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Western Boreal Wetlands and Orchids

Locky, David A. (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 ...

Fun and Fear in Open Spaces

Anderson, Terry; Dron, Jon (2011-10-27)

This presentation presents the theory and practice of Open Learning as implemented in Athabasca University’s Beyond the LMS social networking system. The presentation discusses the motivation , design and challenges ...

Apr 5 2010 AUGO magnetogram

Connors, Martin (2012-05-23)

AUGO recorded the space weather event of Apr. 5 2010

Virtual platforms at Athabasca University

McGreal, Rory; Dron, Jon; Ellerman, Evelyn (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. ...

Learning technology through three generations of technology enhanced distance education pedagogy

Anderson, Terry; Dron, Jon (European Open and Distance Learning Journal, 2012)

This paper updates earlier work in which we defined three generations of distance education pedagogy. We then describe emerging technologies that are most conducive to instructional designs that evolve with each generation. ...

Three generations of distance education pedagogy

Anderson, Terry; Dron, Jon (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 ...

Self-paced and social

Dron, Jon (AACE, 2012-11-14)

Traditionally, much institutional self-paced distance learning has been a largely individual activity, offering limited opportunities for teacher-student interaction and almost none for student-student interaction. This ...

"Open and Closed" Getting the mix right. Who gets to Decide??

Dron, Jon; Anderson, Terry; Siemens, George (2012-10-26)

Despite the desirability of "Making Open the Default" as the theme of this year’s open access week, there are many reasons that can and should influence a person and an organization to restrict access to content. In this ...

Student and Faculty Outcomes of Undergraduate Science Research Projects by Geographically Dispersed Students

Shaw, Lawton; Kennepohl, Dietmar K. (International Review of Research in Open and Distance Education, 2013-12)

Senior undergraduate research projects are important components of most undergraduate science degrees. The delivery of such projects in a distance education format is challenging. Athabasca University (AU) science project ...

Boreal peatlands and plant diversity: what’s there and why it matters

Locky, David A. (Sustainable Forest Management Network, Networks of Centres of Excellence, 2010-02)

Highlights • In the boreal region, knowledge of plant species diversity (richness and rarity) is low compared with other taxa such as birds and mammals. This is particularly true of peatlands, which have a ...