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Case Study: Options for Urban Drainage Financing – Zorra /Brant / South-West Oxford Experiences
No full textUrban communities in rural municipalities are experiencing unprecedented growth and increasingly complicated storm water infrastructure. For these communities, storm water maintenance has not always been a high priority, but aging infrastructure and storm water ponds now needing to be cleaned are causing the need for higher funding levels. A storm water fee levied under the Municipal Act is an alternative to general taxation or the Drainage Act for system funding. Zorra, Brant and South-West Oxford have all been considering the go forward financing model options and these case studies are discussed in this presentation
Évaluation de la bibliothèque et diminution des ressources: faire fonctionner les choses
No full textThis paper reviews how assessment has evolved in the past ten years at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From having 1.5 people devoted to assessment to one person in charge of assessment while also being Head of Collections, this paper will examine how it became imperative to determine how assessment could be integrated into the day to day workings of the library. By examining the library’s deployment of the Insync survey, reliance on external and internal university reports, assessment for strategic planning activities, and progression of how data is gathered over time, this paper will reveal how Carleton Library has reviewed the services, collection, and space in a time where assessment is important but the time to devote to it is lacking. Partnering with other departments on campus and within the library is key.Cet article examine comment l’évaluation a évolué au cours des dix dernières années à l’Université Carleton située à Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. En passant de 1,5 personnes dédiées à l\u27évaluation à une seule personne responsable de l\u27évaluation tout en étant également Chef des collections, il est devenu impératif d\u27intégrer l\u27évaluation dans le fonctionnement quotidien de la bibliothèque pour pallier le manque de temps dédié. En examinant le déploiement du sondage Insync, la dépendance aux rapports d’université externes et internes, l’évaluation des activités de planification stratégique ainsi que les changements liés aux pratiques de collecte de données, cet article révèle comment la Bibliothèque de Carleton a révisé ses services, ses collections et ses espaces en fonction des ressources disponibles. Les partenariats avec d’autres départements sur le campus et au sein de la bibliothèque sont clés
A collaborative approach to enhance quality education in Foundation Phase inclusive classes in South Africa
No full textTeachers in South African schools have the mandate to work together with parents to implement the inclusive education policy. However, schools and families continue to work as separate entities, and this negatively affects the support provided to learners experiencing barriers to learning. Insufficient collaboration between teachers and parents has hampered the ability to support learners who experience barriers to learning. Barriers to learning must be identified, and learners must receive collective support as early as in the Foundation Phase so that barriers do not continue to affect learners’ learning. Notably, there is minimal support for such learners in disadvantaged schools due to limited collaboration among support stakeholders. This study investigated how a collaborative approach can be useful to enhance effectiveness in teaching Foundation Phase inclusive classes. The study was underpinned by Ubuntu theory. Purposive sampling was used to select participants, and qualitative research methodology based on an interpretive paradigm was used. Focus group interviews, involving the recording of the discussion, were used to generate data. The findings of the thematic analysis revealed the importance of collaboration among teachers, parents, and other stakeholders to achieve and enhance effective inclusive teaching in the Foundation Phase. We conclude that locally available assets that reside in parents within the school environment should be used to promote inclusive teaching and learning
Implementation of learners’ science process skills by primary school teachers in the Lejweleputswa District of South Africa: A case study
No full textThis research explores teachers’ perceptions of the development of learners’ science process skills through the implementation of inquiry-based approaches in Thabong primary schools in the Lejweleputswa District, South Africa. Its aim was to find effective teaching methods using inquiry-based approaches to develop learners’ science process skills and improve their scientific literacy. This quantitative study was conducted with natural sciences and technology, natural sciences, and mathematics teachers, and data was analysed using SPSS 27. The results showed a statistically significant relationship between inquiry-based approaches and learners’ acquisition of science process skills. Although teachers understood the advantages of using inquiry-based teaching, there were many obstructions to the implementation of this in classrooms in the schools used in this study
Phyllodromia melanocephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Empididae: Hemerodromiinae) newly established in the Nearctic Region and first record of Toxonevra muliebris (Harris) (Diptera: Pallopteridae) from mainland North America
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Engaging Newcomers in Rural Ontario to Address Workforce Challenges
No full textThe future of rural businesses and communities is dependent on appropriate and effective workforce development strategies. This poster examines how rural communities and businesses can in enhancing our understanding innovative rural workforce strategies, plans, and policies to address current and future labour gaps. This research initiative surveyed business supporting organizations and work force planning organizations in Ontario to share insights from their regions through an online survey. The results of this survey outlined numerous innovative workforce strategies that had been attempted or successfully integrated into rural communities, including employment services and training programs to support the attraction, retention, and integration of newcomers, immigrants and refugees
Addressing Rural Labour Shortages: Innovative Ontario Case Studies
No full textAmid economic uncertainties worsened by COVID-19, Ontario grapples with tight labour markets, high unemployment, and a significant skills gap, especially in rural areas, leaving 250,000 jobs unfilled. This research spotlights innovative workforce development strategies addressing rural labour force challenges. Conducting an online survey involving Workforce Planning Boards and Community Futures Development Corporations, the initiative identifies and showcases diverse innovative rural labour force planning initiatives. The case studies highlight various stakeholders\u27 strategies, projects, and collaborations, including Workforce Planning Boards, Community Futures, WOWC, IRCC, and the Government of Ontario. Beyond emphasizing successes, the research seeks insights into challenges across diverse regions, demonstrating a collaborative commitment to finding effective solutions for rural labor force planning
Deepfake Technology: The Problem of Reality in a Digital World
No full textDeepfake technology is the synthetic replication and placement of one individual’s likeness onto another individual’s face. Deepfake’s uses are varied and present a case of unprecedented technological advancement while introducing the issue of unprecedented harm. This essay serves as a position against the unregulated development of deepfake technology as its sophistication creates more nuanced methods of producing harm and misinformation over the internet. In the presentation of this position, this essay approaches the harms that arise from the ethical, epistemological, and technological spheres. Additionally, this essay aims at a specific article that positions deepfake technology as largely beneficial, and in turn, this essay suggests potential action that could be taken to regulate its development and detection.