A5047846075- Reflective Practices in Education
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Wikis in Education and Collaboration
- Open Education and E-Learning
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Semantic Web and Ontologies
- Student Assessment and Feedback
- Online and Blended Learning
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Mobile Learning in Education
- Adult and Continuing Education Topics
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Indigenous and Place-Based Education
- Athletic Training and Education
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Child Therapy and Development
- Digital Games and Media
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- African cultural and philosophical studies
Mount Royal University
2013-2025
Royal Children's Hospital
2023
University College London
2015
This paper introduces SC2LE (StarCraft II Learning Environment), a reinforcement learning environment based on the StarCraft game. domain poses new grand challenge for learning, representing more difficult class of problems than considered in most prior work. It is multi-agent problem with multiple players interacting; there imperfect information due to partially observed map; it has large action space involving selection and control hundreds units; state that must be solely from raw input...
ABSTRACT This chapter describes the history of Disrupting Disciplines movement and methods for its implementation that have been explored over years. It focuses primarily on how technique has developed at one institution (Mount Royal University) ways interviews forefront ethical space as creating potential transformative change.
The emerging field of SoTL is an inherently interdisciplinary endeavor which requires embracing a diverse range research methods and disciplinary differences in world views. This diversity has caused lack coherence its conceptualization communication, can be confusing for new scholars. Ongoing debates the community concern use theory methodology, as well definitional questions what constitutes nature purpose. article offers framework conceptualizing attempts to broadly delineate available...
Faculty members from five years of an annual Scholarship Teaching and Learning (SoTL) development program were invited to participate in a study about the impact SoTL on their teaching, scholarship, career trajectory. During semi-structured interviews, many expressed feeling discomfort during journey into SoTL. A qualitative analysis using constant comparison method showed that this was sometimes due contrasts between discipline's epistemology, as well challenges identity teacher,...
There is growing demand for online learning activities that offer flexibility students to study anywhere, anytime, as fit around work and family commitments. We designed a series of evaluated how, where, with what devices used the activities, well their levels engagement deep activities. A mixed-methods design was explore students’ interactions This method integrated analytics data responses from 63 survey, nine interview, 16 focus group participants. found combination mobile access across...
ABSTRACT Framed as a conversation among four authors who have all worked educational developers, this chapter explores how development profession is itself colonial and these aspects can present barriers to developers seeking use Disrupting interviews form of development. Yet the also describes possibilities interview holds for both individual resilience resistance, collective transformation.
Abstract Advanced machine learning techniques like Gaussian process regression and multi-task are novel in the area of wine price prediction; previous research this being restricted to parametric linear models when predicting prices. Using historical data 100 wines Liv-Ex index, main contributions paper field are, firstly, a clustering into two distinct clusters based on autocorrelation. Secondly, an implementation these with predictive accuracy surpassing both trivial simple ARMA GARCH time...
The emerging field of SoTL is an inherently interdisciplinary endeavor which requires embracing a diverse range research methods and disciplinary differences in world views. This diversity has caused lack coherence its conceptualization communication, can be confusing for new scholars. Ongoing debates the community concern use theory methodology, as well definitional questions what constitutes nature purpose. article offers framework conceptualizing attempts to broadly delineate available...
We are one Indigenous and three settler academics struggling with the question of what decolonizing means for us in our educational practices at universities, located different parts territory called Canada Turtle Island. Drawn to idea Decoding Disciplines as a process this work, we found ourselves critiquing colonial assumptions underlying disciplines themselves. This inquiry led repurpose interview into call Disrupting that have conducted colleagues part research study. In article,...
This study provides insight into technology-enhanced assessment (TEA) in diverse higher education contexts. The effectiveness of using technology for is still equivocal, particularly regard to evidence improvements student learning. empirical research explores the affordances that offers transforming A systematic literature review, guided by an analytic survey tool, was used identify and interrogate recent scholarly articles published 19 international journals. From a total 1713 articles,...
In this chapter we describe the Decoding Disciplines Faculty Learning Community at Mount Royal University and how has been used in new multidisciplinary ways various teaching, curriculum, research projects that are presented detail subsequent chapters.
Many post-secondary institutions in Canada over the past decade have made transition from college to university status. The researchers on this team were hired midst of such a at one western Canadian institution. As new faculty we navigating normal tides adjusting position, but our induction occurred shifting institutional context. Our research question, “What is experience transitional institution?” guided five-year focused ethnography, beginning as selfstudy and expanding into 60...
Abstract Objective Family‐based treatment (FBT) is a well‐established intervention for adolescent anorexia nervosa (AN). Although FBT efficacious in promoting weight gain and improvements psychological symptoms, some adolescents, cognitive/attitudinal recovery lags behind gain. This study conducted an exploratory post hoc analysis of outcomes adolescents who achieved by the end but continued to experience elevated symptoms post‐treatment. Methods Data were drawn from two randomised...
Change in assessment practice higher education tends to lag behind pedagogical change. Thinking about is, part, related disciplinary thinking. In this study, 27 faculty members from a broad range of disciplines were interviewed their conceptions help understand the distinctions and priorities four main categories disciplines. We uncover why university instructors may be resistant changes if they perceive them not support priorities.
Abstract This chapter describes a faculty learning community formed at our university, in partnership with local Indigenous communities, as part of response to Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls Action. We interviewed participants about their experiences this group, including challenges transformations.
This chapter briefly describes the SoTL research development program and context at Mount Royal University, reports initial results from a study of program's impact on participants’ teaching scholarly activities, situates findings regarding individual impact, department-level institution-level discipline-level within current literature Canadian context.
This chapter demonstrates how Decoding work can be used productively within a curriculum change process to help make design decisions based on more nuanced understanding of student learning and the relationship professional program field.
Abstract Background Undergraduate students in healthcare professions need to develop critical thinking skills order be prepared deliver patient‐centered high‐quality care upon graduation. The new Canadian Athletic Therapy Association (CATA) competency framework includes a “scholar” role, placing emphasis on knowledge and related evidence‐informed practices (EIP). Educators are expected their student's EIP skills; however, little is known about the optimal educational approaches accomplish...
In this article we report the outcomes of a needs assessment administered to new faculty members who were hired within last four years at Mount Royal University. Our purpose in conducting was gather information guide redevelopment institution’s support program for light changing institutional context (i.e., transition from college university). Faculty asked what kinds and resources they perceived themselves as needing during first year their full-time appointment gaps present professional...