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Using mathematical modelling to understand the role the linker histone dynamics in DNA packaging
(2013-03-05)
Nuclear proteins responsible for DNA packaging during the interphase of the cell cycle are highly mobile and their dynamics have a strong influence in the organization of the chromatic structure (DNA and associated proteins). ...
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 ...
Using Open Source Survey Tools for Qualitative Inquiries on Educational Development at a Distance Online University
(2013-03-05)
This paper reports on two open source survey tools that were used to gather data related to Athabasca University’s (AU) educational development activities within a qualitative evaluation framework. First, a Moodle questionnaire ...
Mobile Learning Numeracy in Ontario
(2013-03-05)
The growth of mobile technologies and devices has penetrated the world substantially over the last 5 years, and a large percentage of these users are young users. This introduces profound changes to traditional teaching ...
L1 and L2 Students Together: Online Education to the Rescue
(2013-03-05)
This presentation explores a solution to the problem of L1 and L2 students taking the same course while addressing the specific needs of both. We examine the data from three courses, offered asynchronously online with both ...
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, ...
A Place called Home: The Social and Cultural Context of Health
(2011-06-29)
Background
Arts in health-care is an emerging movement that links the expressive arts with the healing arts and brings these into the mainstream of traditional health-care to promote well-being. Dr. Gene Cohen, who was ...
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 ...
Maximizing Library Online Presence while Minimizing Maintenance
(2011-06-29)
This paper presents challenges and opportunities for academic libraries to increase their online presence in learning management systems (LMS). Successful examples from Athabasca University Library will highlight the ...
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 ...