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Developing a collaborative MOOC learning environment utilizing video sharing with discussion summarization as added-value
(2015-06-16)
With the fast-growing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) community and the increase in the number of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) available online, the amount of shared information is massive. Current LMS - in ...
First Nations’ Equity Experts Talking about Differential Treatment, Identity Tension and Cultural Sovereignty: An Application of Weber’s Sociology
(2015)
Service providers, researchers and policy makers acknowledge that First Nations, and other marginalized citizens, encounter disproportionate barriers to being heard, feeling respected, developing trust, and accessing care ...
Woody biomass-based bioenergy development at the Atikokan power generating station: local perceptions and public opinions
(2015-08-05)
To tackle climate change, reduce air pollution and promote development of renewable energy, the Ontario government is investing in the conversion of the coal-based Atikokan Power Generating Station (APGS) in Atikokan, ...
Fat bullying of girls in school : implications for pre-service teacher education
(2015-08-05)
Bullying of girls based on their body size remains a problem in schools that often appears
to be tolerated and neglected by adult staff. Thus far, there has been a limited amount of
research on this topic, including a ...
Investigation of the impact of impurities on the properties of nitride semiconductors grown by RPECVD
(2015-10-21)
Progress toward the improvement of optical emission from InGaN optical active region devices is made through a combination of the tailoring of p-type gallium nitride growth recipes and bandstructure calculations on a graded ...
An exploration of mathematics discourse in a reform-oriented classroom and its role in the development of strategies and big ideas in early addition and subtraction
(2015-02-02)
The focus of this video case study was to analyze the role of social norms (discourse in a
learning community), sociomathematical norms (math discourse in a learning
community), and my teaching in facilitating these norms ...
System formulation for parallel circuit analysis
(2015-06-16)
Advances in communication systems and VLSI circuits increase the performance requirements and complexity of circuits. During the design process, there is a need to perform computationally demanding numerical simulations ...
Critical decisions: risk allocation in a model arthropod (Folsomia candida)
(2015-06-15)
Risk allocation theory predicts that foraging animals moderate predation risk by
allocating their foraging effort and space use according to their energetic demands.
Undernourished animals have a greater need for energy ...
An exploratory study of compassionate, companionate, and passionate love throughout relationship course and the lifespan
(2015-06-15)
This study examines how passionate, companionate, and compassionate love are experienced throughout the temporal course of a romantic relationship and throughout the lifespan. It was hypothesized that passionate love would ...
Building bridges in indigenizing education: digital narratives as a means of shifting non-Indigenous teacher horizons towards relationality
(2015-06-15)
This thesis was developed in response to the pressing need to find methods for non-Indigenous
teachers to actively teach for Indigenous student resilience, and to center Indigenous students and
their families in an ...