Browsing Master Theses & Projects by Title
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“Can we keep blogging?”: Analyzing blogging in a grade six classroom as a trauma-informed practice for students and educators
(2024-02-01)Trauma-informed practice is a high-profile term in education, with multiple definitions and implementation strategies for classroom practice. Through phenomenological and case study methods, this study examines how one ... -
The challenges and benefits of assistive technology and educational programs for educators, caregivers, and youth with multiple exceptionalities/special needs
(2023-08-23)Assistive technology (AT) is a process that provides opportunities for youth with multiple exceptionalities/special needs to learn, grow, and discover meaningful avenues in order to navigate through an evolving digital ... -
ChangeMakers: exploring social consciousness through making and the Internet of Things
(2021-12-01)Since the advent of the computer, digital technologies have transformed our engagement with society. Not only are technological competencies required for economic participation, they also facilitate creativity, self-expression, ... -
Children’s perceptions of mindfulness apps for enhanced learning
(2021-03-01)Mindfulness, a practice that focuses on controlling breathing and the flight or fight response, has been used in schools to support students. This study explored student and teacher perceptions of a mindfulness app, Smiling ... -
Co-designing instruction in virtual learning environments using AI
(2023-12-01)The literature was explored to determine how artificial intelligence (AI) systems and algorithms are currently being used in the co-design of learning within virtual learning environments. Through the analysis of literature, ... -
A comparative study of braille as a tactile orthography with the auditory orthography oval to teach reading to preliterate, English as an additional language, adult learners who have visual disabilities
(2022-12-01)The purpose of this study was to investigate the affordances of the tactile orthography of braille in comparison with the newly developed auditory orthography of OVAL for teaching reading to preliterate, English as an ... -
Conceptual videos in mathematics: theory to practice
(2023-03-01)This project begins by providing an overview of the research on the purpose and criteria for creating quality educational videos and the development of a conceptual understanding of proportional reasoning. The paper then ... -
A contextual approach to digital citizenship, digital literacy, and student voice
(2019-09-01)Reluctance to embrace the use of social media in the K-12 classroom means there is limited research on the extent to which a guided approach to using social media might support students in an educational context. This ... -
A critical discussion of the impact of internationalization on Ontario colleges
(2019-04-01)Internationalization of Ontario colleges is a strategic mandate dictated from both the federal and provincial governments to address declining domestic enrollment, labour market shortages, and the evolving needs of 21st ... -
Defining inclusive education in India through the perspectives of educators
(2017)This project investigates how policies and teaching practices in India affect educators’ definitions of inclusive education. Eight educators from private schools in India participated in open, semi-structured interviews ... -
Designing a framework for an online collaborative grant writing course in international development: a review of the literature and grant writing resources
(2022-08-01)The purpose of this study was to review the literature and to develop a comprehensive framework for designing an online collaborative grant writing course for professionals in international development. A systematic approach ... -
Developing a framework for understanding information literacy in the 21st century: a review of literature
(2014)An analysis of 101 peer-reviewed articles reveals that information literacy is taking new directions and entails more dimensions than has been envisaged before. First, a new model, called "5Ps", was proposed to analyze the ... -
Developing an online tool for the Ontario secondary school literacy test
(2020-05-01)In Ontario, a mandatory high-stakes standardized literacy test called the OSSLT is administered in the tenth grade. With notable failure rates and acknowledged test anxiety, students are in need of better test preparatory ... -
Development of a constructivist learning environment on the facial expression recognition skills of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
(2016)This paper details the development of a prototype constructivist mobile application for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), to aid them in identifying facial expressions in others. People with ASD have difficulty ... -
Digital empowerment: exploring how fully online learning communities support digital competency development
(2022-08-01)This research investigates the digital competence and experiences of faculty participating in a fully online professional learning initiative, Ontario Extend. This learning initiative is described as a form of Fully Online ... -
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 ... -
Educators’ insights on utilizing iPads to meet kindergarten goals
(2017)This study investigates how educators plan and review the integration of iPads to meet Early Learning Kindergarten curriculum goals across the four newly-established domains of the Ontario Kindergarten Curriculum. The ... -
The effects of the use of iPads in secondary physical education
(2013-08-01)This study investigates finding ways to improve engagement of students in Physical Education classes to inspire students to make healthy lifestyle choices. It appears that the existing barriers to the adoption of technology ... -
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 ... -
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 ...