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The "UNSDG Postcard" invites students to produce a piece of collateral material that focusses on the goal and target that most resonates with them. Their task is to work in teams to vote on a concept, write a copy, then collaborate with PRLN 1110 Graphic Design & Production students to choose a format, colour palate, images, and font treatment and produce a final piece of printed or digital collateral.
No full textWelcome to your role in an international mission. This mission is dedicated to expanding educational access and championing student empowerment through "open pedagogy." In this approach, you, as a student, are at the heart of an engaging, collaborative learning environment, with the freedom to access your educational journey. What is this mission's ultimate goal? To heighten social justice in our community, promoting the free exchange of knowledge and work. Under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework, this renewable assignment paves your path to becoming an agent of change within your community. Prepare to embark on this transformative journey.
For this work, we will integrate the disciplines of Public Relations and Communications to achieve the primary goal of responding to SDG #3: Good Health and Wellbeing. Within this SDG, we will focus on the specific target 3.9: "By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination." This assignment also focuses on SDG #1: No Poverty; SDG #2: Zero Hunger; SDG #4: Quality Education; SDG #5: Gender Equality; SDG #6: Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG #7: Affordable and Clean Energy; and SDG #8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.Not peer reviewedassignment guidelinesUN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowshi
World hunger: A multivariable calculus approach with optimization
No full textWelcome to your role in an international mission. This mission is dedicated to expanding educational access and championing student empowerment through "open pedagogy." In this approach, you, as a student, are at the heart of an engaging, collaborative learning environment, with the freedom to access your educational journey. What is this mission's ultimate goal? To heighten social justice in our community, promoting the free exchange of knowledge and work. Under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework, this renewable assignment paves your path to becoming an agent of change within your community. Prepare to embark on this transformative journey.
For this work, we will integrate the disciplines of Mathematics, Urban development, sustainability, public policy, Reading, and Psychology to achieve the primary goal of responding to SDG #2: Zero Hunger. Within this SDG, we will focus on the specific target 2.4: “By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality.”Not peer reviewedassignment guidelinesUN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowshi
Classroom data set: Conducting Primary Research
No full textWelcome to your role in an international mission. This mission is dedicated to expanding educational access and championing student empowerment through "open pedagogy." In this approach, you, as a student, are at the heart of an engaging, collaborative learning environment, with the freedom to access your educational journey. What is this mission's ultimate goal? To heighten social justice in our community, promoting the free exchange of knowledge and work. Under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework, this renewable assignment paves your path to becoming an agent of change within your community. Prepare to embark on this transformative journey.
For this work, we will integrate the disciplines of Sociology, ESL, and (ELAP) - English Language for Academic Purposes to respond to SDG #2: Zero Hunger. Within this SDG, we will focus on the specific target 2.4.Not peer reviewedassignment guidelinesUN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowshi
A tail of plumage colouration: disentangling geographic, seasonal and dietary effects on plumage colour in a migratory songbird
No full textPlumage ornamentation in birds serves critical inter- and intra-sexual signaling functions. While carotenoid-based plumage colouration is often viewed as a classic condition-dependent sexually selected trait, plumage colouration can be influenced by
a wide array of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Understanding the mechanisms underlying variation in colouration is especially important for species where the signaling function of ornamental traits is complex or when the literature is conflicting. Here, we examined variation in the yellow/orange tail feathers of American redstarts Setophaga ruticilla passing through two migratory stopover sites in eastern North America during both spring and fall migration to assess the role of geographic variation and seasonality in influencing feather colouration. In addition, we investigated whether diet during moult (inferred via stable isotope analysis of feather δ15N and δ13C) influenced plumage colouration. Our findings indicate that geographic variation, season and diet all influence individual differences in American redstart colouration, represented by both traditional and tetrahedral colour variables. The extent to which these factors influence colour expression however is largely dependent on the colour metric under study, likely because different colour metrics reflect different attributes of the feather (e.g. structural components versus pigment deposition). The effects of diet (δ15N) and season were pronounced for brightness, suggesting a strong effect of diet and feather wear/degradation on feather structure. Though hue, a metric
that should strongly reflect pigment deposition, also changed from spring to fall, that effect was dependent on age, with only adults experiencing a reduction in ornamentation. Taken together, our results highlight the numerous sources of variation behind plumage coloration and underscores the difficulty of unraveling complex visual signaling systems, such as those in American redstarts.final article publishedtetrahedral colourspacecarboncarotenoidnitrogenplumagestable isotop
Episode 14: Networking Essentials in Vancouver
No full textOn this week’s episode of Innovation Fuel, we welcome Robert Arthurs, a Serial Entrepreneur and Certified Biz Coach/Consultant. Robert discusses with hosts Dave and Gelareh why networking skills are essential to growing your business. Robert also talks about how having a good network can impact your business and life — especially in Vancouver, where there is a heavy LinkedIn presence
Episode 15: Breaking the Internship Mould
No full textOn this week’s episode of Innovation Fuel, we welcome back Robert Arthurs, Serial Entrepreneur and Certified Biz Coach/Consultant! Robert discusses the importance of an internship with hosts Dave and Gelareh. Robert dives deep into how internships give students a snapshot of what it is like working for the business or in that field. He explains how as a business owner, it’s essential to see your business through a student’s eyes and learn from the interns. Robert also stresses that when you work with interns, you shouldn’t stick them in a box; give them a blank canvas and let them flourish
Episode 08: Vancouver Based Startup Challenges
No full textOn this week’s episode of Innovation Fuel, we welcome guest Manuj Aggarwal, CEO of TetraNoodle Technologies! Manuj is also a leading AI expert, innovation evangelist, business strategist and coach. Joining hosts Dave and Gelareh, Manuj will unpack the question of why Vancouver is a good startup location, but not a good scale-up location. With factors like lack of talent, finance and technology playing a big part, we need to talk to the experts and address these issues to understand them better and work out solutions
Episode 13: Finding the Right Coach
No full textOn this week’s episode of Innovation Fuel, we welcome Taylor Del Giudice, Co-Founder of Treno, to discuss how challenging finding the right coach or trainer is. Taylor discusses with hosts Dave and Gelareh how to access good trainers, support and resources and leverage the technology around you to make trainers more accessible. Taylor also discusses how he helped create Treno, which connects professional sports stars with young athletes with the hope that young kids who want to play sports professionally can learn from top experts in their desired industry
Episode 22: From Journalism to Community
No full textOn this week’s episode of Innovation Fuel, hosts Dave Keighron and Dr. Gelareh Farhadian welcome William Johnson, Founder of the Vancouver Tech Journal, for a discussion on how his digital journal is creating other ways to expose the tech industry. Over the last 10 years, the world has witnessed rapid changes in the journalism and media industries. There are now more platforms than ever to connect with and reach new audiences. Listen now and discover how William’s digital journal built community growth through a non-traditional targeted media approach
Episode 01: Coping with Change
No full textUniversity Canada West’s Innovation Fuel Podcast has returned with its first episode of season 2! Dave and Gelareh have invited back Christina Furtado, a Mental Health and Wellness Specialist at Guard.me, to discuss the life changes and stressors of an international student while adapting to life abroad. Christina also speaks about what it means to be an international student, an expat or an immigrant and how reprioritizing your worries is a helpful tool to navigate the change