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An examination of laptop-based off-task behaviours in secondary school classrooms
(2016-01-01)
The purpose of this study was to examine factors that affect secondary school students’ off-task behaviours in laptop-based classrooms. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 224 secondary school students ...
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 ...
User interface adaptability within an augmentative communication app for children with autism spectrum disorder
(2015-08-01)
Facilitating communication is considered the first step to developing learning interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. The introduction of tablets and augmentative communication apps is changing the ...
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 ...
Analyzing the impact of BYOD in secondary school English classrooms
(2018-08-01)
There is limited research on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs. This study explored the impact of a BYOD program on secondary school students’ engagement, learning process, and learning performance in English classrooms. ...
Exploring the use of mathematics apps in the elementary school classroom
(2017-01-01)
Many reports indicate that students have difficulty in mathematics (Carr, 2012; Hinton, 2014; National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2013). Some evidence suggests that technology can help improve student performance ...
Examining students’ attitudes toward blended learning in adult literacy and basic skills programs
(2016-03-01)
Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) programs offer adult learners, with low literacy and basic skills, opportunities to improve employment skills and pre-requisite courses for entrance into post-secondary education. Barriers ...