Academic and Professional Development Fund (APDF) Awards: Recent submissions
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Attend The International Wikimedia Conference 2012
(2013-03-05)Participate in the Wikimania 2012 The International Wikimedia Conference, explore the research and development with Wikimedia applications. Learn more about what Wikimedia community had tried and where they are going, ... -
Take the Challenge for Primary Health Care and Pediatric APNs: Evidence Based Strategies to Improve Support for Parents of Chronically Ill Children
(2013-01-10)Parents of children with chronic illnesses experiences tremendous burden when caring for their children at home. There are many challenges that are present throughout the course of chronic illnesses. To provide better ... -
Factors Mediating Female Viewers’ Processing of Realistic or Unrealistic Female Beauty Appeals in Movies and Affecting their Body Esteem: A Mixed Method Study
(2012-11-15)This study examined female movie female viewers’ attention to onscreen relational information and their response to feminine beauty appeals that may explain why they experienced different body esteem outcomes. Body esteem ... -
Use of a computer controlled spectrophotometer in home chemistry experiments
(2012-11-15)Home lab experiments in general chemistry often involve simple chemical manipulations, general chemical observations, and measurements of volume and mass. A mass balance is often the most complex piece of lab equipment ... -
The Short-Term Effects of Hurricane Richard on Diet, Behaviour, and Sub-grouping Patterns of Spider Monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) at Runaway Creek Nature Reserve, Belize
(2012-11-15)“The Short-Term Effects of Hurricane Richard on Diet, Behaviour, and Sub-grouping Patterns of Spider Monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) at Runaway Creek Nature Reserve, Belize” Studying the effects of natural disturbances such ... -
Patterns of aggression in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyii yucatanensis) at Runway Creek Nature Reserve, Belize
(2012-11-15)“Patterns of aggression in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyii yucatanensis) at Runway Creek Nature Reserve, Belize” K. Hartwell¹, H. Notman1, 2, & M.S.M. Pavelka¹ ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada ²Athabasca ... -
Designer - Supporting Teachers Experience in Learning Management Systems
(2012-11-15)In the lifelong learning context, the efficiency of learning is measured according to the users’ achievement of the target competences. However, in a virtual learning environment supporting the competence development process ... -
‘Derrida’s “Economimesis’ and Laruelle’s Onto-Photo-Logical Critique of Photography Theory
(2012-11-15)In a key passage in his Copy, Archive, Signature, Derrida reflects on the hinge between the active and passive senses of the rhetorical trope of invention as it bears on the photographic act: “There is a concept of photography ... -
Limiting facades of conformity and its impact: The role of supportive employment relationships
(2012-11-15)This research investigated whether perceived organizational support and leader member exchange affect employees’ use of facades of conformity, and how facades of conformity affect employee outcomes such as emotional ... -
The Contextual-Functional Meta-Framework: Developing Your Unique Approach to Clinical Supervision
(2012-11-15)In this workshop, participants will learn the six components of the Contextual-Functional Meta-Framework (CFM) for Clinical Supervision, and the nine roles of supervision. Participants will use the CFM in articulating and ... -
Engaging Students with Mobile Learning
(2012-11-15)The current and upcoming generations of learners are comfortable using mobile technology, and the technology is becoming second nature and an extension of these learners. Learners are using mobile technology to socialize, ... -
An Analysis of the Alternatives to Traditional Static Alphanumeric Passwords
(2012-11-15)2) An Analysis of the Alternatives to Traditional Static Alphanumeric Passwords This paper focuses on one-time password systems, certificate-based authentication systems, biometrics, and non-alphanumeric passwords as ... -
1) Understanding the Benefits and Costs of Deduplication of Data on Mass Storage .
(2012-11-15)1) Understanding the Benefits and Costs of Deduplication of Data on Mass Storage Quite likely, there is a great deal of duplicate data in your workstations, servers, and backups right now. In addition to storage space, ... -
A Social Constructionist Approach to Phenomenographic Analysis of Identity Positioning in Networked Learning
(2012-11-15)The aims of this research are to explore how doctoral students on networked learning courses experience challenges to their identities, norms, values, and relationships. Within a relational, social constructionist perspective ... -
Attend Canadian Library Association (CLA) 2012 National Conference and Trade Show and Organize, facilitate, and moderate the session "Current Issues in Technical Services"
(2012-11-15)I organized the “Current Issues in Technical Services and Serials” session. About 40 people attended. The group was divided among 3 groups. 1. Implications of RDA implementation for Technical Services staff, 2. Changes ... -
Tales from the Alberta Triangle: The United States, China and the Evolving Dynamics of Canadian Energy Exports
(2012-11-15)Canadian natural gas has been exported to the United States, in fits and starts, since the beginning of the 20th Century. Depending on whom you ask, the relationship today is either a testament to faith in open markets, ... -
Flexible paths to assessment for OER learners: A Comparative Study
(2012-11-15)The opportunities for innovation in the developing OER world are endless. Recognizing learners’ prior experiential learning (RPL), already an innovative practice in many tertiary or post-secondary educational institutions, ... -
Students’ Motivation to Succeed in First-Year University Mathematics: The Role of Mathematics Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy, and Demographic Factors
(2012-11-15)Mathematics is an indispensable, core academic discipline. Mathematics, English, and Science are the core subjects required for first-year university admission. An important educational research is the motivation to succeed ...