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Pedagogy For A Plugged-In Age, Independent Study 2017, Andrew Hladkyj Jul 2017

Pedagogy For A Plugged-In Age, Independent Study 2017, Andrew Hladkyj

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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 Jun 2017

Co-Op Research Matters, Matthew Rempel

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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 Jun 2017

An Exploratory Study Of School To Work Transition Experiences Of Applied Science And Technology Students In Southern Ontario, Robert Kilby

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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 …


First Year Exam Jam, Jamie Goodfellow, Gouthami Vigneswaran Feb 2017

First Year Exam Jam, Jamie Goodfellow, Gouthami Vigneswaran

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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.