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Cortés, Valeria; Loffler, Kelly; Brigham, Tim – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2023
The Professional Project Administrator Program (PPA) is an employment-focused online program offered in partnership with Indigenous communities in Western Canada. Based on the findings from the research conducted after the program completion, we discuss two key components that contributed to a meaningful learning experience and to the success of…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Program Descriptions, Partnerships in Education, Distance Education
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Barbara Brown; Christie Hurrell; Verena Roberts; Michele Jacobsen; Nicole Neutzling; Mia Travers-Hayward – OTESSA Conference Proceedings, 2021
This paper builds on student-instructor partnerships by describing how an instructor, students, program coordinator, and members of a research team were involved in the co-design of an open educational resource in a graduate program in education. A four-part open learning design framework was used to guide the course design: (a) clarifying the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Online Courses, Teacher Student Relationship, Program Administration
Canadian Literacy and Learning Network, 2014
The Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN), in partnership with Aboriginal community leaders and literacy experts, is leading an initiative to create a National Table for Aboriginal Literacy and Essential Skills (NTALES). A potential role of the National Table will be to represent First Nation, Metis and Inuit literacy and essential skills…
Descriptors: Literacy, Canada Natives, American Indians, Eskimos
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Rolfe, Vivien – Open Praxis, 2016
For those receiving funding from the UK HEFCE-funded Open Educational Resource Programme (2009-2012), the sustainability of project outputs was one of a number of essential goals. Our approach for the hosting and distribution of health and life science open educational resources (OER) was based on the utilisation of the WordPress.org blogging…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Resource Units, Computer Uses in Education, Shared Resources and Services
Rogers, W. Todd – Canadian Journal of Education, 2014
Principals and teachers do not use large-scale assessment results because the lack of distinct and reliable subtests prevents identifying strengths and weaknesses of students and instruction, the results arrive too late to be used, and principals and teachers need assistance to use the results to improve instruction so as to improve student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Group Testing, Multidimensional Scaling, Evaluation Utilization
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Harde, Roxanne; Haave, Neil – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2012
This essay synthesizes our roundtable discussion about how to develop a campus culture of undergraduate research. Our discussion began with descriptions of the University of Alberta, Augustana's initiatives: Independent Studies courses, the Student Academic Conference, and summer research assistantships. Common concerns from roundtable…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Essays, Organizational Culture, Educational Practices
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Henshon, Suzanna E. – Roeper Review, 2011
This article presents an interview with David W. Chan, founding director of the Program for the Gifted and Talented at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Chan has worked at the university for nearly 30 years, first in the Department of Psychiatry and then in the Department of Educational Psychology. Currently, he is also an adjunct professor of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Recognition (Achievement), Reputation
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Cameron, Ann-Frances; Trudel, Marie-Claude; Titah, Ryad; Leger, Pierre-Majorique – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2012
When teaching Information Systems (IS), one of the crucial objectives is to make students understand the practical aspects of the integration of IS in organizations. Over the last decades, several pedagogical approaches were introduced to more tightly bridge theory and practice, e.g., hands on exercises, simulations, real world projects, guest…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Systems Analysis, Information Systems
Usher, Alex – Educational Policy Institute (NJ1), 2009
The purpose of this document is to examine the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)'s Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) and analyse the advantages and disadvantages of both the existing system of program delivery and a trio of alternative delivery mechanisms. It does not issue any recommendation with respect to a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Financial Aid, Canada Natives, American Indian Education
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Bartz, Janet – Journal of Distance Education, 2010
An e-learning project is a balance of time, cost, and scope measured against learner engagement. With this measure, the learner is part of every stage in the project's development. Assessing decisions with regards to learner impact will contribute to a more engaging and therefore successful project. To illustrate this concept, this paper will…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Material Evaluation, Secondary School Students, Social Studies
Alberta Education, 2008
Education is the key to young people becoming full partners in shaping a global future and in shaping the nation's future. Quality basic education for young people is key to maintaining Alberta's standard of living and ensuring competitiveness in the world market. The education system must focus on what all students need to learn and be able to…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, State Standards, Graduation Requirements
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Marchessault, R. H.; Myers, M. B. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1986
The history, logistics, and strategy behind the Xerox Corporation's Canadian research laboratory, a subsidiary firm located outside the United States for reasons of manpower, tax incentives, and quality of life, are described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, International Organizations, Program Administration
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1983
Results of a 1983 survey of pension plans in 17 Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Information is provided on the following areas: type of plan, eligibility, member contributions, university contributions, benefits on normal retirement (age 65) and on early retirement (age 55), trustee and investment manager, and pension committee…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Eligibility, Foreign Countries
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1986
Results of a 1986 survey of pension plans at 17 Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Information is provided on: eligibility, types of plan, member contributions, university contributions, benefits on normal retirement (age 65) and on early retirement (age 55), benefits on termination, benefits on death before and after retirement,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Early Retirement, Eligibility
University of Western Ontario, London. – 1984
Results of a 1984 survey of pensions plans in 17 Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Information is provided on: eligibility, types of plan, member contributions, university contributions, benefits on normal retirement (age 65) and on early retirement (age 55), trustee and investment manager, and pension committee composition and status.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Early Retirement, Eligibility
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