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The The Influence Of A STEM/STEAM Education Based High School on Students of The Ivoti Institute
No full textThe aim of this paper is to determine the difference between the STEM/STEAM education High School model and the Traditional Basic General education High School Model. Another important objective is to explain the benefits of the STEM/STEAM High School format being implemented in the Ivoti Institute, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. I start by giving the definition of STEM/STEAM education, and then talk about the New High School format that is being used in the Ivoti Institute. I explain all the benefits and opportunities that this educational setting brings to the students, and how it has affected my life, personally. STEM/STEAM education is the future of education, and will be extremely effective in the development of critical and autonomous individuals. 
New Day
Get PDFIn the spirit of Indigenous storytelling and cultural significance, the artwork portrays a profound narrative. At its core is the image of a radiant light bulb, its rays symbolizing the birth of a new idea, akin to the moment when a light bulb ignites in one's mind. Yet, within this light resides a Raven, a sacred and central figure in many coastal First Nations stories. Raven embodies the timeless tale of light, a story woven through the fabric of Indigenous cultures
Gender and Far Right Extremism
Get PDFIn the media and within the literature, far right extremism has been noted as being hypermasculine in character. Yet, the framing of these movements as being male dominated, though accurate, obscures the roles that women play within these spaces. This study furthers the academic understanding of the phenomenon by presenting a comprehensive examination of the role of gender within far right extremism as a political ideology and within far right extremist groups. Gendered differences are found in the actual support for these movements and in the motivating psychological factors behind such support. Gendered differences are also present in the roles that men and women perform within these groups, with women functioning as violent actors, thinkers, facilitators, promoters, activists, and exemplars, but being unable to access leadership positions within far right extremist groups
The Silence of Global Oceans: Measuring the Acoustics Impact of the Covid-19 Lockdown
Get PDFLow-frequency sound from maritime shipping is a major source of ambient underwater noise in oceans and a threat to marine life. Annual increases in global trade, 80% of which occurs through ocean tankers and container ships, means that underwater anthropogenic noise levels are increasing. As seasonal ice disappears because of climate change and new shipping routes open in the Arctic, ambient sound levels are bound to increase
Listen-Pair-Share: a template for facilitating inclusive group discussion about active listening
Get PDFAcoustic ecology has benefited from the way many of its earliest advocates documented their pedagogical techniques. It allowed activities like soundwalking to become mainstays and helped introduce so many students to the practice of active listening. However, these same activities need to be re-evaluated using contemporary standards of inclusion and accessibility. Features like silent movement and visual cues can create barriers for students with visual impairments or mobility challenges. This paper provides a lesson plan for a new activity called "Listen-Pair-Share". The activity begins with students listening to a soundscape for a brief period of time. Next, students are paired up to engage in small group discussions. Finally, each small group chooses a spokesperson and reports out to the entire gathering. The lesson represents an earnest effort to adapt and update common teaching methods used within acoustic ecology so that we can better serve diverse audiences
go your gait! Artistic Research on Walking & Listening
Get PDFI am a walker and listener.
Investigating sound and space has long been an integral part of my artistic work. I started early with comprehensive training in classical music, studying violin, viola and composition. I played in orchestras and ensembles and focused on spatial performances and new performance practices. I have always had a special relation- ship with our most natural form of locomotion – walking. Long walks and hikes with my family were a vital part of my childhood. Even all the schools I attended were in walking distance. Walking and Listening is not only my artistic approach, it is also my way of life. It is how I experience my environment and how I explore new sites. For over 15 years now I have been investigating the walkability of cities and their associated spatial perception, through my work series go your gait! This exploration results in various types and styles of artwork: performance, composition, site-specific installation and exhibition, workshop, photo collection, audio-visual composition, text and scores
Listening In / Listening Out: Reflections on A Certain Geography Workshop Held at the University of Hull
Get PDF‘A Certain Geography’ is a listening workshop in the form of a telematic soundwalk. A roamer sends a live audio stream from a remote location to an audience listening in a different space. The transmitter and the receivers listen in collaboration, often communicating their experiences via twitter. The experience is further supported by a text score created in response to the site of the workshop which is projected in the space where the audience is located, functioning both as a prompt for the audience’s listening and as a score for the roamer’s soundwalk. The workshop poses questions about listening to in situ and remote soundscapes: How do we listen solitarily and in collaboration? What is the role of the body (or the absence of it), memory, conversation, text and writing in enacting critical forms of listening to the environment? This essay reflects on observations gathered after a workshop developed in response to the University of Hull campus as part of the ‘Sound + Environment’ Conference (University of Hull, 2017) by taking the above questions as a framework for highlighting and contextualising the process
Decriminalization, Safe Supply, and Legalization: How to Reduce Drug Overdoses through Policy
Get PDFThis paper was originally written for Dr. Tara Holland’s Geography 266W course, Geography in Practice. The assignment asked students to develop a research question on a geographical topic of our choice, and then attempt to answer it through a review of relevant literature. The paper uses APA citation style.
This paper evaluates the successes and limitations of a drug decriminalization policy framework at addressing drug-related overdose deaths. Through a literature review on Portugal, a country that has decriminalized all illicit drugs since 2001, this paper argues that while decriminalization minimizes overdoses by facilitating access to harm reduction, it does not address the toxic illicit drug supply. Therefore, to dramatically reduce the risk of unintentional drug overdoses, a medically prescribed safe supply model must be implemented
EVOLUTION OF INCELS: ONGOING SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF INCEL IDEOLOGY
Get PDFOn November 23, 2022, Naama Kates, the writer, creator, and producer of the Incel podcast, presented Evolution of Incels: Ongoing Security Implications of Incel Ideology. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the definition, demographics, and rhetoric of the incel community, prominent attacks attributed to incels, and common misconceptions regarding the community and the impacts on future engagement.
Received: 2022-12-21Revised: 2023-01-0
EMERGING SECURITY THREATS IN AFRICA
Get PDFOn November 25, 2022, the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS) Vancouver hosted the fifth panel, Cyber Resilience and International Perspective, of the annual CASIS West Coast Security Conference. The panel featured his Excellency the Prime Minister Dr. Anatole Collinet Makosso, a Congolese scholar, writer, researcher, and politician, who presented on Emerging Security Threats in Africa.
Received: 2023-01-05Revised: 2023-01-1