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Road to Mobile Learning
(mLearn 2011, 2011)
To meet the needs of students, and fulfill Athabasca University‘s mission to remove barriers to learning, Athabasca University (AU) Library has initiated a number of mobile learning projects.The poster ―Road to Mobile ...
Panel on Moving to Open Educational Resources at Athabasca University
(2011-10-27)
Dr. Cindy Ives, Director of the Centre for Learning Design and Development (CLDD) at Athabasca University, discusses recent projects in the CLDD that have focused on open educational resources including initiatives to ...
Open access archives and repositories
(Open Access Week 2009, 2009)
Governments and research funding organizations are increasingly reluctant to fund research that is not widely distributed and affordable, creating the need for repositories through which scholars can legally distribute ...
Innovation in workplace and language training; the Athabasca University mobile workplace project
(ICT2010 Singapore, 2010)
The need for studies on learning via mobile device, particularly how workplace and language training might be conducted, grows in importance, as more and more people become mobile device users.
The Athabasca University ...
Using 3D virtual worlds: engaging learners and providing social support
(Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research (CIDER), 2008)
Demonstrating how an avatar-based 3-D learning environment can more fully engage learners in their online educational experience, the volunteer team of developers from Athabasca University will showcase a prototype of a ...
Mobile library: connecting mobile learners to the library in the digital age
(Canada Library Association (CLA) Conference 2008, 2008)
With the rapid evolution of technology today, distance education is about to shift to Mobile
learning where e-learning materials are being delivered through mobile devices. Wireless and
mobile technology provides flexibility ...
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 ...
Bibliography of the Athabasca river basin: a digital tool for knowledge building and open access
(ABC Copyright Forum, 2010)
Athabasca University’s Athabasca River Basin Research Institute is developing a bibliography of the
Athabasca River Basin (BARB) as a digital tool to promote knowledge building and information sharing.
This highly ...
Mobile access for workplace and language training
(Facet, 2010)
Panel on open library, scholarship and learning at Athabasca University
(Open Access Week 2010, 2010)
AUSpace: Building an effective institutional repository to support research communities and open access.
AUSpace is Athabasca University’s (AU) digital content repository. Its goal is to preserve and disseminate AU ...