VLS Collection: Recent submissions

  • Cultural Humility Addressing Racism and Microaggressions (CHARM) Nursing Virtual Simulation Experiences 
    Luctkar-Flude, Marian; Sawhney, Monakshi; Tyerman, Jane; Li, Jenny; Gumapac, Nathaniel; Patterson, Michaela; Sau, Crystal; Kim, Clara; Yusuf, Hayan; Mohamed, Sumaya (Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators using Simulation (CAN-Sim), 2022-02)
    Nursing students who are Black or Persons of Colour (B/POC) often experience racism and microaggressions in academic and clinical settings. Over time these repeated experiences contribute to feelings of anxiety, loss of ...
  • Applied Industrial Risk Analysis 
    Daneshmend, Laeeque; Hoffman, Al; Nicholson, Shelby (2022-02)
    This course responds to the increasing demand for professionals who are skilled in applying risk-based approaches to Occupational Health & Safety and Physical Asset Management. Learners will explore the fundamentals of ...
  • French 5 
    Prud’homme, Mélanie; Grenier, Stéphanie; Brahim, Monia (Collège La Cité, 2022)
    This course will allow students to develop their writing and reading skills and write moderately complex texts related to their profession. They will become familiar with the characteristics of several technical and ...
  • French 4 
    Prud’homme, Mélanie; Grenier, Stéphanie; Brahim, Monia (Collège La Cité, 2022)
    This course will allow students to develop their oral communication comprehension and listening skills in order to understand simple to moderately complex messages during communication activities in their personal and ...
  • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Social Work Field Education 
    Zagada, Shella; Al-Adeimi, Yumna (Wilfrid Laurier University, 2022)
    This course aims to facilitate critical, inclusive, and decolonizing Social Work practice and field approaches to build the capacity of emerging practitioners as social change agents in helping individuals and communities ...
  • Developing a Critical Inquiry Mindset for Extended Reality 
    Elfanbaum, Yael (Sheridan College in partnership with OntarioLearn, 2022-02-28)
    Are you interested in examining the emerging field of Extended Reality (XR)? By exploring XR, develop a critical inquiry mindset and an awareness of why critical inquiry is an essential skill for those who want to work ...
  • Interactive Notebooks on Software Design 
    Sekerinski, Emil (Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University, 2022)
    This is a collection of interactive Jupyter notebooks for teaching software design and, more specifically, concurrent system design on an upper undergraduate level.
  • First Year Experience Learning Modules 
    Del Zotto, Claire; Casola, Natalie; Yakubovskaya, Elizaveta; Darie, Sorin; Bates, Jermin; Russo, Erica; Ramshaw, William; Skelton, Andrew; Felleti, Nicholas; Guttmann, Menachem; Shehtou, Samar (Andrew Skelton, York University, 2022-03)
    The First-Year Experience (FYE) is programming at colleges and universities that is designed to help students with the transition from high school to post-secondary education. The gold standard of FYE programming is the ...
  • Teamwork Skills for Undergraduate Students 
    Motut, Alexandra (Rotman Commerce Centre for Professional Skills, University of Toronto, 2022-02-28)
    Teamwork is frequently assigned to undergraduates: it has many learning benefits to students, including improved comprehension of content, and the development of transferable interpersonal, communication, and project ...
  • OpenGenLab : Open-Source Genetics Laboratory Simulations 
    Barrette-Ng, Isabelle; Clare, Adam; Davis, Ethan; Stanly, Kevin; Simmonds, Emerson; Sirohi, Suraj; Brousseau, Mike; Lubrick, Mark (2022-02-28)
    An immersive virtual-reality learning environment where students will have the freedom to explore challenging genetics concepts through a combination of self-motivated play and guided learning. The core of the project ...
  • myWATERSHED : A Sandbox Game for Connecting and Accelerating Sustainability Stewards of the Future 
    Barrette-Ng, Isabelle; Clare, Adam; Cogswell, Adrian; Kehn, Alexander; McLeavey, Amelia; Tomscak, Ariana; Davis, Ethan; Duffield, Fred; Gallagher, Martin; Tomcsak, Talida; Brousseau, Mike; Lubrick, Mark (2022-02-28)
    Restoration ecology courses stress that students learn knowledge and leadership skills necessary to successfully restore degraded regions. Yet traditional classrooms offer limited opportunities to plan and implement ...
  • Understanding Drug Interactions 
    Woodland, Cindy (2022-02-28)
    This e-module aims to improve drug safety by providing learners with an understanding of the mechanisms by which drugs interact with other drugs, natural health products and foods. Rather than addressing each drug interaction ...
  • Canadian Cap and Trade Simulation 
    Fleck, Alex; Grove, Jason; Randall, Neil (The Games Institute, University of Waterloo, 2022)
    This serious game is a simulation of a carbon trading system in a Canadian jurisdictional context. Learners take on the role of either the regulator, responsible for configuring the market and oversight, or a regulated ...
  • Virtual Communications and Presentations 
    Motut, Alex; Lang, Sarah (Rotman Commerce Centre for Professional Skills, University of Toronto, 2022-02-28)
    Virtual communication has become essential to educational and professional environments. Using interactive modules and videos, this course introduces undergraduate students to a set of critical skills for communicating ...
  • A Modular, HyFlex Course in Digital Media and Marketing Communications 
    Thurber, Will; Buchwitz, Lilly; Rock, Robert (2022-02-28)
    This project was undertaken in pursuit of 2 primary goals: 1. To create an OER course in Marketing Communications that integrates academic theory and practical knowledge of the increasingly complex digital landscape--2. ...
  • Interactive Virtual Geotrail : Chedoke Radial Trail 
    Lee, Rebecca; Peace, Alex; Eyles, Carolyn; Daxberger, Heidi; Maclachlan, John (2022)
    The Niagara Escarpment is a world-famous geological feature and an excellent subject for learning Earth and Environmental Science. This makes it an excellent site for a virtual Geotrail, which provides an online educational ...
  • Driving Change in the Health Sector : An Integrated Approach 
    Law, Madelyn; Muhl, Caitlin; McElhone, Sinéad; Smith, Robert; Patte, Karen; Khowaja, Asif; Hannell, Sherri; James, LLana; Rowe, Robyn; Orlando, Elaina; Morrish, Jayne; Mechelse, Kristin; James, Noah; Mateus, Lidia; Magier, Megan (2022-02-28)
    The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly emphasized the need for understanding how data and evidence drive decision-making across all areas of society. High-quality trustworthy data that is used ethically is essential to support ...
  • Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum 
    Campbell, Nicole; Barr, Lauren; Bovin, Joseph; Brewer-Deluce, Danielle; Cerulli, Tina; Clarke, Kathleen; Gurska, Jola; Lebert, Robert; Maheshwari, Urvi; Mes, Andrew; Monpetit, Colin; Parkes, Rebecca; Paulson, Elan; Penny, Mandy; Pinheiro, Marcel; Rawle, Fiona; Sardido, John David; Traill, Catherine; Zukowaki, Stephanie; Barrette-Ng, Isabelle (Nicole Campbell, Western University, 2022-02-24)
    This resource is a collection of modules that target various skills and topics that address the hidden curriculum. The hidden curriculum refers to unspoken lessons, norms, values, and perspectives that impact learning and ...
  • Virtual Learning Resources for Education and Training in Neutron Scattering 
    Clancy, Patrick; Van Gastel, Greg; McMillan, Taryn; Huang, Symphony Hsiao-Yuan; Smith, Evan; Zi, Yijia; DiPasquale, Mitchell; Gbadamosi, Omotayo; Henderson, Melissa; Himbert, Sebastian; Mueller, Eva; Yuan, Bo (McMaster University, 2022-02-28)
    These resources include material for a new online course on neutron scattering and software for simulations of two neutron scattering instruments at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor. Neutron scattering is a powerful experimental ...
  • Career and Workforce Readiness 
    Careerspace Trent University (Careerspace, Trent University, 2022-02-28)
    As work-integrated learning becomes a key component of higher education in Ontario and with increased prevalence in university and college level learning, ensuring students are well-prepared in essential workplace skills ...

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