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Alton's Sidewalks, Jenna Flemming
Alton's Sidewalks, Jenna Flemming
Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies - Exceptional Student Work, 2017
This reflection and PowerPoint presentation were part of an assignment in the course Policy and Justice in an Aging Society (Year 2, Semester 1) in the Social Service Worker Gerontology program. The purpose of this assignment was to engage in advocacy work on issues and promote change and solutions by raising awareness.
Jenna describes her process for advocating for change "I decided to advocate for change to the lack of accessibility of sidewalks. I chose to focus on this because it is an issue I see everywhere, it effects a lot of people including seniors, people with disabilities or parents …
Pedagogy For A Plugged-In Age, Independent Study 2017, Andrew Hladkyj
Pedagogy For A Plugged-In Age, Independent Study 2017, Andrew Hladkyj
Publications and Scholarship
This is an independent study for Hladkyj's graduate studies in Strategic Foresight and Innovation (MDes) at OCAD University. The study’s goal is to establish a “lay of the land” informing how technology and pedagogy might be designed in the Web Design Graduate Certificate program Hladkyj spearheaded at Sheridan College.
The research consists of a literature review validated by primary sources, composed of four 30-minute, semi-structured expert interviews with college-level design educators, administrators, and students (both current and former).
A modified, “human-centred” STEEP V (Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, Political, Values) framework provides context to the findings.The output is actionable and threefold: …
Co-Op Research Matters, Matthew Rempel
Co-Op Research Matters, Matthew Rempel
Publications and Scholarship
Matthew Rempel (Associate Dean, Career Education and Co-curricular Learning, Sheridan College) discusses Clarke's article Rethinking graduate employability: The role of capital, individual attributes and context (2017). Matthew touches on how the term “employability” is very complex and how Clarkes model may require further research.
An Exploratory Study Of School To Work Transition Experiences Of Applied Science And Technology Students In Southern Ontario, Robert Kilby
An Exploratory Study Of School To Work Transition Experiences Of Applied Science And Technology Students In Southern Ontario, Robert Kilby
Publications and Scholarship
This paper details a qualitative study undertaken on a small sampling of community college graduates. The graduates’ pathways from school to work have been studied in relation to existing scholarly transition models. The author was able to discover only a small number of studies dealing with the college to work transition experience of applied science and technology students, no scholarly papers were found with respect to this student population in Ontario, Canada. This study was an inquiry into the college to work transition experiences of a purposive sample of graduates from regional community colleges in Southern Ontario. Sixteen semi-structured qualitative …
Ctl Tla3 Posters | Community As The Classroom: Bringing The Real World Into The Ssw Classroom Through A Halton Region Research Collaborative, Ferzana Chaze, Bethany Osborne
Ctl Tla3 Posters | Community As The Classroom: Bringing The Real World Into The Ssw Classroom Through A Halton Region Research Collaborative, Ferzana Chaze, Bethany Osborne
Generator at Sheridan
This poster will showcase a unique research collaboration between the School of Community Studies and the Halton Granter’s Roundtable, illustrating the collaborative research journey; the benefits and challenges of doing research for both the community and for Sheridan College, including incorporating elements of the process and the findings into the classroom.
First Year Exam Jam, Jamie Goodfellow, Gouthami Vigneswaran
First Year Exam Jam, Jamie Goodfellow, Gouthami Vigneswaran
Publications and Scholarship
What is an Exam Jam and how can your library host one? Sheridan Library’s First Year Team helps students foster research and other academic skills during a students’ first year at College. Libraries tend to focus on research skills related to assignments but what can we do to help students when it comes to their first Exams? Sheridan Library’s First Year Team poster, presented at the Ontario Library Association 2017 Poster session, will answer these questions and help you decide if hosting an Exam Jam is right for your institution.
Transforming Lives At Sheridan : A Tribute To Dr. Mozammel Khan, Lorraine Fraser, Mozammel Khan, Iain Mcnab, Jack Urowitz, Soumitra Nandi, Srinivas Ganapathyraju, Kam Ho, Daniel Zrymiak
Transforming Lives At Sheridan : A Tribute To Dr. Mozammel Khan, Lorraine Fraser, Mozammel Khan, Iain Mcnab, Jack Urowitz, Soumitra Nandi, Srinivas Ganapathyraju, Kam Ho, Daniel Zrymiak
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The original 2017 edition of this title was published in recognition of Dr. Mozammel Khan’s career in quality assurance instruction and positive impact on graduates of Sheridan College’s Quality Assurance Manfacturing Management program (PQUAS), with proceeds from the book supporting the Mozammel Khan scholarship Foundation. Khan, originally from Bangladesh, taught in Singapore before immigrating to Canada in the 1990s, where he founded the first post-secondary QA program of its kind in Ontario at Sheridan College.
Editor Lorraine Fraser collects heartfelt letters of appreciation to Khan from alumni of the PQUAS program, who share memories, successes and challenges from their time …