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Developing a conceptual framework for planning distributed education within Alberta’s comprehensive community institutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Previous research has revealed challenges faced by post-secondary institutions (PSIs) seeking to add or expand distributed education options within institutional contexts originally developed to support more traditional, face-to-face classroom learning.
Wilde, Russell
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Ultrafast visual detection of Streptococcus suis via HtpsC‐targeted LAMP–CRISPR–Cas12a coupled with lateral flow immunochromatography

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
A rapid visual test combines DNA amplification, CRISPR–based target verification, and a lateral flow strip to detect Streptococcus suis. The assay gives results in about 45 min, reduces false‐positive interpretation, and does not require fluorescence equipment.
Liu‐xin Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling the antecedents of students’ attitudes toward examination malpractice and intentions in distance education

open access: yesDiscover Education
Examination malpractice in distance education is a growing concern as it is gaining roots in the academic work of students in recent years. The prevalence of academic malpractice is difficult to measure, as it often goes unreported or undetected, but ...
Brandford Bervell   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Making the Connection: Moore’s Theory of Transactional Distance and Its Relevance to the Use of a Virtual Classroom in Postgraduate Online Teacher Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This study explored the use of the Web-based virtual environment, Adobe Connect Pro, in a postgraduate online teacher education programme at the University of Waikato.
Falloon, Garry, Garry Falloon
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Ethical Foreground and Background in Adult Educator Work

open access: yesNew Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adult educators work in a complex ethical environment. The very act of contributing to the learning of another is fraught with moral overtones. In this paper we consider the ethical dimensions of adult educator practice by distinguishing the ethical features of the context or ‘background’ of practice from the ethical capabilities and decision ...
Steven Hodge, Sonal Nakar
wiley   +1 more source

Distance Education in Single and Dual Mode Universities: Papers Presented to a Symposium on Reforms in Higher Education

open access: yes, 1992
The papers in this collection were prepared for a symposium on reforms in higher education, with particular emphasis on distance education, held in New Delhi, India, in late August, 1992, and sponsored by The Commonwealth of Learning and the University ...

core   +1 more source

The Effectiveness of Risk Management Practices by Management in Selected Water and Sanitation Service Providers in Zambia

open access: yesJournal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
This study examines the effectiveness of the management operationalising risk management practices in the water and sanitation Commercial Utilities (CUs) in Zambia. Using a cross-sectional quantitative approach, survey information was collected from 120
Enock M. Phiri   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inclusive andragogy in distance education: A phenomenological perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand inclusive andragogy in distance education through the lived experiences of students and stakeholders involved in online teaching at a Canadian postsecondary institution.
Polushin, Sandra
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RNA Sequencing Resolves Cryptic Pathogenic Variants in Mitochondrial Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Mitochondrial diseases are the most common inherited metabolic disorders, characterized by pronounced clinical and genetic heterogeneity that complicates molecular diagnosis. Although DNA‐based sequencing approaches have become standard in genetic testing, up to half of patients remain without a definitive diagnosis.
Zhimei Liu   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

White Matter Hyperintensity Burden and Short‐Interval Change Associated With Sleep Apnoea in the UK Biobank

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are a core neuroimaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Sleep apnoea (SA) is a recognized vascular risk factor, but its associations with regional WMH burden, short‐interval WMH change and cognitive performance in population‐based cohorts remain incompletely defined. We
Peng Cheng   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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