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Now showing items 798-817 of 2001
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The Framework for the Rational Analysis of Mobile Education (Frame) Model: An Evaluation of Mobile Devices for Distance Education
(2006-05-18)Mobile technology is a new and promising area of research in distance education. Currently, there are few if any descriptive models of mobile learning that can be used to develop appropriate pedagogical practices. This ... -
Framework for the Rational Analysis of Mobile Education (FRAME) Model: Revising the ABCs of Educational Practices
(Networking, International Conference on Systems and International Conference on Mobile Communications and Learning Technologies, 2006. ICN/ICONS/MCL 2006. International Conference on, 2006-04-23)The Framework for the Rational Analysis of Mobile Education (FRAME) model was originally developed as a basis for assessing the effectiveness of mobile devices for distance learning [1]. The FRAME model is the first ... -
Frankenstein as a figure of globalization in Canada’s postcolonial popular culture
(Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2011-10)This essay analyzes the cultural functions of Frankenstein as a figure of globalization in postcolonial popular culture. Focusing on the case of Canadian film production, I begin by contextualizing Canadian film as a ... -
Frankenstein Meets the FAANG Five: Figures of Monstrous Technology in Digital Media Discourse
(University of Delaware Press, 2022)This chapter first reprises the twofold argument from my book The Medium Is the Monster: the argument that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein effectively reinvented the meaning of the word "technology" for modern English, and ... -
The Fraser Valley Social Economy with Reference to Affordable Housing Provision and Related Support Services
(2009-04-03)This document explains the plans for a research project that will provide a portrait of the nature, dynamics and extent of the social economy in the Fraser Valley, specifically with regard to the provision of affordable ... -
Fraser Valley Social Economy: Affordable Housing Project
(2009-11-25)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on BALTA Project A6, which looked at affordsble housing provision through social economy organizations in the Upper ... -
Friulani Writers in Canada: Elegy for the Future
(Udine: Forum, 2005)One day we got lost in Pordenone. On a long drive from Udine to Bassano we took a wrong turn and found ourselves in a newly built area of Pordenone. The streets, sidewalks, green lawns and house designs were all a reproduction ... -
From Burnout to Engagement in Project Managers.
(2014)Workplaces are hypercompetitive and stressful environments. Stress and burnout affect bio-psycho-social-spiritual aspects of quality of life and the spillover effects disturb home and workplace dynamics. Project managers ... -
From Estrangement To Engagement: Information And Communication Technologies For Strong Democracy
(2007-10-02)This research essay is a critical review and synthesis of extensive research on e-democracy (electronic democracy) as a means to strengthen the democratic relationship between citizens, their government and elected officials. ... -
From Gatekeeping to Gate Opening: An Evolving Role for Academic Libraries
(2013-02-26)In the past the academic library has focused its energy on building collections and developing mechanisms to provide access to content. Library services developed around the role of being the gatekeeper to the content, be ... -
From Komagata Maru to Kanishka: The Indian Diaspora in Canada in Anita Rau Badami’s Can You Hear the Nightbird Call?
(2009-09-04)Anita Rau Badami’s third novel Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? is dedicated to “the man on the bridge in Modinagar and the Victims of Air India Flight 182.” The sight of a Sikh man burned alive as retribution for Indira ... -
From Learning to Credential
(Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, 1999) -
From Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse: Easing the Transition
(2009-11-26)Vocationally prepared nurses, most of whom are women, experience unique challenges when they complete a university degree program. And yet, educational research examining how educators and employers can support their ... -
From M-learning pilot activity to embedded practice: using formative evaluation to inform scaled-up implementation
(2007-10-18)This paper describes the implementation of a mobile learning strategy centred on the use of PDAs by learners in the 9-14 age range having 24/7 access. It is presented from two perspectives. The first is from the practical ... -
From m-library to mobile ESL: Athabasca University as an advocate for mobile learning
(m-Libraries 2007, 2007)Athabasca University (AU) library has taken an active role in advocating mobile learning within the institution and has been developing mobile friendly resources and services to cater to diverse learners since 2004. AU ... -
From this Earth: NECRC & the evolution of a development system in Winnipeg's North End
(Making Waves, 2002)The power and promise of the community development corporation (CDC) lies in the way residents can use it to co-ordinate and focus the energy that people and organizations, near and far, are willing to pour into local ... -
From Vocational College to University: How One Group of Nurses Experienced the Transition
(2010-11-30)Vocationally trained Licensed Practical Nurses who attend university to earn a Bachelor of Nursing degree may lack the confidence, self direction and independence needed to succeed in higher education. This qualitative ... -
From vocational college to university: How one group of nurses experienced the transition
(Journal for the Advancement of Educational Research, 2010)This qualitative descriptive study explored Post LPN to BN students' perceptions of their studies at a Canadian University. Kelly's (1955/1991) Psychology of Personal Constructs was the theoretical framework for this three ... -
Fruit, vegetables and the prevention of cancer: research challenges
(Nutrition, 2003)OBJECTIVE: A great deal of epidemiologic evidence has indicated that fruits and vegetables are protective against numerous forms of cancer. However, there are many gaps in our knowledge. METHODS: In this pilot study we ... -
Fruit, vegetables, and cancer prevention trials
(Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1999)