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(2013-07-10)Conference description The purpose of this conference is to bring together researchers whose interests in the digital economy are positioned at the intersection of social media and the engaged university. Social media ... -
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(2013-07-10)CLA is very excited to launch the program for the 68th CLA National Conference and Trade Show. Outstanding sessions, networking opportunities and more await the attendees in Winnipeg. We look forward to welcoming you. ... -
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(2014-01-16)Chair the Section on Women and Psychology (SWAP) annual business meeting, organize and attend the (SWAP) Executive dinner, organize and Chair the (SWAP) Executive Business breakfast meeting at the 74th Annual Convention ... -
"Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD): Where are they now?"
(2011-03-30)1. How narcissism has been conceptualized throughout our recorded history, 2. When and why the narcissistic shift in our society began, 3. Why the DSM-5 study group has eliminated NPD from its official list of personality ... -
Navigating Systems Transition (Short version)
(2017-03-22)Revealing the contours of the next system, conceptually and practically, the following examples fall under the banner of “cooperative economic democracy.” Rooted in territories, and operating at multiple levels, cooperative ... -
Negating distance: Enhancing the doctoral experience through a technology-mediated cohort model
(2013-03-05)Introduction: Canada’s first fully online doctoral program is now in its fifth year of teaching and implementation at Athabasca University and the first doctoral students have graduated. This program comprises four content ... -
NetPicoMAG: a low-cost fluxgate magnetometer for teaching and research
(2009-01-12)Abstract of paper/presentation: netPicoMAG is a compact, low cost, networked fluxgate magnetometer. It is capable of detecting magnetic field vectors at 1 nanotesla, 1 sample per second resolution, and transmits real-time ... -
“NetPICOMAG: a low-cost turn-key magnetometer for aurora detection”
(2009-01-20)AN: SM43A-1686 TI: Solar Wind Influence on the Driven Electrojet System and the Magnetotail AU: * Connors, M EM: martinc@athabascau.ca AF: Athabasca University Geophysical Observatory, 1 University Drive, Athabasca, ... -
Never too Old for Hope: A Group Education Initiative in Long-term Care
(2014-02-06)This presentation provides an overview of a project in which an innovative curriculum designed to foster hope and make hope more visible in long-term care was implemented. An outline of the curriculum and its implementation ... -
A New Era in Distance Education
(2011-03-30)2) A New Era in Distance Education Dr. Martha Cleveland-Innes, Associate Professor of Distance Education at AU, is co-editor with Dr. D. Randy Garrison of the University of Calgary, of a new book, An Introduction to ... -
The New Generation of Chinese Women in the Age of Internet
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The Nonprofit Sector Capital Market in BC & Alberta
(2009-11-24)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on the results of a BALTA research project (A3) examining the scope and issues arising re social purpose capital markets. -
Northern Lights with Five Satellites
(2011-03-29)Athabasca's contribution to studying the science of the Northern Lights started nearly 10 years ago with precision measurement of their magnetic fields. We now measure that effect in a number of places in North America ... -
The Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2008-06-19)This presentation to the 2008 AGM of the British Columbia Co-operative Association is based on research conducted by the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). The research involved a case study of the recent ... -
"Of rice-root, Crabapples, and Huckleberries: Evidence for Environmental Management by First Nations in Northwest British Columbia"
(2011-03-29)In northwest British Columbia, long indigenous occupancy and management of the landscape has had pervasive ecological effects. In such an environment discriminating "natural" and "anthropogenic" vegetation and plant ... -
Oil-exporting economies and political liberalism: comparative trends and their relevance for the Canadian Political Economy
(2009-11-26)Alberta oil has enabled Canada to become the largest supplier of oil and refined products to the United States, ahead of Saudi Arabia and Mexico. However, the largest mining operations in history, is also one of the most ... -
On the Notion ‘Practical Ethics’
(2010-06-23)Although I am concerned to develop the idea of practical ethics into a more general theory, I will restrict my focus on the distinction between practical ethics and applied ethics. The first part of the paper summarizes ... -
On the Notion ‘Practical Ethics’
(2010-06-23)Although I am concerned to develop the idea of practical ethics into a more general theory, I will restrict my focus on the distinction between practical ethics and applied ethics. The first part of the paper summarizes ... -
Optimizing the Learning Experience for All Learners
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Overview of Modern Higher Education Management in Mainland China (1949-2010)
(2012-04-04)The promulgation of the "Outline of China's National Plan for Medium and Long-Term Education Reform and Development (2010-2020)" in July, 2010, opens a new page for higher education in China. To evaluate the significance ...