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2017-01-01
Virginia M. C. Tze, Lia M. Daniels, Erin Buhr, Lily Le
The importance of affects in learning has been firmly established in face-to-face learning environments, and now researchers are examining the roles of affects in online learning environments, including massive open online courses (MOOCs). The purpose of this research was to identify profiles of...
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Fall 2023
Evaluating and ranking the difficulty and enjoyment of puzzles is important in game design. Typically, such rankings are constructed manually for each specific game, which can be time consuming, subject to designer bias, and requires extensive play testing. An approach to ranking that generalizes...
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How do Teachers’ Perceptions of their Agency and Engagement Change after Participating in Self-directed Professional Development?
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One defining feature of a profession is control over decision-making with respect to professional development (PD). This study of three schools in an Alberta school district in Canada allowed teachers the option to opt out of centrally organized PD in order to pursue self-directed professional...
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Pedagogies in physical education and wellness: How teachers promote secondary student engagement in physical education and wellness
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Student participation in physical education programs often diminishes when the course becomes an elective in high school. Throughout the history of physical and health education, there have been numerous pedagogical shifts, resulting in differing levels of student engagement. At the centre of...
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Spring 2022
This research introduces the concept of phatic brand communication to marketing, and examines its use in the context of social media. The main function of phatic brand communication is for brands to create an atmosphere of sociability with consumers (e.g., “Hey YOU. Have a great day.”) rather...
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The Impact of COVID-19-triggered Changes to Instruction and Assessment on University Students’ Self-Reported Motivation, Engagement, and Perceptions
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Daniels, Lia M., Goegan, Lauren, D., Parker, Patti C.
In March 2020, university students had to adjust to remote learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This abrupt change likely impacted students’ motivation, engagement, and perceptions of success and cheating. We used a single survey to collect retrospective self-report data from a...
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Fall 2018
This research focuses on how consumers are impacted by receiving feedback on word of mouth recommendations. In particular, I examine what occurs when a consumer recommends an experience to another person, and this other person has the experience and returns to say that they did or did not like...
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The Place in Which the Suffering of Living is: How Nurses Enact Compassion in Pediatric Intensive Care
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In pediatric intensive care units, nurses enact compassion as they enter in with patients and families to the place where the suffering of living is and take action to make that suffering even a little bit easier to bear. This study sought to answer the question: how do nurses enact compassion in...