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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 ...
Reliability evaluation of the two bus interface controllers in the Darlington simulator
(2010-01-01)
The Darlington simulator is now two decades old and, in common with any nuclear simulator of a similar age, suffers the problem of parts aging and obsolescence. In the past, replacement parts were available from the original ...
Energy and exergy analyses of multigenerational integrated systems with geothermal and solar energy sources
(2017-12-01)
The world population growth leads to a large demand of the different forms of energy. The challenges will be focusing on the discovery of new technologies that will satisfy to the demand and the production of energy that ...
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 ...
Vines of oppression: a review of the literature, educational criticism and narrative analysis of social media research in public education
(2015)
This arts-based educational inquiry paper is divided into three main sections; a review of the literature, an educational criticism discussing themes arising from the review of the literature, and a narrative analysis ...
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 ...
An exploration of the role of smartphones: mobile technology expanding the learning environment outside of the classroom
(2012)
Smartphones effectively expand the learning environment outside of the traditional classroom. Secondary school students enrolled in grade 10 and grade 11 communication technology courses were recruited to participate in a ...
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 ...
A presence of obligation: cyberbehaviour, policy, and restorative practices
(2015-03-26)
Ontario Safe Schools’ policies have undergone major changes over the last 15 years. Zero tolerance policies and practices of the 1990’s have given way to more progressive approaches to school discipline that include ...
Measuring Web 2.0 interaction: a meta-synthesis of literature on using transactional distance and social presence
(2015)
In this study, the researcher created an instrument, based on a meta-synthesis of relevant literature, to measure the presence of the variables associated with Transactional Distance and Social Presence when used as a ...