Browsing Academic and Professional Development Fund Report 2011-2012 by Title
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Attend 2012 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting
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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 ... -
Attend Sungard Summit 2012: Where Learning Happens
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Attend the Summer Publishing Workshops
(2011-08-25)Copy Editing and Proofreading: (2 days) This two-day workshop is ideal for anyone wanting an introduction to the world of publishing or communications, or for anyone currently called upon to improve the writing of others ... -
Avatars and Open Courseware in Distance Education Freshman Physics
(2012-04-04)Athabasca University has engaged thousands of students in for-credit, non-calculus freshman physics over the past 15 years, a success in part attributable to innovative use of home laboratory technology. In now offering ... -
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 ... -
Barriers to Education: Access to Funding for Students with Disabilities
(2011-05-03)Three main barriers to post-secondary education for students with disabilities: physical accessibility, financial issues, and stereotypical attitudes have been identified in the literature (Canadian Council on Learning, ... -
Beyond The Label: Triumphs, Trials and Tribulations of Women with ADHD in a Post Secondary setting
(2011-08-25)Recent literature has finally begun to acknowledge that women diagnosed with ADHD can experience unique challenges compared to their male counterparts. Mary and Bonnie will present case studies of women with ADHD in a ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Chaos and Organizational Emergence: Towards Short Term Predictive Modeling to Navigate a Way Out of Chaos
(2011-11-03)Organizational emergence from chaotic events has often been described as unpredictable and random, at least when observed over the long term. Through a literature review this paper paves the path for the possible development ... -
Cloud Computing-based IT Solutions For Organizations with Multiregional Branch Offices
(2011-05-05)One of the most significant phenomena of the new century is globalization. As business goes global, multiregional branch offices are needed and networked computing and information services must then be established for those ... -
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 ... -
Creating an “Invitational Classroom” in the Online Educational Milieu
(2011-08-25)Parker Palmer, a scholar who studied effective face-to-face teaching, introduced the term the “invitational classroom” (1993, p. 71). In particular Palmer emphasized that “an air of hospitality” facilitated the inviting ... -
Developing and implementing a continuing competence program for professional psychologists: A Canadian perspective
(2011-08-25)Discusses the development of a continuing competence program for professional psychologists. Many North American jurisdictions have mandatory continuing education that involves collecting continuing education hours in a ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Embodied and Embedded Intelligence: Actor Agents on Virtual Stages
(2011-05-03)In this presentation, we will argue that Actor Agents, a type of Animated Pedagogical Agent with embodied conversational intelligence, are well positioned to act in virtual environments with embedded intelligence and that, ... -
An Exploration of Factors Contributing to Compassion Fatigue in Family Caregivers Providing Care to Older Adult Relatives
(2013-03-05)This qualitative research study explored factors contributing to compassion fatigue in family caregivers who were assisting paid staff by helping to provide care to older adult relatives residing in long-term care facilities. ... -
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 ...