An important element of open educational resources (OER) is the permission to use the materials in new ways, including revising and remixing them. Prior research has shown that the revision and remix rates for OER are relatively low. In this…

There have been few efforts to investigate the concept of quality from learners’ perspectives or to incorporate their needs and perceptions in quality standards in distance education. This is rather surprising, particularly in distance education contexts where the quality of…

Resumo: A importância mundial ao segmento florestal foi reforçada em 2011 pela Organização das Nações Unidas ao elegê-lo como Ano Internacional das Florestas. O Brasil registrou nos últimos dez anos significativo aumento na área de florestas plantadas, sendo 95% de…

The classical myth is one of the most important artistic expressions in our cultural and literary tradition. However, the fact that the teaching of this subject is associated to a specific area of courses considered optional implies that many of…

ABSTRACT: Transgenic crops have being grown in Brazil since 1995, however regulation for such crops only came into force in 2005, granting a key role to CTNBio (National Technical Committee on Biosafety). There are currently 19 transgenic varieties growing in…

Thèse numérisée par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal

Au moment où les territoires périurbains se transforment rapidement sous l’impulsion des stratégies de développement de l’industrie immobilière, les préoccupations sociales en matière de qualité des paysages et des cadres de vie se font de plus en plus grandes. Devant…

Las metodologías de desarrollo de sistemas de información, hacen mención de un conocimiento denominado “entendimiento del negocio”. Si bien en algunas se explicita este tipo de conocimiento, ninguna de ellas describe que información debe ser relevada para alcanzar dicho conocimiento,…

This paper reviews the chiropteran fauna of the state of Guanajuato, principally in a historical perspective but with the additional aim of bringing the fi eld up to date. Starting with Dr. Alfredo Dugès’ nineteenth-century works, the available literature is…

Wampuik community is losing the traditional festival and the value of it, but it is necessary to maintain and value the Achuar feast as part of community life, because all parties contain values ​​teaching and learning about the culture.
This…