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91亚色-led research projects and graduate students awarded more than $19.5 million from SSHRC and partners

Five 91亚色-led research partnerships have received $14.3 million through the聽Social Sciences聽& Humanities Research Council of Canada聽(SSHRC) Partnership Grants program, Partnership Development Grants program and partnership contributions from external research partners participating in the projects. In addition, more than $5.2 million was awarded to 145 91亚色 master鈥檚 and doctoral students to support scholarships and fellowships from […]

91亚色 Senate approves the University's new strategic research plan

After聽eight months of consultation with the community, as well as internal and external research partners, the 91亚色 Senate has unanimously approved the University鈥檚 new strategic research plan, "Building on Strength". 鈥91亚色鈥檚 new strategic research plan commits to building research on our strengths and provides a strong aspirational vision for the development and recognition of 91亚色鈥檚 […]

91亚色 prof president of Royal Canadian Institute

University Professor Emeritus Ronald Pearlman of 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Science & Engineering has been named president of the prestigious Royal Canadian Institute (RCI) for the Advancement of Science. Pearlman, currently first-vice-president of the RCI, is the director of 91亚色鈥檚 Core Molecular Biology/DNA Sequencing Facility and former dean and associate dean of 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Graduate […]

2012 Ernest C. Mercier Lecture in Entrepreneurial Science

  聽 Janusz A. Kozi艅ski, dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dezs枚 J. Horv谩th, dean, Schulich School of Business, and Eileen Mercier cordially invite you to the annual Ernest C. Mercier Lecture in Entrepreneurial Science on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. This event, titled "Me, Myself and My Network: The Importance of Collaboration to Entrepreneurship in […]

Work by rising stars in visual arts added to Sarick collection

The Faculty of Fine Arts has acquired two more works by recent graduates of the MFA Program in Visual Arts for its Samuel Sarick Purchase Award Collection of contemporary Canadian art. Jaime Angelopoulos鈥 large-format drawing,聽Thief,聽and Julieta Maria鈥檚 four-minute digital video,聽Soil, are now part of this outstanding collection of works created by then-emerging artists, reflecting 聽the […]

interPLAY symposium explores the link between creativity and information

"interPLAY: between creativity & information" is the intriguing title of聽a one-day symposium at 91亚色 that is dedicated to exploring and challenging definitions of 鈥渋nformation鈥 from a diversity of perspectives. Hosted by the 91亚色 Libraries, interPLAY will take place Monday, March 26, from 9am to 7pm, in聽the Senate Chamber, 940 South Ross Building, and […]

Higher ed, technology and environmental action in spotlight at TEDx91亚色U

91亚色 will celebrate great ideas on Saturday at the second annual TEDx91亚色U event. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conferences began in 1984 in Silicon Valley as a way for tech employees to share their ideas and innovations. TEDx91亚色U, which is organized independently of TED, will include talks by 11 members of the 91亚色 community. […]

ABEL Leadership Summit to focus on change and creating learning cultures

The Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) program at 91亚色 will host its third annual Leadership Summit on Friday, Feb. 10. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淟eadership to Engage Change and Achieve New Learning Cultures鈥. The summit will bring聽together education leaders (administrators, superintendents, principals, deans, faculty, teacher-leaders), private and not-for-profit sector leaders for a聽dialogue and discussion […]

Canadian icon talks about the tragedy of child soldiers

A Canadian icon of humanitarianism urged Glendon students to 鈥済et your boots dirty鈥 by working in a developing country and experiencing what life is like for 80 per cent of humanity, as he delivered Glendon's annual John W. Holmes Memorial Lecture. Right: Dallaire speaks to a standing-room only crowd in Glendon's lecture hall Lieutenant-General Romeo […]

Educators from across Canada learn about classroom technologies at ABEL Summer Institute

About 150 educators from across Canada converged on 91亚色 recently to learn聽new technology tools and best practices to enhance their teaching. They were attending the 10th annual ABEL (Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning) Summer Institute Aug. 22 to 24. The theme this year was Connected Community Learning: The Next Decade. For two-and-a-half days, they heard speakers […]

YRDSB recognizes ABEL program director Janet Murphy for service to education

Teaching with technology is a good thing, and no one knows it better than Janet Murphy. The 91亚色 Region District School Board (YRDSB) has awarded Murphy,聽director of 91亚色鈥檚 Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) on applied research program in the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, an Outstanding Service Award. Under Murphy鈥檚 leadership, ABEL鈥檚 team […]

ABEL program seeks eCourse developer for Regional Adaptation Collaboration project (closes May 2)

The Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning program (ABEL), is seeking an eCourse Developer and technical support for the Regional Adaptation Collaboration project. More details, including salary details and how to apply, are available in the Research Jobs section. Please note that only resumes submitted through the described process will be considered. The posting closes May 2, […]

Professors Richardson and Ezzedeen on rise of telework

If you have caught on to just one technology fad over the last two decades, chances are you have teleworked in some way, be it to check business e-mails from your personal laptop, schedule an interview over your BlackBerry or send that very important presentation via your iPhone, wrote 91亚色Region.com March 26: According to Julia […]

Professor Jennifer Jenson: Video game industry needs more women

Few mainstream video games are made聽鈥 or marketed聽鈥 with women in mind, even though nearly 40 per cent of video game players in the United States and Canada are female, wrote the Toronto Star March 4, in a story about two Vancouver women who own a game development company. The likely reason? Few women are […]

ABEL Summer Institute mobilizes new technology, best practices and partnerships to transform classroom learning

The Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) program has wrapped up another successful ABEL Summer Institute (ASI). The theme of the ninth annual ASI, which took place at 91亚色 from Aug. 23 to 25, was Creating the Future Now.聽The event聽welcomed some 200 delegates from across Ontario and Canada. The two-and-a-half-day professional learning event included keynote […]

Professor Philipp Angermeyer: Kids + txting rn鈥檛 killing the language

The idea that our dependence on technology is ruining the English language is not a new one, wrote The Globe and Mail Aug. 11: Members of the media, linguists and grammar gurus are on both sides, pushing and pulling over the implications associated with texting, blogging and e-mailing. Many who think language is being flushed […]

Ontario Centre of Excellence's Discovery 2010 was now, not next

Discovery 2010, the Ontario Centre of Excellence鈥檚 annual conference to showcase and celebrate Ontario innovation, is one of Ontario鈥檚 flagship programs that supports and promotes research at Ontario鈥檚 universities, colleges, research institutions and companies. Held May 17 and 18, Discovery 2010 was billed as 鈥淲here next Happens鈥 for Clean Tech, Health Tech, High Tech and […]

Teaching and education: How to reach the iPod generation in school

Janet Murphy, project manager for the Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) at 91亚色, participated in a panel at Canada 3.0 this week on learning in a digital society. The Stratford Gazette covered Murphy's remarks at the event in an article published May 12: The younger generations are living their lives with iPods blaring in […]

Video: Professor Ron Owston on professional learning and technology

Ron Owston, professor of education, director of the Institute for Research on Learning Technologies (IRLT), and co-director of the Technology Enhanced Learning Institute (TELi), spoke to teachers last week about his research in education, professional learning, and technology. Owston's presentation was part of a leadership symposium hosted by Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL), which supports […]

Are seniors losing out in the cellphone market?

In February, Barbara Crow will meet with her mother-in-law鈥檚 quilting bunch in Peterborough, her mother鈥檚 synagogue friends in Toronto and a group of retirees in Duncan, British Columbia. She and co-researcher Kim Sawchuk of Concordia University want to know whether and how seniors use cellphones. Right: Barbara Crow 鈥淢any senior citizens use these mobile technologies, […]