Prince Edward Island headlines
University of Regina signs agreement to guide future of First Nations University of Canada
Posted: March 24, 2010 | 
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv), the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, the University of Regina and the Saskatchewan government, to support the continued operations of the First Nations University of Canada.
Government of Canada supports research, innovation in new learning management tools
Posted: March 23, 2010 |
Senator Fabian Manning, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today announced a contribution of $474,000 to Bluedrop Performance Learning from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP).
New book calls for improvements in teaching quality in post-secondary education
Posted: March 22, 2010 |
TORONTO, March 22 /CNW/ - A new book released today argues that postsecondary institutions need to enhance faculty teaching practices in order to improve student learning outcomes.
Taking the mystery out of homophones
Posted: March 22, 2010 |
Patricia Grimshaw-Byrne, a retired special education teacher and literacy tutor from central Ontario, has published a unique dictionary designed to be useful to both educators and students.
The Grimshaw Dictionary of Homophones is a 165-page resource compiled specifically to identify and describe over 1,000 pairs or groups of what the author calls “the often tricky homophones” in the English language.
What is a homophone, you might ask.
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