Colin Elliott
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Digitizing Documents on the Athabasca River Basin
(Athabasca River Basin Research Institute (ARBRI) Day, 2015)The Repository expands upon ARBRI’s existing bibliography by providing accessibility to an extensive body of research and scholarly information relating to the Athabasca River Basin by digitizing materials, such as ... -
AUSpace Rebooted
(Open Access Week, 2017)Learn about Athabasca University's open access institutional repository, what it is, how to use it, and how it will benefit your research. -
AblePlayer and the Digital Reading Room
(AUFA Equity Colloquium, 2017)AblePlayer is being implemented in the DRR as an accessible way to embed videos across courses using DRRs. This player supports audio and video playback, keyboard controls, closed captioning, live transcripts, adjustable ... -
The Digital Reading Room at Athabasca University
(Code4Lib Alberta, 2015)thabasca University Library has used a Digital Reading Room (DRR) to support courses for almost 10 years. While the old version of the DRR remained successful and functional, it was out of date and we embarked on a complete ... -
The Open Library at AU (Athabasca University): supporting open access and open educational resources
(Open Praxis, 2015)To address challenges that learners, course creators, librarians and academics involved with OER and MOOCs are facing when looking for scholarly materials, Athabasca University Library has initiated the development of ... -
The Open Library at AU: Supporting Open Access and Open Educational Resources
(OE Global 2015, 2015)In recent years, there has been a shift toward “openness” in higher education, with the growth of Open Access and Open Educational Resources (OERs) and the advent of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). There is also ... -
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 ... -
Bibliography of the Athabasca River Basin (BARB) Poster Presentation
(2011-04-27)An online, searchable bibliography of published materials relating to the Athabasca River Basin. BARB is intended to be a comprehensive resource for all researchers examining the Athabasca River Basin. A multidisciplinary ... -
Mobile access for workplace and language training
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Designing a mobile device automatic detector to support mobile library systems
(Facet, 2010)Content providers cannot ensure that digital material will be reformatted and accessed by any mobile device correctly due to mobile device limitations. A mobile device automatic detector can provide accurate information ... -
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 ... -
Empowering learners with mobile learning
(ICT2010 Singapore, 2010)Anytime and anywhere learning is here with mobile learning. The use of mobile technologies will allow adult learners to access learning materials and support from anywhere and at anytime. Adult learners work full-time or ... -
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 ... -
Create mobile content using a mobile-friendly knowledge management system: The Athabasca University experience
(m-Libraries 2009, 2009)Very few knowledge management systems are mobile-friendly, resulting in limited access to content through mobile devices. Researchers and developers have put good effort into developing a mobile-friendly knowledge management ... -
Creating technology awareness among staff and faculty
(AACE, 2009)Rapid development and innovation of new technologies present many opportunities for improving learning. However, the fast rate of change, required technical aptitude, and available resources are barriers for people to adapt ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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