AUSpace: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1201-1220 of 1997
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Nature and Culture: A New World Heritage Context
(International Journal of Cultural Property, 2008)The understanding of the relationship between culture and nature as manifested in the UNESCO declarations and practices has changed over the last few years. The World Heritage Convention is continuing to evolve ... -
A One-meter Robotic Telescope for Western Canada
(2008-10-11)1-m class telescopes are arguably the workhorses of modern astronomy and represent an excellent return of science for a relatively modest capital investment. Such instruments can be used in large-field survey work, ... -
Remote Access to Instrumental Analysis for Distance Education in Science
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005-11-01)Remote access to experiments offers distance educators another tool to integrate a strong laboratory component within a science course. Since virtually all modern chemical instrumental analysis in industry now use devices ... -
Synthesis and structure of [[Cu2(6,6’-bis(2-(2pyridyl)ethylminomethyl)-2,2’-bipyridine)2][PF6]2
(Acta Crystallographica Section E, Crystal Structure Communications, 2006-10-12)In the structure of the title compound, [Cu2(C26H24N6)2]- (PF6)2, the Cu atoms of the cation are located on a twofold axis, and adopt a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. The terminal 2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl groups ... -
The Decade of Transition: The North Atlantic Triangle during the 1920s
(The North Atlantic triangle in a changing world : Anglo-American-Canadian relations, 1902-1956 (Toronto (Ont), 1996), 1996) -
Canada and the Far East in 1939
(Ottawa, Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War, 1996, 1996) -
An Apocalyptic Moment: Mackenzie King and the Bomb
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Music preferences and civic activism of young people
(Journal of Youth Studies, 2008-08-01)This study examines the relationship between music preferences and civic activism among 182 participants aged 14-24 years. Our analyses show that participants who regularly listened to certain music genres such as ... -
Research Experience and Agreement With Selected Ethics Principles From Canada’s Tri-Council Policy Statement—Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
(Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, 2004)An online survey was conducted of students, instructors, and researchers in distance education regarding principles for the ethical treatment of human research subjects. The study used an online questionnaire based on ... -
The mind of a plagiarist
(Taylor & Francis Group LTD, 2005-03)The ease with which material may be "copied and pasted" from the Internet into written work is raising concern in educational institutions, and particularly in those disciplines that use online courses and methods in their ... -
Factors Affecting the Development and Use of Learning Objects
(Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006)This study explored barriers and facilitating factors affecting the development and use of learning objects in developing instructional materials and their use in supporting individualized learning. Over a two-month period, ... -
The Personalized System of Instruction: Review and Applications to Distance Education
(International Review Research in Distance and Open Learning, 2003)The present paper (a) outlines the basic features of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI); (b) provides a brief history of PSI; and (c) describes the application of PSI to distance education. Some common misconceptions ... -
Adoption of Technology Enhanced Learning in Higher Education
(2008-09-03)This presentation is based on Dr. Parchoma’s recently published (May 2008) book, Adoption of Technology Enhanced Learning in Higher Education. The presentation reports the findings of a study of the influences of organizational ... -
Muskwa-Kechika Artist Camp Collection
(6th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS VI), 2008-08-23)Athabasca University (AU), located in Northern Alberta, Canada, is partnering with Writing on the Ridge (WOTR), an arts organization, to promote wilderness preservation and to raise awareness about one of North America’s ... -
Reflecting on CALL Effectiveness: Conditions & Implications
(Proceedings of TEDI Conference ‘Effective courses/Effective teaching at university: Reflection on practice/ Practice for reflection’ 1-2nd November 1999, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 1999)This paper outlines the preliminary findings of an evaluation of learner use of software tools in a multimedia software package for teaching Indonesian listening comprehension and culture. This software package was introduced ... -
A Model for Listening and Viewing Comprehension in Multimedia Environments
(Language Learning and Technology Journal, 1999)This paper proposes an instructional design model appropriate for humanistic multimedia Computer-Enhanced Language Learning (CELL) in a self-access environment for second language learning through listening and viewing ... -
Instructional Design for Multimedia: Towards a Learner-Centred CELL (Computer-Enhanced Language Learning) Model
(Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, 1997)Designers and users of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) software have long been aware of the difficulties inherent in trying to design the means whereby a machine can provide an effective environment for a learner ... -
Strategic uses of CALL: What learners use and how they react
(Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2003)This paper outlines the findings of a two-year evaluation of learner use of software tools in a multimedia software package for teaching Indonesian listening comprehension and culture. This software package was introduced ...