Colla MacDonald, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Exploring the use of social software to enhance eLearning
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$119,230
CIHR Training Program in Reproduction, Early Development, and the Impact on Health (REDIH)
CIHR · 2008 · Principal investigator
$1,787,598
Quality standards for e-learning: enhancing the content, delivery, service, structure and outcomes of a suite of e-learning courses in education and nursing
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$101,500

All 3 grants and awards

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Exploring the use of social software to enhance eLearning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Colla J.

Keywords: elearning; social software; emerging technologies; elearning models; community; social presence; adult education; elearning experiences; elearning best practice guidelines

$119,230

CIHR Training Program in Reproduction, Early Development, and the Impact on Health (REDIH)

Principal investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Baltz, Jay M; Clarke, Hugh J; Dufort, Daniel; Foster, Warren G; Gibb, William; Gruslin, Andree M; Hales, Barbara F; Kidder, Gerald M; Leader, Arthur; Leveille, Marie-Claude; Liu, Johne X; Macdonald, Colla J; Mann, Mellissa; McDonald, Sarah D; Murphy, Bruce D; Nisker, Jeffrey A; Richard, François; Robaire, Bernard; Sirard, Marc-André; Smith, Lawrence C; Tanphaichitr, Nongnuj; Trasler, Jacquetta M; Tsang, Benjamin K; Vanderhyden, Barbara C; Wade, Michael G; Walker, Mark C; Watson, Andrew J; Wen, Shi Wu; Yang, Kaiping; Yang, Qiuying

Keywords: Development; Ethics; Maternal Fetal Health; Origins Of Disease; Reproduction; Training

$1,787,598

Quality standards for e-learning: enhancing the content, delivery, service, structure and outcomes of a suite of e-learning courses in education and nursing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Colla-Jean

Keywords: e-learning; assessment and evaluation; quality standards; learning models; adult education

$101,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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