Academic and Professional Development Fund (APDF) Awards: Recent submissions
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The Philosophical Canon: East and West
(2010-07-14)This paper will examine the professional bias present in our philosophy departments against identifying Eastern traditions, such as Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism, as genuine philosophies that have a rightful place in ... -
Towards a Real Virtual Classroom
(2010-07-14)Distance education is well regarded as a better way to bring education to those who are unable to attend classes at traditional schools and universities. In recent years, new Web technologies and systems such as Ajax, RSS, ... -
The New Generation of Chinese Women in the Age of Internet
(2010-07-14)Since internet was introduced into China in 1995, it has developed rapidly. Along with the swift increase of internet users, we have witnessed the narrowing-down gender gap in internet usage. All major websites in China ... -
Motivation to Move-Nurse Practitioners and Physical Activity Counseling and Canadian Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Job Satisfaction
(2010-07-14)POSTER #1: Motivation to Move - Nurse Practitioners and Physical Activity Counseling Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore Canadian NPs perceived competence and importance pertaining to counseling/prescribing ... -
Thinking About Birds, Thinking With Birds-Perspectives from Northwest North America
(2010-07-14)Birds are salient actors in human environments around the world, and are carriers of meaning, their actions invested with a range of significance. This paper will present thoughts on the significance of birds in several ... -
The Business of Professional Psychology: Ideas for Building a Successful Private Practice and Psychoanalytic Art Therapy: A Personal History
(2010-07-14)Presentation #1: "The Business of Professional Psychology: Ideas for Building a Successful Private Practice" There have been a number of “how to start a private practice” workshops offered in the past several years. ... -
Games for Health: Dreams and Video Game Play and Canadian Game Studies Association: Dreams and Video Game Play
(2010-07-14)In a series of studies Gackenbach and colleagues have been investigating the relationship between video game play and dreams. It is increasingly apparent that nighttime dreams are crucial to memory consolidation, information ... -
Explosive than any Terrorist’s time Bomb: the RCSW, Then and Now
(2010-07-14)The Report of the RCSW has been a landmark public document, ‘the public face of liberal feminism,’ a foundational document in the inception of Women’s Studies and the progenitor for the emergence of Women and Politics as ... -
Innovation in Workplace and Language Training: The Athabasca University Mobile Workplace
(2010-07-14)Abstract of Workshop #2: Empowering Learners with Mobile Learning Anytime and anywhere learning is here with mobile learning. The use of mobile technologies will allow adult learners to access learning materials and ... -
Whole-School Mental Health Programming: Concentric Collaborative Conversations
(2010-07-14)This workshop will describe the development and operation of the Wellness Empowerment Program (WEP), and a mental health capacity building project, funded by Alberta Health Services, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and operating ... -
Automatic Discovery of Network Applications: A hybrid Approach
(2010-07-14)Automatic discovery of network applications is a very challenging task which has received a lot of attentions due to its importance in many areas such as network security, QoS provisioning, and network management. In this ... -
Confessing Anger in the Late Middle Ages
(2010-06-24)Wrath was one of the Seven Deadly Sins, a popular schema for moral instruction and the interrogation of penitents during confession. The emphasis given to either the social or spiritual aspects of the vice can indicate the ... -
Current Technical Services Issues Forum
(2010-06-23)The Current Technical Services Issues Forum is an opportunity for people involved in the Technical Services area of libraries to share information about how they are implementing and using new technology to advance libraries ... -
Maintenance of Physical Activity in Breast Cancer Survivors after a Randomized Trial
(2010-06-23)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the longer term effects of pedometers and print materials on changes in physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in breast cancer survivors that ... -
Trauma, Memory and Testimony: Badami’s Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? And the Air India Inquiry
(2010-06-23)“Trauma, Memory and Testimony: Badami’s Can You Hear the Nightbird Call?and the Air India Inquiry.” On June 22, 1985 Air India Flight 182 exploded off the coast of Ireland, in what has been called by many “the worst act ... -
Enhancing Mobile Learning Delivery through Exploration of the Learner Experience
(2010-06-23)M-Learning research at the School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) at Athabasca University has been directed at improving mobile device access to distance learning materials through improved device detection, ... -
Attended
(2010-06-23)The conference will provide the latest information on asynchronous learning programs, processes, packages, and protocols, is geared to both experienced professionals and interested newcomers to online learning. -
Building an Effective Mobile-Friendly Digital Library to Support Mobile Learners: A Case Study of the Athabasca University M-Library Project
(2010-06-23)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: ... -
Attended
(2010-06-23)The conference presents an opportunity for professionals involved in the support of Information Technology (IT) at institutions of higher education to network peers, learn and share ideas about supporting clients and ... -
On the Notion ‘Practical Ethics’
(2010-06-23)Although I am concerned to develop the idea of practical ethics into a more general theory, I will restrict my focus on the distinction between practical ethics and applied ethics. The first part of the paper summarizes ...