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Mobile Self-Efficacy in Canadian Nursing Education Programs
(2012-04-04)The purpose of this study was to assess the self-efficacy of nursing faculty and students related to their potential use of mobile technology and to ask what are the implications for their teaching and learning in practice ... -
Back to the future: Who cares about the NetGen if mobile technology can help the Matures?
(2012-01-24)On a daily basis new applications for mobile technology are being developed and released which in turn offer increased mLearning possibilities and support to various groups of people. In South Africa, the rate of adoption ... -
Athabasca University Mobile Learning: Delivering French Training Using Mobile Devices (Poster)
(2012-01-24)The poster illustrates how iPhone technology can be used to deliver French language training and engage students with interactive learning content. Five interactive lessons teaching basic French grammar and vocabulary ... -
Road to Mobile Learning
(2012-01-24)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 ... -
Speaking For Freedom, Normalizing the Net
(2012-01-24)An enduring perspective on the impact of digital technologies argues that these technologies can expand freedom and re-invigorate democracy. Yet, there has always been a contrary, more pessimistic perspective, that ... -
A Framework for Integrating Motivational Techniques in Technology Enhanced Learning
(2012-01-24)Motivation is a key factor in education. While there exist some educational system that consider techniques for motivating students, these systems implement only one or few techniques and assume that the respective ... -
Stage Predicting Student Stay Time Length on Webpages of Online Courses Based on Grey Models
(2012-01-24)To provide adaptive learning, an e-learning system needs to gather information about what student state is while the student learns online course. A student state index is the length of time the student stays on a webpage ... -
U.S./Mexico Cultural Hybridization: The Emergence of a New Culture as Seen through the Directors Lens
(2012-01-24)The U.S./Mexico border has long been a cultural, economic and linguistic divide and the disjunction between the two worlds has been a source of literary inspiration to many artists on both sides of the border. An ongoing ... -
CASE: Annual Conference for Publications Professionals: New Media, Timeless Qualities
(2011-12-15)The word "publications" is rapidly being redefined. What once meant putting ink on paper and distributing copies through the mail has come to describe the dissemination of information and ideas in many forms, through many ... -
Canadian adult education and work and learning research
(2011-12-15)Canadian Adult Education and Work and Learning Research The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the contributions to Canadian work and learning research from a review of the Canadian Association for the Study of ... -
Political Economy of Higher Education: South Africa in a comparative perspective
(2011-12-15)Education is one of the major linchpins of economic, social and political development of any nation. There is overwhelming evidence suggesting that higher education can produce both public and private benefits. Thus, the ... -
Effective Teaching Behaviours in Using High Fidelity Simulation
(2011-12-15)The use of high fidelity human patient simulation is increasing in nursing education programs. Simulation is used to help enhance students’ problem solving abilities, facilitate psycho-motor, communication and assessment ... -
BALTA Newsletter - Autumn 2011
(2011-12-08)This is the newsletter of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). It contains news about BALTA and social economy developments in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. -
Creating a Social Economy Community of Practice: The BALTA Experience
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2011-05-11)The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is a community-university research partnership that was established in 2006 to undertake research to better understand and strengthen the social economy in Alberta ... -
1st International Workshop on Technology-Enhanced Social Learning - TESL2011
(2011-11-18)This paper presents an ongoing project that builds engaging, affectionate, and effective pedagogical agents in 3D virtual worlds for learning. Utilizing the theory of Transformed Social Interaction (TSI), we design pedagogical ... -
Contract Management Principles and Practices
(2011-11-18)In this course, you will learn how to manage all aspects of project procurement effectively. You will discover the logic behind contracting principles and practices, and you'll learn the terms, techniques, and tools of ... -
Effective SQL Injection Attack Reconstruction Using Network Recording
(2011-11-18)Utilizing the location-awareness of mobile devices in developing innovative mobile application system has attracted much attention of academic researchers and commercial application developers. Location-based mobile learning ... -
Co-op Survival Rates in British Columbia
(British Columbia Co-operative Association, 2011-06)This is the final report of the British Columbia component of research that was conducted by the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association (ACCA) and the British ... -
Co-op Survival Rates in Alberta
(2011-11-04)This is the final report of the Alberta component of research that was conducted by the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association (ACCA) and the British Columbia ... -
Attend a three-week residency component for an MA degree.
(2011-11-03)The MA in Professional Communication program consists of two years of study with an annual three-week on-campus residency each year. Faculty with expert, real-world experience provide a solid foundation of advanced ...