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Eight Steps To Facilitating More Equitable Education In Undergraduate Sciences, Gintarė Lübeck, Michael K. Seery, Barry J. Ryan

Articles

Pedagogical practices can influence students’ confidence and ability beliefs and affect their ambition to persevere in science. Given the continuing need to diversify science and retain students in scientific programmes, science education must be tailored to cater to the needs of varied student groups. Since early experience in university programmes can be decisive in determining students’ further academic and professional choices, pedagogies employed in undergraduate science courses can be particularly influential in supporting science careers. Undergraduate science instructors are therefore encouraged to consider their approaches to teaching and learning from a variety of perspectives that could help empower students from …

The Acceptance Of Learning Management Systems By Higher Education Faculty In An Educational Landscape Influenced By A Global Pandemic, Stephen Mark Rektenwald

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This quantitative study investigated the perceptions of higher education faculty with respect to their behavioral intentions to use learning management systems and the perceived effect of COVID-19 on those intentions. An online survey was administered through private Facebook groups to faculty in higher education and listservs focused on technology in higher education. The sample size initially included 137 participants but participants were reduced to 121 due to incomplete responses on some surveys or not meeting the selection criteria for the research. The theoretical framework for this research was the intersection of the technology acceptance model and digital transformations. The data …

Experiences And Lessons Learned From The Covid-19 Pandemic, Gary J. Burkholder, Erwin Krauskopf

Higher Learning Research Communications

We are pleased to publish our second special issue (Volume 12, Issue 0) of Higher Learning Research Communications (HLRC) related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first special issue (Volume 11, Issue 0), authors examined the experiences of the transition to emergency remote teaching by institutions of higher education globally. In the current special issue, authors examine, from the perspectives of different countries, the continued impact of the pandemic. Each article provides some indications of how the pandemic can impact higher education as it transitions back to models that include face-to-face learning.

Using Markup Languages For Accessible Scientific, Technical, And Scholarly Document Creation, Jason J.G. White

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

In using software to write a scientific, technical, or other scholarly document, authors have essentially two options. They can either write it in a ‘what you see is what you get’ (WYSIWYG) editor such as a word processor, or write it in a text editor using a markup language such as HTML, LaTeX, Markdown, or AsciiDoc.

This paper gives an overview of the latter approach, focusing on both the non-visual accessibility of the writing process, and that of the documents produced. Currently popular markup languages and established tools associated with them are introduced. Support for mathematical notation is considered. In …

Digitizing The Dead: Using Three-Dimensional Imaging To Virtualize, Educate And Preserve (Presentation: Session Three), Rafael Goldchain, Jaime Ginter, Song Ho Ahn

Generator at Sheridan

This presentation will provide an overview of an ongoing interdisciplinary project involving the visualization of archeological human skeletal remains for the purposes of teaching, learning and research. The research objectives centre around exploring methods and best practices for generating high-resolution, research-quality 3D representations of the skeletal remains of once living persons as a sustainable digital alternative to hands-on teaching, learning and research.

A Further Magnetic Integration Of Filter Inductors For Circulating Current Elimination In Ev Fast Chargers (Presentation: Session Three), Ning Zhu

Generator at Sheridan

This SRCA research studies the latest update in magnetic integration of filter inductors in power electronics systems which considerably reduced the size and weight of the filter inductors and improved the system efficiency.

Hearing Their Voices: A Qualitative Exploration Of Human Trafficking Survivors In Canada (Presentation: Session One), Julie Dempsey, Marlene Santin, Jasmine Do

Generator at Sheridan

This qualitative exploration of human trafficking experiences in Canada addresses the gap in scholarly research that looks at prevention and policy directives from a survivors’ standpoint.

Decolonizing Entrepreneurial Learning (Presentation: Session Two), Besma Soltan, Renée Devereaux, Marisol Campos Navarrete

Generator at Sheridan

Sheridan EDGE staff will elaborate on the colonial perspectives embedded in entrepreneurial learning and engage the attendees in approaches on how to begin decolonizing entrepreneurial education.

Collaboration And Creation Of A Virtual Courtroom With The Open University (Presentation: Session One), Mark Shufflebottom

Generator at Sheridan

Students worked in collaboration with the UK’s Open University to create a Virtual Courtroom experience for their law degree.

Interdisciplinary Competency Development In Business Education (Presentation: Session Two), Marcie Theoret, Meagan Troop, Erin Stripe

Generator at Sheridan

This presentation will explore the multi-stakeholder, collaborative process taken to develop our competency framework, and how the competencies are taught, practiced, and assessed in the curriculum.

Finding Data: Introduction To Sheridan Library Data Resources (Afternoon Workshop), Nicole Zhang, Lingling Jiang

Generator at Sheridan

Participants will be shown how to access and find data/statistics from library resources through a demonstration on how to navigate Statistics Canada and odesi, download StatsCan datasets through odesi, and create simple graphs and cross tabulation tables in odesi.

Open Educational Resources: Zero-Cost Alternatives To Textbooks (Afternoon Workshop), Sam Cheng, Patricia Buckley

Generator at Sheridan

You will be guided through the OER journey and learn more about what OERs are, how to find and evaluate them, and how your library is here to assist. Join us in this conversation about how OER can help build a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient learning community at Sheridan.

Ksu's Digital Course Repository (Dcr), Kimberly S. Loomis, Heather Hankins

All Things Open

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, KSU faculty saw an opportunity to teach in the digital space and developed many effective courses in online and hybrid formats. The KSU Distinguished Course Repository (DCR) was created to catalog, recognize excellence, and showcase these courses, and to provide access to others, all in support of ongoing student success. Submitted courses are required to have a Creative Commons Attribution-4.0 International Public License, since they are expected to be shared and modified by future faculty. Publication in the DCR is beneficial to faculty, students, and programs, and the DCR itself is an excellent example of …

Strengths 4 Success. A Reflection On The Solution-Focused Support Group For Academic Upgrading Students (Presentation: Session Four), Agnes Bielecka

Generator at Sheridan

This presentation is a faculty reflection and student feedback on the formation of a support group and its impact on Academic Upgrading (AU) students.

Opioid Use, Misuse And Knowledge In The Athletic Community And Its Allied Health Care Providers (Presentation: Session Three), Jacqueline Vandertuin, Dalya Abdulla

Generator at Sheridan

A summary of published research in the area of opioids, pain-relieving medication and sport health care providers.

Novel, Low-Cost Covid-19 Point Of Care Monitoring And Triaging Device (Presentation: Session Three), Tarek El Salti, Edward Sykes

Generator at Sheridan

CMI partnered with Tech4Life on a simple, accessible, and cost-effective PoC COVID-19 self-assessment and monitoring system. The reconfigured system will support real-time monitoring and triaging of people who test positive for COVID-19.

Experiential Learning Insights Brought Into The Psb Classroom (Presentation: Session Four), Garrett Hall

Generator at Sheridan

Draws upon the Building Small Business Resilience Applied Teaching research project and its incorporation into the Sheridan Pilon School of Business courses.

Cultivating Trauma-Informed Spaces In Education (Presentation: Session One), Nicole Johnson, Ida Gianvito, Yumna Hussain, Katie Sullivan

Generator at Sheridan

This presentation will highlight the importance of postsecondary educational institutions’ role in addressing the prevalent issue of trauma and cover practical pedagogical strategies for educators and employees looking to enhance their practices with adult learners.

Covid-19-Impacted Research And Education In Global Healthcare And Stem: Evaluation Of Case Studies, Yumna Indorewala, Santanu De

Trick to the Treat of Internships and Research

The zoonotic novel coronavirus has posed major challenges to the world’s economy, social development, and public health. Effects in the education and research in the field of healthcare and STEM are accentuated in lower-developed countries or communities where the access to technology and a reliable internet connection are luxuries making it difficult to attain education virtually. The Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has also disrupted research and training in STEM and healthcare. With significant increases in infection rates there is an urge to redirect projects towards virology research and vaccine development. This comprehensive literature review includes case studies highlighting the …

Facilitators And Barriers To Mentoring Newcomers Research Study: Highlights Of The Research And Opportunities For Experiential Learning (Presentation: Session One), Ferzana Chaze, Deepikaa Gupta, Heung Ting Kwee, Dorothy Rodrigues, Arlene Samuel

Generator at Sheridan

This presentation provides highlights of a SSHRC-funded research study conducted in partnership with TRIEC Mentoring Partnership to understand facilitators and barriers to mentoring newcomers to Canada. Students research assistants were integral to the project and will present on the experiential learning gained through their engagement in the research.