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Exploring the flipped classroom in a community college setting
(2015-12-01)
The purpose of this study was to explore the flipped classroom approach in a community college setting and assess its impact on students’ learning experience and performance. Participants in this study were second semester ...
Exploring intrinsic learning in an augmented reality app for adults with autism spectrum disorder
(2015-12-01)
Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) display varying levels of social impairment that can manifest as difficulty with communicating, stereotyped behaviour, difficulty starting and maintaining relationships, and ...
Exploring the use of blogging in applied vs. academic mathematics classrooms
(2015-01-01)
Reports worldwide indicate that students are having difficulty with mathematics, specifically with their ability to problem-‐solve and communicate (EQAO, 2014; Muliis, Martin, Foy & Arora, 2012; OECD, 2012). This study ...
An investigation of adolescent girls’ critical media health literacy in a body-positive program
(2016-01-01)
This Master’s thesis describes a research study that examines media artifacts created by 26 adolescent girls participating in a four-week body-positive program. Employing a qualitative case study method, this study explores ...
Exploring the intersection of bi-cultural identity, social networking and a multiliteracies pedagogy on English language learning
(2015-03-06)
The aim of this qualitative research study was to examine the construction of adolescents’ bi-cultural identities through an exploration of their social practices on the social networking site, Ning. Specifically, I ask: ...
Elder perspectives: leveraging digital tools in language revival initiatives
(2019-12-01)
Elders are held in high regard in First Nations, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) communities. They are the intergenerational transmitters of ancestral language and Indigenous knowledge. Without language revival initiatives, ancestral ...
Examining the affordances and constraints of using infographics in pre-service teacher education
(2018-04-13)
Infographics are a communication tool that can be used to share large amounts of data in a more aesthetically pleasing and understandable way. The production and consumption of infographics encourages students to develop ...
Digital privacy in the classroom: an analysis of the intent and realization of Ontario policy in context
(2017-08-01)
Digital tools are becoming more commonplace within the K-12 classroom, but with the renewed opportunities come associated risks for student privacy. Digital tool use creates a digital footprint of the user which may contain ...
Exploring the use of flipped classrooms in secondary school chemistry classes
(2019-03-01)
Previous research has suggested that the flipped classroom is effective for higher education students, however, limited research has been conducted for secondary school students. The purpose of this study was to investigate ...
Emerging online roles for academic librarians in Canada
(2019-08-01)
The impact of digital technology on higher education is changing library services, spaces and roles. Academic librarians have a further transition with changing pedagogies for online learning. Less is known, however, about ...