The present study analyzed the role of architectural representations - drawings and three-dimensional models -, on the process of knowledge building of architecture history. The article focuses on Arkhanes' model and its relationships with the reconstitution of architecture, work of…

Résumé : L’étude s’inscrit dans le contexte de l’initiative québécoise de l’École éloignée en réseau (l’ÉÉR) visant à enrichir la qualité de l’environnement d’apprentissage des petites écoles rurales. L’étude s’intéresse de façon spécifique aux interactions asynchrones qui surviennent entre des…

The objectives of this study were to verify if students of Open University of Brazil approve of mobile learning (m-learning) initiatives, to identify the students' perspectives about m-learning, to develop a model of instructional design for m-learning environments, and to…

The increased pace of species listing worldwide, coupled with the scarcity of conservation funding, promote the use of targeted monitoring. We applied the recommendations of Nichols and Williams (Trends in Ecology and Evolution 2006 24:668-673) to optimize the Québec Chimney…

Introduction: Towards a knowledge-based society, Case study: Mobilizing OER to educational practice, Sharing: Publication of academic content through OER, Selection: Documentation and evaluation of academic content, Dissemination: Communication and reference of academic content, Mobilization: Transference of academic content, Lessons learned…

The recent controversies surrounding Amazon’s removal of George Orwell’s ‘1984’ from Kindle readers , the BBC’s proposal to encrypt Freeview High Definition (HD) content and Microsoft’s permanent ban on Xbox Live users who have modified or ‘chipped’ their consoles have…

Expert and novice soccer players (N=140) from five different competition levels (inexperienced, provincial, regional, national and international levels) were examined for differences in procedural knowledge. A video-based test was developed recording four matches of the under-16 Spanish football final play-off.…

The specific knowledge that can be found in web sites provides a source of information which should be used by language teachers and content teachers to teach students both subject matter and language at the same time. In this paper,…

Surfaces of buildings at the archaeological site of Palenque, Mexico, are colonized by cyanobacteria that form biofilms, which in turn cause aesthetic and structural damage. The structural characterization and species composition of biofilms from the walls of one of these…

La signalisation par l’estrogène a longtemps été considérée comme jouant un rôle critique dans le développement et la progression des cancers hormono-dépendants tel que le cancer du sein. Deux tiers des cancers du sein expriment le récepteur des estrogènes (ER)…