Browsing OLTD/MEDL Major Project and Process Papers by Issue Date
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Blended learning: expansion of the learning environment from the classroom to technology mediated spaces can have a positive influence on reluctant writers in K-12
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)This blended learning project is focused on the effects of the use of online environments to elicit motivation of reluctant writers in the elementary years. The use of blended learning to facilitate engagement in reluctant ... -
Blended learning models for core French instruction
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)Recognizing the potential of both online and face to face learning opportunities this project examined the implementation of blended learning courses in both the traditional and online core French 9 classrooms. It addressed ... -
Meeting BC teacher needs: a tool to support Web 2.0 & LMS integration with respect to privacy
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)This research project explored privacy concerns in fully online learning environments and developed an electronic performance support system (EPSS) called, “The Privacy Compass for Web 2.0 Tools: Helping Teachers Navigate ... -
Supporting informal environmental education in higher education using a blended presentation model: using internet-based resources to achieve durable sustainable behaviour at Vancouver Island University
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)Environmental education, in both a focused and broad sense, is needed to foster sustainable behaviours and attitudes that will result in the resilience required to preserve natural environments, social justice, and ... -
Implementing mobile learning in senior chemistry
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)This project explored the need for mobile learning and the practical implementation of mobile learning in a senior secondary chemistry course. The project was focused around two guiding questions: 1) How can teachers ... -
Developing a collabroative mentorship model to effectively support and sustain flexible learning within School District 71
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)As alternative learning options become more and more available to students, educators are finding the need to incorporate blended or flexible learning practices into their teaching approaches. With the rapid advance of ... -
Exploring online communities to help foster the development of technology supported
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)Educators are realizing more and more that in order to prepare their students for our increasingly complex society, they need to adapt their teaching strategies. One avenue for this change in teaching practices is to ... -
Using Web 2.0 tools to teach online safety education in the intermediate grades
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)As more and more educators are using the Internet to enhance the potential learning of students, there are growing concerns over student safety on the Internet. This research project explores some of the risks associate ... -
An online, project based unit to achieve the goals of the 2013 BC education plan
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)The British Columbia Ministry of Education has produced a draft 2013 Education Plan to encourage students to learn and practice 21 century skills and graduate better prepared to enter the workforce in an increasingly ... -
Overcoming restrictions of internet acceptable use policies in K-12 schools: supporting educational professionals implementing Web 2.0 tools
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)Web 2.0 tools are increasingly being used by educators as learning tools for their students, yet some educators are unaware that to do so they must follow their school district Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) when using these ... -
Creating an effective learning environment for a secondary school photography course
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)Rapid advances in the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have directly impacted education and learning. A previous focus on lower-order thinking skills, such as memorization, repetition, and ... -
Digital Citizenship in the Intermediate Classroom
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014-10-17)Technology is a tool that is increasingly used in today’s classroom to encourage engagement, innovation and deeper learning experiences. Students are gaining access to technology at younger ages, yet are not necessarily ... -
Blended learning: best practices in a health and human service course
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)As the aging Canadian population increases so does the demand for Health Care professionals. Vancouver Island University Faculty of Health & Human Services (H&HS) has begun to use alternate delivery models including ... -
The Social Justice and English 12 initiative: design, development, and implementation of a course for blended online learning environments
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)Blended learning, the thoughtful integration of face-to-face and online learning, is a growing practice in schools both within and beyond Canada that has the potential to enhance and transform Canadian high school education. ... -
A conversion of a face-to-face course to a bi-synchronous blended learning environment
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)This project focused on converting EDUC202, a fully face-to-face course, offered through the Faculty of Education at Vancouver Island University (VIU), to a synchronous, blended learning course accessible by students in ... -
Effective strategies for supporting faculty in teaching high quality e-learning courses in post-secondary education
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)Online and blended (e-learning) delivery models were shifting the face of post-secondary education. That shift caused gaps in the understanding of good practice for high quality e-learning course delivery, leading to a ... -
Dimensions of impact: implications of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in elementary education
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)Children are coming to school with increasing rates of unaddressed social-emotional needs, along with challenges directly related to these needs. Essentially, these deficits make it necessary for schools to go beyond a ... -
How does blended learning change assessment practices?
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)Blended learning is a combination of face-to-face and online learning, and is growing in practice in many schools across North America. Blended learning provides engaging and meaningful learning experiences for today’s ... -
A gamified learning environment: using the principles underlying games to engender success in the learning experience
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)This paper examines the principles of learning identified by James Paul Gee that can be found in video games, and considers how they might be applied to learning a second language. The project was developed with the ... -
Increasing student engagement through gamification
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)Despite the fact that much literature heralds student engagement as an essential component to improve learning and increase course completion rates, confusion persists on how to accomplish this in an e-learning environment. ...
