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    • The rise of the telecommuter and the fall of community: False promises 

      Kanuka, Heather; Jugdev, Kam; Heller, Bob; West, Dan (Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, 2007-05)
    • TEST: on Logarithms 

      Peschke, Julie (2007-05-17)
      This is a multiple-choice and text entry test on the definition of logarithms.
    • May 25, 2007 Meteor 

      Connors, Martin (Please contact Martin Connors for more information: martinc@athabascau.ca, 2007-05-31)
      The file shows a view of the whole sky on Friday May 25 at 1:07:20 am with data from 1:07:24 superposed. This shows the meteor track in the southern sky, inside the box near the bottom along with the start point just ...
    • Distance Education MBA Project Management Program: A Case Study 

      Jugdev, Kam (American Society for Engineering Education, 2007-06)
    • Ethical Issues in Qualitative E-Learning Research 

      Kanuka, Heather; Anderson, Terry (International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2007-06)
      In the mid 1980s education researchers began exploring the use of the Internet within teaching and learning practices, now commonly referred to as e-learning. At the same time, many e-learning researchers were discovering that ...
    • Using home-laboratory kits to teach general chemistry 

      Kennepohl, Dietmar K. (Chemistry Education: Research and Practice, 2007-06-08)
      University-level chemistry courses that contain a substantial laboratory component have always been a challenge to deliver effectively through distance education. One potential solution is to enable students to carry out ...
    • Introduction to SE Reader 

      Lewis, Mike (2007-07-20)
      The wide ranging articles in this volume engage us in the critical reflections and learning of individuals, groups, organizations, enterprises and institutions that are in the trenches, actors and researchers who believe ...
    • ASTR 210 Natural Sky Draft Cover 

      Meurant, Matthieu; Connors, Martin; Zhang, Jingfen (2007-07-26)
      Night sky at Athabasca with Athabasca University Robotic Telescope in foreground.
    • Constructing a Sustainable Future: Exploring the Strategic Relevance of Social and Solidarity Economy Frameworks 

      Lewis, Mike (2007-08)
      This working paper explores recent economic trends and thinking and the resulting conceptualizations of social and solidarity economy. The project focused on examining the definition of social economy being used by BALTA ...
    • Improving Learner Motivation Through 

      Margueratt, Dennis O. (2007-08-03)
      The purpose of this thesis was to examine the relationship between the instructional design methodology used to design and develop a distance learning product and learner motivation. Evidence from readings consulted in ...
    • Space Physics: Aurora Borealis 

      Jaugey, Geraldine (2007-08-13)
      Cluster data was used to examine the magnetospheric boundary and more particularly the tail. Harris sheet fits were done in a dynamic fashion that allows flapping to be quantified.
    • Spinning the Web of Supports: Building the Infrastructure of the Social Economy 

      Lewis, Mike (2007-08-21)
      The idea of a web of supports being of central importance to the revitalization and renewal of a particular place, or to the development of social enterprises, has been amply illustrated in several of the contributions ...
    • Tracking Progress - Some Issues and Tools 

      Lewis, Mike (2007-08-21)
      Tracking progress is easy to say and hard to do. It becomes even harder in an era when tracking progress and accountability have often been morphed into rigid patterns of bean counting. People working in the trenches are ...
    • Toward Sustainable Funding in Higher Education 

      Stewart, Brian (Educause Center for Applied Research, 2007-08-28)
      The purpose of this paper is to layout a framework for the effective ongoing sustainable funding of ICT funding to Universities in particular and Higher Educational institutions in general. The approach taken is to ...
    • The rise of the telecommuter. 

      Kanuka, Heather; Jugdev, Kam; Heller, Bob; West, Dan (2007-08-28)
      As the number of distance delivered e-learning courses being offered increases, so does the number of academics who are teaching from their home offices—most often referred to as ‘teleworkers’. While research has shown ...
    • Rural Sociological Barriers to Adoption of Conservation and Food safety in Rural Alberta 

      Mitchell, Ross; Alberta Research Council; Alberta Environmental Farm Plan Company; Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (2007-08-28)
      This project was premised on the belief that adoption of conservation and food safety beneficial management practices is affected not only by economic factors, but also by a host of other socio-psychological variables. ...
    • A Typology of Learning Object Repositories 

      McGreal, Rory (2007-09-06)
      In this paper, the investigator attempts to create a comprehensive listing of learning object repositories (LORs) and address the following research questions. 1. What types of LOR are available on the Internet? 2. What ...
    • The Emilian Model - Profile of a Co-operative Economy 

      Restakis, John (2007-09-18)
      Restakis, John John is a co-investigator in the BALTA node and he is the director of a partner organization, the BC Co-operative Association. Emilia-Romagna is a region in Italy that is among the most economically ...
    • Supporting Innovative Co-operative Development: The Case of the Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System 

      Soots, Lena K.; Perry, Stewart E.; Cowan, Jamie (2007-09-18)
      In recent years, social science research has increasingly acknowledged the role of the social economy in building sustainable communities, and, around the world, co-operatives are recognized as major actors in the social ...


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