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“Anytime, Anywhere”: Online Language Tutoring Platforms and the Rise of the (Im)Mobile Language Teacher

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how online tutoring platforms (OTPs) have facilitated new forms of (im)mobility—and discourses of (im)mobility—among online English tutors. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with online tutors, the article critically interrogates OTPs' primary selling point: that online tutors can work “anytime, anywhere.” While OTPs ...
Nate Ming Curran
wiley   +1 more source

Student Perceptions of AI and Virtual Populations in a Project‐Based Experimental Design Course

open access: yesTeaching Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the use of virtual populations and artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a course‐based project within the undergraduate statistics course “Experimental Design.” Consistent with our prior research, we found that most students supported the use of project‐based learning and reported gains in conceptual understanding, report ...
Luai Al Labadi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Bioregional Approach to Teaching Sustainability and Resilience Online

open access: yesNew Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This chapter describes how the first graduate program in resilient and sustainable communities has evolved over the past decade, maintaining its bioregional approach to distance learning while adapting the curriculum to meet new challenges in the age of climate change.
Laird Christensen
wiley   +1 more source

How weather got its words: a history of meteorological English – Part 1: Old English to the Age of Discovery

open access: yesWeather, EarlyView.
The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary among its peers in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the diverse origins of the words we use. In this two‐part paper, we will explore these origins, including the Pontic‐Caspian steppe, the British Empire, latinophone scientists and a TV show. We
Kieran M. R. Hunt
wiley   +1 more source

Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preparing for opening night: temporal boundary objects in textually-mediated professional practice

open access: yesInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2004
The authors report on two projects in which the role of documents as temporal boundary objects mediating information practices across multiple timelines was explored.
Elisabeth Davies, Pamela J. McKenzie
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Nocturnal neighbors: exploring residents' perceptions of urban wildlife related to animal traits identified by camera traps and literature

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife in urban areas is often a source of conflict, yet relatively few efforts have been directed toward fostering coexistence in these human‐dominated landscapes. While previous research has focused on socio‐demographic factors influencing perceptions of wildlife, the role of specific animal traits in shaping acceptance remains underexplored.
Simon S. Moesch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crystallography in Open Science and its open educational resources

open access: yesActa Crystallographica Section A, EarlyView.
Open Science is the movement to make scientific research, the data and their dissemination available to any member of an inquiring society, from professionals to citizens, irrespective of their economic situation. The IUCr provides fully open educational resources to Global South and Global North readers and authors.This article presents a review of ...
John R. Helliwell
wiley   +1 more source

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