the workshop: The Athabasca University Library has developed many mobile friendly websites and features to help our students access resources. These include an autodetect feature which displays either mobile or ... -
Mobile Design: Interactive Multimedia to Support Learning and Teaching" and "Mobile Library: Connecting New Generations of Learners to the Library in the Mobile Age"
(2009-07-06)1. Aim of the workshop: The Athabasca University Library has developed many mobile friendly websites and features to help our students access resources. These include an autodetect feature which displays either mobile or ... -
Mobile devices and the future of free education
(International Council for Distance Education, 2005-11)The major technological trends supporting the view that "equal" or "free" education is becoming possible are those involving the new mobile devices: digital divergence - the growth in popularity of dedicated wireless devices ... -
Mobile Learning in Distance Education: Utility or Futility
(Journal of Distance Education, 2010)Can mobile technology improve flexibility and quality of interaction for graduate students in distance programs? This paper reports the results of an innovative study exploring the usability, learning, and social interaction ...