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Now showing items 1441-1460 of 2001
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AU's Learning Management System: Moodle
(2011-03-09)Moodle has been selected as the University's Learning Management System and is currently being piloted. This Lunch n' Learn is intended to give the AU community a look at the current state of the application and how we ... -
Hollywood North: producing a video at Athabasca University
(2011-03-09)Dr. Robert Holmberg, Biology Professor, Centre for Science, along with Ian Grivois, Visual Designer, Educational Media Development, and Blaise Mac Mullin, Photographer/Videographer, Public Affairs, microscopy for biology ... -
An Academic's Life - at AU
(2011-03-09)Ever wondering what Athabasca University was like in the mid 1970s and 1980s? Here's your chance to find out…from someone who was there. From an academic's personal perspective, Dr. Robert Holmberg, Biology Professor, ... -
Teaching Accent Reduction through Distance Education
(2011-03-09)Increasing knowledge and awareness about accent minimization can assist individuals to achieve greater clarity of expression and, thus, improved social and employment prospects. What causes accents? Why do "we" often ... -
William Chappell's Historical Hit Parade
(2011-03-09)William Chappell, pioneer historian of English popular music, researched and published vernacular songs from the late Middle Ages to 18th Century. Based on his recently published book, "Victorian Songhunters", Dr. David ... -
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 ... -
Synchronous Online Drop-in Tutorials in Distance Delivered Chemistry Courses
(2011-03-09)Over a 12-week period, via synchronous online technology, students taking chemistry courses at AU were able to receive one-on-one tutorial support that included the use of a whiteboard and interaction with their classmates. ... -
PLAR Practice in Canada AU's Role in Building a National Framework
(2011-03-09)Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is a process designed to award credits towards a degree or certificate at AU and to open other doors to advancement. Although AU is the acknowledged post secondary practitioner ... -
Using 3D Virtual Worlds: Engaging AU Learners & Providing Social Support
(2011-03-09)Demonstrating how an avatar-based 3-D learning environment can more fully engage AU learners in their online educational experience Dr. David Annand, Gunnar Schwede, Gabriela Husch and Marguerite Koole will showcase a ... -
My Darling Mother: An Examination of a Mother-Daughter Relationship
(2011-03-09)Based on research undertaken in 2005, Dr. Cathy Cavanaugh, Assoc. Prof, Women’s Studies, Centre for Work & Community Studies, explores the relationship between Gladys Arnold, the only accredited Canadian Press journalist ... -
Around the World in Eight Hundred Days
(2011-03-09)Since January 2006, while on a two-year sabbatical leave, Dr. Jon Baggaley, Professor of Educational Technology, CDE, has circled the globe five times, developing and supervising distance education research and development ... -
Luminescence Dating Technique Contributions to Geological Research: Hondo-Smith Case Study
(2011-03-09)"Describing the principles behind the luminescence dating technique, which is currently being applied to research on wind deposited dune structures, Dr. Ken Munyikwa, Asst. Prof., Earth Science, Centre for Science, will ... -
Snow Cover Monitoring Using Microwave Remote Sensing
(2011-03-09)Compared to conventional snow measurements sporadically taken in situ, remote data sensing is particularly well-adapted to the monitoring of snow-covered surfaces over continuous space-time scales. A multi-sensing approach ... -
Land of the Unexpected: Impressions from Papua New Guinea
(2011-03-09)Join Dr. Roland Treu, Associate Professor, Biology, Centre for Science, on a journey through the Melanesian paradise of Papua New Guinea, a little known country in the south Pacific with a startling biodiversity. Drawing ... -
The Canadian Census: All You Wanted to Know and Were Afraid to Ask!
(2011-03-09)Doug Kariel, Head, Technical Services & Systems, and Peggy Lynn MacIsaac, Reference Services Librarian, Library Services, will provide an overview of Canadian Census data, differentiating between what is available to the ... -
The Virtual Expanses of Canadian Popular Culture
(2011-03-09)Dr. Derek Briton, Associate Director, Centre for Integrated Studies, will provide an overview of the impact of virtual worlds—Massiviely Multiple Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs)—on Canadian popular culture, including ... -
Centre for Distance Education Research Activities - Part 1
(2011-03-09)Drs. Terry Anderson, Susan Moisey, Jon Baggaley, Rick Kenny, and Mita Bhattacharya, will make a presentation covering the following topics: Social Software and Independent Study, Distance Education for learners with ... -
Centre for Distance Education Research Activities - Part 2
(2011-03-09)Drs. Tom Jones, Pat Fahy, Debra Hoven, Marti Cleveland-Innes, Marguerite Koole, and Mohamed Ally will cover the following topics: Distance Education Potential for a Canadian Rural Island Community and on-line learning and ... -
Exercising (and Exorcising) Cancer: The Role of Exercise in the Cancer Control Continuum
(2011-03-09)Physical exercise is a proven intervention that enhances psychosocial and physical outcomes in cancer survivors; however, despite these benefits, the majority of survivors are not meeting public health exercise guidelines. ... -
Canadian Virtual University (CV): Benefits to Students and to AU
(2011-03-09)In 2000, Athabasca University created CVU, a consortium of accredited Canadian universities that offer complete degrees, diplomas, and certificates online and through distrnace education by accepting each other's courses ...