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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Spring 2010 Management Symposium
(2010-05-04)
This symposium focuses on topics relevant to IT decision-makers such as CIOs, directors, managers, project and team leaders, and staff on leadership tracks. Share your management experiences, ideas, and innovative approaches ...
Mother Still Loves Best: Attachment Theory’s Influence on Mothering Practice-Then and Now
(2010-06-17)
John Bowlby's (1907 - 1990) attachment theory was formulated to explain mother-infant bonding. The theory was bound by a number of assumptions that placed responsibility for child rearing soley in the hands of women. ...
2010 Joint Association of Canadian College and University Ombudspersons (ACCUO) & European Network for Ombudsmen
(2010-06-17)
This conference is an opportunity to explore the richness of ombudsman principles internationally in different higher education settings so as to improve individual practice and gain insight into alternative approaches for ...
Innovation in Workplace and Language Training: The Athabasca University Mobile Workplace
(2010-07-14)
Abstract of Workshop #2:
Empowering Learners with Mobile Learning
Anytime and anywhere learning is here with mobile learning. The use of mobile technologies will allow adult learners to access learning materials and ...
Growth Model for Academic Program Life Cycles: A Theoretical & Empirical Analysis
(2010-08-04)
Academic program life cycle concept states that each program’s life flows through several stages: development, introduction, growth, maturity, and decline. A mixed-influence diffusion growth model is fitted to enrollment ...
Converting Print-Based Course Materials for Online Delivery
(2010-08-04)
As part of an ongoing effort to move from print-based, distance-delivered course materials to online delivery, Athabasca University is undertaking to convert files stored in an SGML-based print publishing system to XHTML-based ...
Female Viewers’ Central and Peripheral Processing or Commercial TV Ads and Movies and Corresponding Changes in their Body Esteem
(2010-08-04)
Two experiments examined the complex and elusive process by which women experience changes in their body esteem while paying attention to commercial media messages featuring competing messages that invite them to value ...
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) – Enclosing the Internet?
(2010-08-04)
This paper examines the ongoing negotiation process over the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement from a Canadian perspective. ACTA, in brief, would represent a globalized version of the U.S. Digital Management Copyright ...
Information Literacy: Case Studies and Practices
(2010-08-04)
Athabasca University Library, Red Deer College Library, and the University of Alberta Libraries have developed and implemented collaborative curriculum-integrated information literacy instruction. Participants will learn ...
Rapid Instructional Design: Increasing Educator Capacity for Developing E-learning Solutions
(2010-08-04)
Our paper presents the initial plan and theoretical groundwork for the rapid development of elearning solutions using Web 2.0 applications and services. The development of this model has been a collaborative venture and ...