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Suburbs deserve Complete Street: A safer Hammond Bay Road for everyone
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-03)Hammond Bay Road is a crucial thoroughfare for the Stephenson Point neighbourhood in Nanaimo and carries a high daily traffic volume. It meanders along hilly terrain, making travelling dangerous for all traffic users. This ... -
The process of co-teaching: experiences of elementary educators
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The purpose of this phenomenological study is to describe the lived experiences of educators at the elementary level who use co-teaching in their practice. Research has shown that educators from around the world have both ... -
Design elements that contribute to long term transformation through service
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)This thesis explores the design elements in Social Justice classes that lead to long-term transformation through service to the community. Various questions concerning design elements, transformation, and service were posed ... -
How can educators foster deeper thinking and self-reporting using the BC Core Competencies for students in a blended learning environment
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The Ministry of Education recently introduced Core Competencies into the British Columbia K-12 curriculum which explore the social and emotional aspects of learners. The goal is to create students to be future-ready by ... -
Supporting acculturation and fostering connected relationships with local community in Vancouver Island University
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The purpose of the current study was to find solutions for university communities to support acculturation by helping international students get involved on campus and connected with local students. Recent research has ... -
Language connotations in the media and the impact on fear of terrorism
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster exploring the language used by Canadian media when describing terrorist activities. -
Distracted driving in the media
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster exploring how distracted driving is portrayed in the media within British Columbia. -
Public perceptions: Framing the future of homelessness
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster highlighting research about public attitudes and perceptions about homelessness in Nanaimo. -
Empowering all: legitimizing the impacts of trauma and using a universal design to work with and reverse these impacts
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Childhood trauma can significantly impact a child’s ability to successfully function in school. This impact can occur across all domains- social, emotional, behavioural and cognitive- resulting in lagging skills in each ... -
Designing a practical reading roadmap for new K-3 teachers
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)“Learning to read is arguably a child’s most crucial academic achievement, while teaching reading is perhaps a teacher’s most complex and challenging endeavor” (Kent, Giles, & Hibberts, 2013, p.1). New teachers are not ... -
How teachers can overcome students’ unease about math and achieve learning success
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The aim of this study is to identify a deeper understanding of the teaching methods used by teachers to help students overcome math learning difficulties in British Columbia (B.C.) Secondary Schools. My first hypothesis, ... -
Optimizing fungal isolation methods: Can we apply fungal collection and isolation methods to an invasive orchid species?
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster highlighting research to investigate if fungal collection, isolation and dehydration methods from the Southern hemisphere can be used to identify the species of mycorrhizae that associate with an invasive orchid ... -
Local hyperparasitism: Mites found on flat flies carried by 29 species of birds
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster highlighting a research study to look at and characterize the hippoboscid flies and their hyperparasitic mites from birds on Vancouver Island. -
Planning the last-mile: Improving urban freight delivery using cyclelogistics
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019-05)The purpose of this study is to inform urban planners on innovative methods for last-mile freight movement within dense urban environments. An online survey was distributed to employees of logistic service providers to ... -
Delineating karst groundwater flow paths by fluorescent dye tracing on Quadra Island, BC
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019-04-11)In the Fall of 2019 a dye trace was conducted at three sink points and four springs near Stramberg Farm, Quadra Island BC. The goal of the project was to delineate subsurface flow paths to better understand the recharge ... -
Regional hydrogeology of Illusion and Spider Lake area
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019-04-11)In British Columbia, many aquifers occur in unconsolidated sediments prone to contamination and over-extraction. In the Nanaimo Lowlands, understanding of subsurface sediments is regionally constrained by the ... -
Modelling and assessing aquifer vulnerability for the Spider Lake region
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019-04-11)The Spider Lake region is an important source of groundwater for the surrounding communities of Parksville and Qualicum Beach. Much of their potable water comes from groundwater. The quality of the groundwater is dependent ... -
Fantasy Island
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019-04-11)Fantasy Island is a collection of poems by Vancouver Island University student and Nanaimo resident Jannine Grant exposing the illusions and impacts of colonialism on Vancouver Island and beyond. Historic and ongoing ... -
Can speleothems assist in unravelling the paleoclimatic history of coastal British Columbia?
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019-04-11)Paleoclimate reconstruction is an important tool used by climate scientists in order to understand and predict past, modern and future climate-related issues. Proxies, such as speleothems, can help us to form these climate ... -
Changes in gene expression and development in response to naphthenic acid exposure in Drosophila melanogaster
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019-04-11)Poster highlighting research investigating if exposure to naphthenic acids (NAs), a significant environmental contaminant found in oil extraction waste water, can affect the egg-to-pupal stage maturation rate of Drosophila ...
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