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Teaching biology at-a-distance: dealing with the living. Partners in Learning
(Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Distance Education, 1998-05) -
Teaching science at-a-distance: What is so difficult?
(Partners in Learning, Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Distance Education, 1998-05) -
TEST: on Logarithms
(2007-05-17)This is a multiple-choice and text entry test on the definition of logarithms. -
Three generations of distance education pedagogy
(2011-06-16)This paper defines and examines three generations of distance education pedagogy. Unlike earlier classifications of distance education based on the technology used, this analysis focuses on the pedagogy that defines ... -
Time Evolution of the Substorm Current Wedge from Ground and Space-based Magnetic Fields
(2007-10-05)Over the past several years, intensive efforts have resulted in a significant improvement in the ground instrumentation for auroral studies in North America. A major part of this is due to the THEMIS ground program, both ... -
Time Evolution of the Substorm Current Wedge from Ground and Space-based Magnetic Fields
(2007-12-19)Over the past several years, intensive efforts have resulted in a significant improvement in the ground instrumentation for auroral studies in North America. A major part of this is due to the THEMIS ground program, both ... -
Towards a new system of health: the challenge of western disease
(Journal of Community Health, 1993)Over the last three decades, the concept of Western disease has become well established. Medicine has approached this group of diseases by searching for new cures but has achieved relatively little success. We argue ... -
Toxicity of 1,2-dimethlyhydrazine in mice: effect of diet and development of tolerance
(Journal of Food Safety, 1985)The effect of diet on the lethality of 1, 2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) injections was investigated using Swiss mice. Mortality was highest when mice were fed a nutrient-dilutealfhigh-fat diet, was intermediate with a ... -
Tribute to Denis Burkitt
(Journal of Medical Biography, 1994) -
Two new species of Sabacon harvestmen, with descriptions of the females of Sabacon astoriensis Shear and Sabacon sheari Cokendolpher, from Western North America. (Arachnida, Opiliones, Sabaconidae)
(Entomological Society of Alberta meeting, Athabasca, 2003)Two new species of Sabaconidae (Ischyropsalidoidea) are described: Sabacon # 1 from central Alberta and British Columbia and Sabacon # 2 from Oregon. Descriptions of the females of Sabacon astoriensis Shear 1975, from ... -
Using home-laboratory kits to teach general chemistry
(Chemistry Education: Research and Practice, 2007)University-level chemistry courses that contain a substantial laboratory component have always been a challenge to deliver effectively through distance education. One potential solution is to enable students to carry out ... -
Using home-laboratory kits to teach general chemistry
(Chemistry Education: Research and Practice, 2007-06-08)University-level chemistry courses that contain a substantial laboratory component have always been a challenge to deliver effectively through distance education. One potential solution is to enable students to carry out ... -
Virtual platforms at Athabasca University
(2012-08-12)The Athabasca University environment includes a virtual media lab (the e-Lab) which is an integrated website platform for curriculum enhancement and development, social networking, and pedagogical and disciplinary research. ... -
Waist circumference predicts clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in older South Africans
(Cardiovascular Journal of Southern Africa, 2001)Objecti~'eand design. A cross-sectional analytical study to determine the cardiovascular risk factor profile of older residents of fishing villages on the West Coast of South Africa, and to det.ermine which anthropome ... -
The war on cancer: failure of therapy and research
(Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1991)A generally-held beliefby both the medical profession and the lay public is that therapeutic medicine greatly affects health. Providing more hospital beds, doctors and resources is viewed as the path to improve ... -
Water: a neglected nutrient in the young child? A South African perspective
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2007)Water is considered an essential nutrient because the body cannot produce enough water itself, by metabolism of food, to fulfil its need.When the quantity or quality of water is inadequate, health problems result, most ... -
Western Boreal Wetlands and Orchids
(2010-06-14)Wetlands are a dominant component of the western boreal region of Canada. They are comprised primarily of peatlands, wetlands with organic soils. Peatlands vary from acidic bogs to calcareous fens and offer a rich array ...