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OLTD/MEDL Major Project and Process Papers
Major Projects and Process Papers from the Faculty of Education's Online Learning & Teaching graduate Diploma
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How a solution focused coach discipline supports teachers implementing 21st century curriculum
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017)This paper examines the potential impact of integrating a modern, solution-focused coaching discipline into educational course design and delivery for 21st century curriculum. A syllabus/overview was developed for a course ... -
Creating authentic blended learning in a virtual classroom
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017)The purpose of this project was to explore the effectiveness of online or e-Learning environments by comparing asynchronous modes to a synchronous online virtual cohort model. This was accomplished by establishing a Community ... -
STEM education: a pathway to developing twenty-first century leadership and career skills
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)Literature in the field suggests that a disconnect exists between the way we teach in 2016, and the twenty-first century skills and competencies students need to succeed in our rapidly changing, technologically-driven, ... -
Blended learning and the BC Education Plan: Delivering flexibility and choice in intermediate language arts
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)The introduction of the BC Education Plan represents a substantial shift in pedagogy within British Columbia. The Ministry of Education has indicated that educational priorities are changing and new skills and competencies ... -
Look out look in: social emotional challenges teaching In the Northern Arctic: an autoethnography
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)This study used the research method of an autoethnography to reflect on the life of a beginning educator living, teaching and surviving in the Northern Arctic. This study explores the social emotional challenges that a ... -
Digital citizenship: student perceptions of the effectiveness of a digital citizenship intervention
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)The impact of a school-wide digital citizenship intervention using a cyber media expert at raising student awareness of 8 key online behaviours was investigated by using a mixed methods exploratory approach. A survey (n=20) ... -
Culture of learning: a self-study
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)The purpose of this self-study was for the researcher to discover how beliefs about learning impact how assessment for learning practices are implemented in a classroom. In seeking to inform the study and her practice, the ... -
Discovering grit: getting gritty about making students grittier
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)Teachers have long wondered about what makes some students successful when others are not? They have experienced frustration when watching a student who is clearly intelligent – flounder and give up too easily. This paper ... -
Early reading intervention: a collaborative inquiry of school implementation
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016-04)Early reading development plays a vital role in the success of students along their learning journey. Primary teachers facilitate reading development through early reading intervention programs that meet the various needs ... -
Distributed leadership and the leader: designing a professional development course for private school principals of Calcutta, India
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)This research project was prepared to explore the role of a leader in distributed leadership setting with an intention to prepare a Professional Development Course for principals of private schools of Calcutta. The course ... -
Establishing a shared vision based on moral purpose in Beijing Business Management Institute
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)I have deep feelings for Beijing Business Management Institute (BBMI), where I worked for 19 years. After the Education Reform in 2000 in China, BBMI experienced many difficulties concerning leadership and management. In ... -
Community explorations: middle school learners making a difference
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)Middle school learners navigate their lives at a unique time of their adolescent development. They are experiencing many social, emotional, physical and intellectual changes. Middle schools therefore, need to be responsive ... -
Assessment in inquiry-based learning: the rationale and design of a handbook for teaching and assessing key learning facets
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)In this project, inquiry-based learning was examined in conjunction with the new British Columbia curriculum. The new curriculum emphasizes the importance of three core competencies that transcend the boundaries of traditional ... -
Faculty members’ perspectives on issues stemming from lack of government funding (constrained budgets) and on possible solutions
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)The purpose of this study was to look at the pressure post-secondary institutions are now faced with in having to generate more revenue to make up for the lack of government funding. The question asked in his study was: ... -
Transformational leadership, communication modalities and e-learner satisfaction
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)E-learners indicate that they want to have access to the same leadership and guidance that they experience in a classroom; specifically, e-learners want their support to include more interaction and dialogue with their ... -
Together we stand: exploring learning communities in trades programs
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)This study examined the effect of learning communities on the educational experiences of traditional and non-traditional students enrolled in trades programs at Vancouver Island University. Literature on learning communities ... -
School-community collaborations through the lens of place-based education: benefits and challenges
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)This mixed-methods action research study investigated the benefits and challenges of school-community collaborations through the lens of place-based education (PBE) in two contexts. Each of these contexts was located in ... -
Perceptions and practices of teachers, principals, and counsellors regarding school completion
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)In this study, intervention strategies for improving school completion rates were explored by researching practices and programs that would best serve students in grades seven to nine. Teachers’, counsellors’, and ... -
Teachers' opinions about the effects of mentorship programs on the academic motivation of students living in poverty
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016)The purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ opinions about the effects of mentorship programs on the academic motivation of students living in poverty. More specifically, do teachers feel that mentorship programs ... -
Are you listening : what students with high-incidence disabilities can tell their teachers about school engagement
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2016-06)The purpose of this study was to understand the school experience of students with designations and their level of engagement in school. This phenomenological study examined the students’ feelings about school engagement ...
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