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Voice Interaction Online
(Nova, 2011)This chapter examines the potential for voice activities to enhance online learning. Although research related to online writing tools (such as e-mail, discussion threads, blogs, and wikis) is growing and the use of ... -
Vorkuta: Three Chapters in the Making of a Working Class
(2014-01-16)In the 1930s, Vorkuta in Siberia emerged as one of the Soviet Union’s principle sources of coal. It was also the principal site of the final horror of Stalin’s extermination of the politicized workers who had raised the ... -
Waist circumference predicts clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in older South Africans
(Cardiovascular Journal of Southern Africa, 2001)Objecti~'eand design. A cross-sectional analytical study to determine the cardiovascular risk factor profile of older residents of fishing villages on the West Coast of South Africa, and to det.ermine which anthropome ... -
Walking the Walk: George Elliott Clarke's Creative Practice
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The war on cancer: failure of therapy and research
(Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1991)A generally-held beliefby both the medical profession and the lay public is that therapeutic medicine greatly affects health. Providing more hospital beds, doctors and resources is viewed as the path to improve ... -
Warhol Wild: Applied Colour Theory Course
(2011-03-30)The Pop Art movement and the iconic themes of Andy Warhol have opened up many doors to the joyous notions of colour and have allowed it to move beyond the boundaries of tradition. The wild experiments of the colour field ... -
Water: a neglected nutrient in the young child? A South African perspective
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2007)Water is considered an essential nutrient because the body cannot produce enough water itself, by metabolism of food, to fulfil its need.When the quantity or quality of water is inadequate, health problems result, most ... -
We Know More Than You Think! What do we know about the student experience? What draws students to Athabasca University?
(2011-03-30)Dr. Nancy Parker, Director, Institutional Studies, will present key trends for Athabasca University learners and support services. Discussion will include benchmarking surveys, highlighting data obtained from a number of ... -
"We should have brought a poetry grad student": Higher education and organised labour in The Expanse
(Red Futures, 2023-07-06)From the introduction: “'We should have brought a poetry grad student' explores class in the series in relation to both higher education and organised labour. In particular, they draw out the representation of higher ... -
Weaving Digital Pathways with Blogging
(2009-11-26)Blogging allows educators and students to connect in new ways to enhance the learning experience. There are various reasons for including blogging activities including building audience awareness and a sense of community. ... -
Web 2.0 Tools in Education: A Quick Guide. Adapted for Athabasca University
(Centre of Academic Advancement, Universiti Kebangasaan Malaysia, 2011)Web 2.0 Tools in Education: A Quick Guide is a cursory survey of some of the most common Web 2.0 tools currently available. The Guide explains what each tool does, some of the educational uses of the tool, and how to install ... -
Web design for effective online training and instruction.
(2001-01-01)The following is a research/experimental thesis that surveys and examines web-design for effective online training and instruction. The purpose of the thesis is to create -- from a variety of relevant learning theories and ... -
The Web of Identity: Selfhood and Belonging in Online Learning Networks
(2010-06-17)In this paper, the reflexive relationship between social interaction and understanding of self in online learning networks is examined. In keeping with constructionism, we acknowledge the significance of social interaction ... -
The Web of Identity: Selfhood and Belonging in Online Learning Networks
(Seventh International Conference on Networked Learning 2010, 2010-05)In this paper, the reflexive relationship between social interaction and understanding of self in online learning networks is examined. In keeping with constructionism, we acknowledge the significance of social interaction ... -
Web-based training
(John Wiley and Sons, 2008)Current Web-based training (WBT) is based upon accumulated research and experience with strategies for improving learning and instruction, beginning in the early part of the 20th century and continuing to the present. Use ... -
Web-Based Training
(John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2004)Current Web-based training (WBT) is based upon systematic research and experience with strategies for improving learning and instruction, beginning in the early part of the 20th century and continuing to the present. Use ... -
Web-Based Training
(2008-05-27)Current Web-based training (WBT) is based on accumulated research and experience with strategies for improving learning and instruction, beginning in the early part of the twentieth century and continuing to the present. ... -
The Well-being of Adults who were Raised by Grandparents.
(2013-11-09)Presented in Poster Session 12 on "Parenting and Grandparenting" at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) 75th Conference, San Antonio, November 6-9, 2013. -
West Chilcotin Forest Products: A joint venture defies the odds in B.C.'s troubled forest industry.
(Making Waves, 2002)Since 1995, the inhabitants of Nimpo and Anahim lakes in the Chilcotin region of west-central British Columbia have found a way to run a logging and manufacturing business that respects First Nations traditional territory, ...