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Contributor(s): MacMillan Margy (author)
Date issued: 2012
Description: Presentation for Centennial Symposium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Appears in collection(s): University Library

Contributor(s): Tavcer D. Scharie (author); Trussler Tanya (author); Loutit Keri-Ann (author)
Date issued: 2016
Description: As well as pinpointing gaps in available literature on adult sexual assault in Alberta, this study is focused on identifying the underlying issues that lead to the discrepancies in the number of police-reported sexual assault crimes and the data retrieved from individuals who access victim support services. It is believed that the crime-funnel effect on sexual assault cases, where many cases do not end up continuing through the justice system in Alberta, is a root factor that results in victims choosing not to report the incident; Victims choose not to report the incident knowing that a large percentage of crimes do not proceed to court, do not result in convictions, or the sentences are...
Appears in collection(s): Arts

Contributor(s): Engler Steven (author)
Date issued: 2011
Description: This paper offers a brief overview of Canadian case law since the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted in 1982. At the same time that it has more firmly entrenched religious freedom, the Charter has placed explicit limits on the right of religious freedom. Canadian courts have shown themselves willing to intervene in the internal workings of religious institutions. Legal protection has been extended to include not only non-Christian religions but also non-religious beliefs more generally.The cumulative effect of these decisions has been to effectively erode the de facto separation between Church and State that has developed in Canada. The value of increased respect for...
Appears in collection(s): Arts

Contributor(s): Hayman Richard (author)
Date issued: 2018
Description: A Review of: Chang, Y-W. (2017). Comparative study of characteristics of authors between open access and non-open access journals in library and information science. Library & Information Science Research, 39(1), 8-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2017.01.002 Objective – To examine the occupational characteristics and publication habits of library and information science (LIS) authors regarding traditional journals and open access journals. Design – Content analysis. Setting – English language research articles published in open access (OA) journals and non-open access (non-OA) journals from 2008 to 2013 that are indexed in LIS databases. Subjects – The authorship characteristics for...
Appears in collection(s): University Library

Contributor(s): Becker Katrin (author); Jacobsen D. Michele (author)
Date issued: 2007
Description: Games literacy for all
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Contributor(s): Carolina Alongi (author); Leah Hamilton (thesis advisor); Mount Royal University (Degree granting institution); Marty Clark (thesis advisor)
Date issued: 2019-12; 2019-12
Description: In North America, sport specialization for young athletes has become a prerequisite for sport achievement, but academics have yet to explore the effects that sport specialization has on athletes’ consumption and participation patterns. Thus, this project explores the following research question: what are the effects of sport specialization on the individual volleyball athlete in terms of: i) patterns of participation in sport (past, present, and future); and ii) consumption patterns in the sport industry? The methodological approach was to interview current and retired volleyball players aged 18 to 30 in Calgary, Alberta. The questions were designed to ask participants how they spend...
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Becker Katrin (author)
Date issued: 2006
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Contributor(s): Parker J. R. (author); Heavy Head Ryan (author); Becker Katrin (author)
Date issued: 2005
Description: Aboriginal languages all over the world are threatened with extinction. Aboriginal youth from Canada to New Zealand are not becoming fluent in their language and culture, and the number of fluent speakers is declining severely. The use of computer games in general, and portable platforms in particular, is proposed here as a partial solution to the problem.
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Contributor(s): Anja Meier (author); Leah Hamilton (thesis advisor)
Date issued: 2017; 2017
Description: In recent years, scholars have shown an increased interest in understanding how Millennials’ perceptions of entitlement impact both their work and academic lives (e.g., Ng, Schweitzer, & Lyons, 2010). However, there is minimal research on the impact that a recession has on Millennials as they transition from university to the labour market. The purpose of the current project was to gain a better understanding of the impact that the current recession in Alberta has on new graduates’ career expectations. We used a mixed methods design that incorporated both focus group data and questionnaire results from 62 third- and fourth-year business students in Alberta. Interestingly, participants’...
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Finch David J. (author); Deephouse David (author); O’Reilly Norm (author); Foster William (author); Falkenberg Loren (author); Hillenbrand Carola (author); Massie Tyler (author); Strong Mackenzie (author)
Date issued: 2015
Description: Business Schools in Canada — Today business schools educate one in five university students who have the primary goal to develop the business skills and knowledge to support career success. To be able to deliver on this requires business schools' faculty to have the expertise to blend theory and practice.
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Contributor(s): Sepulveda Ana (author); Drader Ranee (author); MacMillan Margy (author)
Date issued: 2014
Description: These two scholarship of teaching and learning undergraduate student co-investigators talk about why they got involved in SoTL research, describe the projects they've worked on and what they've learned, and share their perspectives on how faculty and students can work together toward improving student learning. Some key themes from their talk include how they now have a better understanding of what research is and what universities do, how much they were inspired and excited by doing the research and gained confidence by being able to add value to a research project, and also how it taught them life skills such as developing time management skills, learning that setbacks are okay, and...
Appears in collection(s): Centres & Institutes

Contributor(s): Christiansen Erik G. (author)
Date issued: 2017
Description: This presentation provides an overview of the open education movement and open education resources (OER) policy directions in Western Canada. In addition, it discusses way libraries can support the open education movement and provides examples of provincial OER initiatives. This presentation was given at the 2017 Alberta Library Conference in Jasper, Alberta.
Appears in collection(s): University Library

Contributor(s): Jackson Brian (author); MacMillan Margy (author); Sinotte Michelle (author)
Date issued: 2014
Description: In the fall of 2012, our library surveyed teaching faculty to gauge their expectations around students’ use of information. We asked instructors what they thought was important for students to know in each year of study, how proficient they felt students were in performing tasks associated with research, how they expected students to acquire that proficiency, and how they assessed students’ skills. The survey also polled faculty on the types of resources they felt were important for each year of study. The results of the study are informing the development of the library’s strategic plan and the inclusion of information literacy outcomes in program reviews and assessments. The good news...
Appears in collection(s): University Library

Contributor(s): Haddock Rachelle L. (author); Quinn Michael S. (author)
Date issued: 2015
Description: Management of recreational access on public forest lands is a complex issue of growing global importance. The provision of public recreation opportunities is part of the suite of ecological goods and services that must be considered by many forest managers. Effective access management is predicated on understanding the attitudes and perceptions of recreation users in order to predict and influence visitor behaviour and gauge the acceptance of new management strategies. Potential access management strategies vary given the nature of recreation activities and include: restricting the amount, type, and spatial distribution of use, visitor education, temporal restrictions and enhancing site...
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Contributor(s): Currie Genevieve (author); Szabo Joanna (author)
Date issued: 2020
Description: ABSTRACT Purpose: The experiences of parents caring for the complex care needs of children with rare neurodevelopmental disorders are not well understood. Parents struggle to meet their children’s medical, behavioural, and social needs within and across health, social, and family systems. The purpose of this study was to explore the parents’ experience of caring for medical and social care needs for children with rare neurodevelopmental disorders. Methods: Hermeneutic phenomenology was used for the data analysis. Fifteen parents participated in semi-structured interviews. Results: Interpretive analysis revealed four insights: (a) difference in children’s behaviours and disease...
Appears in collection(s): Health, Community and Education

Contributor(s): Becker Katrin (author)
Date issued: 2008
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Contributor(s): Becker Katrin (author)
Date issued: 2005
Description: Several ways to address learning are: 1) through learning theories, 2) through learning styles (treated as distinct from learning theories here), and 3) through instructional design theories and models. This paper looks at the second approach to examine how modern games support various learning styles in their design and gameplay. Four well-known learning style models are examined in the context of computer game design. These are: the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, the Gregory Style Delineator, Felder’s Index of Learning Styles, and Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory. Good, i.e. top-rated games can be shown to incorporate aspects of most, if not all of these, and in this way actively support...
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Contributor(s): Gale Richard (author)
Date issued: 2012
Appears in collection(s): Centres & Institutes

Contributor(s): Hoehn Katja (author); Marieb Elaine (author)
Date issued: 2016
Description: Creating a textbook involves ensuring that the content, text, and visual diagrams explain concepts well and as accurately as possible. This includes breaking the text into “bite-sized” palatable chunks that give the students the opportunity to pause, reflect on, and apply what they have learned from each section. The visuals are often just as important as the text; realistic, vibrantly-coloured three-dimensional art is integral for student learning in this subject as it helps to teach the concepts through visualization in addition to theory. The figures must teach well not only on the page, but also when projected on a classroom screen or when viewed on a mobile device. Having a...
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Contributor(s): Sumera Lucas (author); Kelly Sundberg (thesis advisor)
Date issued: 2019
Description: Viewed through the theoretical lens of securitization theory & moral regulation, this thesis examines deportation and detainment in Canada across CBSA jurisdictional regions. Furthermore, this thesis attempted to explain how deportation and detainment trends changed since 2005, and what may be possible causes. Being a descriptive analysis study, this thesis utilizes a documentary research methodology to gather data, while using current literature to explain border security and deportation in Canada—bolstering results from the analysis on deportation and detainment statistics. The findings from the results ultimately provide new insight for CBSA, as well as for future research into the...
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

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Casting a Wider Net - searching for SoTL in all the right places, and organizing what you find.

Sexual Assault in Alberta

Constitutional Secularization: Religious Pluralism and the Canadian Courts

LIS Practitioner-focused Research Trends Toward Open Access Journals, Academic-focused Research Toward Traditional Journals [Evidence Summary]

The Importance of Being Earnest

Examining the Outcomes of Sport Specialization for Individual Athletes and the Industry

Teaching with Games, Once Removed

Technical Aspects of a System for Teaching Aboriginal Languages Using a Game Boy Future Play

Does A Recession Affect Millennials’ Career Expectations?

Book smarts vs street smarts : do business schools value business experience?

What students want you to know about conducting SoTL research

Open, Get Ready! Public and Academic Libraries' Support for Open Education in Canada

Great Expectations: results from a faculty survey of students’ information literacy proficiency

Recreational Access Management Planning: Understanding Perceptions Regarding Public Forest Lands in SW Alberta

Social isolation and exclusion: the parents' experience of caring for children with rare neurodevelopmental disorders

On the Evolution of Games

Games and Learning Styles

Institute for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2011-12 Annual Report

Iterations in Education: Improving User Experience and Education Through Co-Authoring a Widely Used Textbook in Anatomy and Physiology

No Return Ticket: CBSA Deportation in Canada

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