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iPad Implementation in the Middle School Classroom: The Teachers' Perspectives
(2014-03)
This project explores the implementation of iPads in a middle school by surveying and interviewing teachers to examine their • Levels of Use, Stages of Concern, and the First- and Second-Order Barriers they encounter. The ...
Technology use in early childhood education: a review of the literature
(2014-12-01)
An overview of research into the impact of technology use on learning and engagement for children aged 3-6 in early childhood education settings from 2004-2014 is presented. Previous efforts to synopsize the literature ...
Investigating the development of a functional curriculum
(2014-06-03)
This retrospective case study explores how one region responded to Ontario Ministry of Education's initiative regarding provincial assessment practices for students with developmental disabilities. The findings are based ...
Technology supported formative peer assessment: an examination of student perceptions in the development of employability skills
(2014-07-01)
With the growing need for post-secondary education to develop students’ employability skills, authentic learning environments require authentic assessments. Peer assessment has been used successfully in a variety of ...
iBlog: Empowering adult learners through blogging with iPads and iPods.
(2014-03-27)
This research project examined whether adult learners with literacy challenges would feel empowered as a result of creating content for a blog through the use of digital technology. The researcher attempted to understand ...
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 ...
Michael Slobodian: the forgotten school shooter. An examination of the on-scene offense characteristics of the first Canadian school shooting, Brampton, Ontario, 1975.
(2014-12-01)
Mass murders and school shootings have become an emerging social problem in North America over the last two decades. Although rare, these terrifying events elicit horror, shock and fear across the nation. Despite the ...
Power, privilege and cover-up: a case study on how intertextuality in police records can mislead homicide investigations
(2014-10-01)
Despite the newfound interest in homicide investigations, only a limited number of studies have been able to examine the validity of police and other official records which are collated during the course of an investigation. ...