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Biology essentials 2
No full textChapter 1: EvolutionChapter 2: Microevolution and SpeciationChapter 3: MacroevolutionChapter 4: Prokaryotes and ProtistsChapter 5: Plants and FungiChapter 6: Invertebrate AnimalsChapter 7: Vertebrate AnimalsChapter 8: Ecology and the BiosphereChapter 9: Population EcologyChapter 10: Community and Ecosystem EcologyChapter 11: Biodiversity and Conservation"Biology Essentials 2" is designed for students exploring the fundamentals of biology. Covering topics from evolution and speciation to ecology, biodiversity, and the biosphere, it weaves together the big ideas that explain how life on Earth is organized, changes over time, and interacts with its environments. The text aims to be accessible, well?structured, and supportive of students new to biology, with summaries at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning
Community development practice : From Canadian and global perspectives
No full textCommunity Development Practice is a resource book for students, social workers and community leaders. The author and contributors have defined key concepts in this book and discussed theories, models, frameworks, and tools applied in community development practice in Canada and globally. The author used images, videos, and podcasts in each chapter to make this book purely digital, accessible, and interesting for readers. Academics, Community Development practitioners, and community activists from Canada and worldwide have contributed to this book
Comment lire un article scientifique en sciences biomédicales
No full textSubvention REL de la Bibliothèque de l’Université d’Ottawa.Naviguer dans la littérature scientifique est difficile, en particulier pour les étudiants qui ne sont pas familiers avec les termes techniques, le jargon et le contenu dense. Malgré l'abondance d'informations, le manque d'instruction formelle en lecture et en interprétation des articles de recherche laisse les étudiants mal équipés pour s'engager de manière critique avec la littérature scientifique. Cette ressource offre un guide structuré pour lire, résumer et analyser les articles scientifiques. Elle s’appuie sur des études de cas et des publications en libre accès évaluées par des pairs pour guider les étudiants à travers des stratégies clés pour identifier avec précision les sections critiques des articles de recherche, préparer des résumés significatifs et formuler des questions pertinentes pour une discussion approfondie. Elle propose des stratégies applicables à travers les disciplines, reflétant la nature interdisciplinaire des enquêtes scientifiques d'aujourd'hui
Because we need you! Learning advocacy for educational change (v. 1.1 - October 2025)
No full textThis OER is funded by the Province of Ontario, Ministry of Education and Canadian Heritage.Chapter 1: An invitation to the readerChapter 2: Opening education for learning through lifeChapter 3: Resisting the Learning CrisisChapter 4: Stories from and for the (r)evolutionChapter 5: Opening learning for transformationChapter 6: Learning Through LifeChapter 7: Sustaining learning transformation through communitiesChapter 8: The Advocate’s ToolboxChapter 9: The road aheadChapter 10: AfterwordThis book is a call to action for reimagining education as a bold, inclusive, and transformative journey. Written collaboratively by thirteen Canadian educators, scholars, and advocates, it challenges the status quo of commodified learning and standardized systems, offering a vision of education rooted in care, justice, and collective responsibility.
Through compelling narratives, practical tools, and visionary scenarios, the authors explore how education can be reclaimed as a public good. They advocate for lifelong learning, community-centered approaches, and open education practices that dismantle barriers and amplify marginalized voices. From resisting systemic inequities to fostering creativity and agency, this book provides a roadmap for meaningful change.
Whether you are an educator, learner, policymaker, or community member, "Because we need you" invites you to join a movement to reshape education into a space of connection, curiosity, and shared hope. Together, we can build learning environments that empower individuals and strengthen communities—because we need you
Comprehensive literature searching in the health sciences
No full textThis research guide is designed to support users in conducting comprehensive searches of scholarly literature, particularly within the health sciences. It is organized around a step-by-step approach to developing and executing a rigorous search strategy: formulating a research question, gathering synonyms, using Boolean operators, identifying subject headings, and selecting appropriate databases. Emphasis is placed on testing, translating, and documenting searches, as well as managing results and accessing full texts. Beyond database searching, the guide encourages supplementing with targeted and grey literature searches. It also includes tutorials for major health science databases such as Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and others. To support skill development, the guide provides worksheets and handouts to assist with search planning and execution. It is a practical and structured tool for students and researchers aiming to conduct thorough and methodologically sound literature searches
Black epistemologies of interlocking solidarities
No full textThis textbook discusses Black epistemologies, understandings, ontologies, relationalities, and liberations in a settler state like Canada. It is a small contribution to the emerging and growing field of Black Studies in Canada. By reading works from Black community organizers, activists, students, community health leaders, journalists, and scholars – students and Black communities will learn about the diverse experiences and realities of Black populations across this country
GenAI literacy course modules : A practical guide for students
No full textThe GenAI Literacy Course Modules project was funded by the Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education.The “GenAI Literacy Course Modules” covers 3 areas of Generative AI literacy for students: 1. Understand, 2. Evaluate, 3. Use. This resource is intended to provide instructors with customizable content modules designed to enhance Generative AI literacy among students. The content across these three dimensions of literacy can be utilized either collectively or individually based on course integration needs and preferences. The editable format supports flexible adaptation, ensuring that these modules can be integrated into existing courses across various disciplines, or customized to reference local institutional guidelines and resource
IA et enseignement post-secondaire à l'intersection des perspectives des parties prenantes. Développement d'un réseau de spécialistes. / AI and post-secondary education at the intersection of stakeholder perspectives. Development of a network of experts
No full textSection I - Cadres théoriques, prospectifs et éthiques de l’IA en éducationSection II - Dispositifs d’intelligence artificielle pour la personnalisation de l’apprentissageSection III — Intégration de l’IA dans la formation en languesSection IV – Panel des étudiantsCet ouvrage regroupe les actes du symposium intitulé IA et enseignement postsecondaire : à l’intersection des perspectives des parties prenantes qui s’est tenu les 14 et 15 novembre 2024 à l’espace INNOVA de l’Université d’Ottawa. Ses contributions s’articulent autour de quatre sections principales :
1. Cadres théoriques, prospectifs et éthiques de l’IA en éducation
2. Dispositifs d’intelligence artificielle pour la personnalisation de l’apprentissage
3. Intégration de l’IA dans la formation en langues
4. Panel des étudiantsIl couvre un large éventail de thématiques, allant de la gouvernance de l’enseignement post-secondaire à la conception d’outils pédagogiques intelligents, en passant par les implications éthiques, pédagogiques et évaluatives de l’IA
Safe Sport : Critical issues and practices, 2nd Ed (June 2025)
No full textThis project is made possible with funding by the Government of Ontario and through eCampusOntario�s support of the Virtual Learning Strategy.Part 1: IntroductionPart 2: An Athlete View of Safe Sport in CanadaPart 3: History, Governance and Human Rights Perspectives about Safe SportPart 4: Legal Considerations and Safe SportPart 5: Organizational Action and Safe SportPart 6: Coaches and Safe SportPart 7: Officials and Safe SportPart 8: Safe Sport and Calls to ActionThis edited book addresses a critical social and ethical issue – safe sport. Organizations within all levels of the sport system face a crisis in relation to safe experiences for athletes and other participants. It is imperative that comprehensive and open-access safe sport information is available to as wide a range of stakeholders as possible in order to build awareness and education, and advance action to ensure safe sport is a priority.Comprised of 18 chapters from 21 contributors across academic and professional realms, the book offers insightful commentary that addresses athlete voices, governance, human rights, legal issues, coaching, and officiating perspectives. The unique format combines research and practice in safe sport, and provides comprehensive information for courses, research and professional training. The scholarly and “from-the-field” content applies to:
• Post-secondary programs, secondary school courses, various sport in sport (such as sport management, kinesiology, recreation), health, social sciences, gender, cultural and child and youth studies, psychology, history, policy, and many more
• Secondary school courses within health and physical education, social sciences and humanities, business, and Canadian studies
• Sport system roles such as athletes, coaches, officials, boards of directors, volunteers, administrators, and policy-makers
• Organizations throughout all levels of the sport systemThe book employs various pedagogical features designed to directly engage learners with the material. Educators may utilize these text boxes, which contain relevant content and thought-provoking questions for learner assignments and professional and volunteer training. The interactive figures and colourful text boxes include the following:
• In the News: news articles both past and present to illustrate chapter concepts
• Self-Reflection: Learner thoughts and experiences relating to particular issues
• In Practice: concepts are applied in the real world, or how they might apply concepts
• Case Study: a case for analysis
• Counterpoint: an alternative point of view
In this resource, athletes are the main priority. This edited book applies various perspectives to address the harassment and abuse of athletes, and the lack of administrative action in these instances. The chapters acknowledge that the long-term negative ramifications of a failure to ensure safe sport for athletes at all levels of the Canadian sport system is a significant issue that requires discussion and action.This edited book also offers a summary of where we currently stand in this safe sport movement, and an important perspective on what steps need to be taken next to put the words of the Universal Code of Conduct to Address and Prevent Maltreatment in Sport (UCCMS) into action. This resource offers ways to counter current challenges of the existing sport structure, to commit to safe sport values and to enact these values through policies and programs
AIT accessible : une feuille de route pour un apprentissage intégré au travail accessible
Full text linkFunded by the Government of Ontario.L’accès à l’apprentissage intégré au travail (AIT) des étudiantes et étudiants vivant avec un handicap est restreint par de nombreux obstacles.
Le présent document devrait aider le personnel des établissements d’enseignement postsecondaire (EEPS) à naviguer parmi les normes d’information et de communication sur l’AIT. On y examine les facteurs individuels, institutionnels et extra-institutionnels qui influencent l’accessibilité à ces expériences d’apprentissage