Ma recherche vise à évaluer l’utilisation d’un outil de Système d’aide au vote, tel que le Test électoral, en Belgique francophone, ou la Boussole électorale, sa version canadienne, sur le sentiment d’efficacité politique des jeunes citoyens prévotants. Ces outils permettent à l’utilisateur de confronter son opinion sur une série d’enjeux politiques avec celles des partis […]

Le projet mené par Madame Frédérique Boulanger, doctorante à l’Université du Luxembourg, vise à étudier l’impact des technologies de l’information et de la communication sur les principes directeurs du procès civil. Sera analysée l’interaction entre : – les services proposés les acteurs de la legaltech et le principe dispositif – l’utilisation des logiciels applicatifs d’analyse […]

The coronavirus crisis has disrupted the social and economic fabric of communities around the world. This has profound implications for the sustainability and innovation challenges those communities are facing, and for the higher education institutions and professional educational businesses who have missions to prepare and support those communities to tackle those challenges. This research will […]

With the surreal times we are living in the context of Covid-19, wearing face masks has become a global public necessity. While many people are wearing face masks, not all masks are created equal. From very expensive high-tech respirators with multiple layers of filtration, to homemade face masks using less than ideal fabrics, the general […]

The closure of schools across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed significant gaps in educational provision. In addition, K-12 teachers have had difficulty finding learning resources related to the programs they are responsible for teaching. When students fall behind in school, they develop a learning gap with their peers. Learning gaps are relatively common […]

The current public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we socialize with eachother, how we access health care, and our economic conditions over a short period of time. For people who are marginalized, these changes may cause decreases in income, loss of social support and community connections, unstable home environments, […]

Dans le contexte actuel de pandémie du Covid-19, de nombreux exemples d’échecs du système de soin et d’hébergement des ainées en résidences et de maltraitance furent présentés dans les médias. Or, il existe aussi plusieurs exemples de réussite où les milieux d’hébergement ont su s’adapter aux nombreux défis que pose l’actuelle crise. Cette recherche étudie […]

Dans ce projet de recherche, l’organisme partenaire, la Fondation Jasmin Roy vise à dresser, avec le soutien de la chercheure principale et des stagiaires, un portrait du bien-être à l’école et des pratiques de soutien aux parcours d’apprentissage en contexte COVID. Le retour à l’école au printemps 2020 suivant les consignes sociosanitaires impose certaines limites […]

This research is focused on optimizing the language learning that occurs when students are allowed to practice English by conversing with native English speakers via a smartphone app, specifically Goji. Learning is best when the student maximizes the density of their practice, returning to practice often. This research will focus on the characteristics of the […]

The Mitacs Intern will support the Direct[Message] project to develop and undertake online arts workshops for older adults to reduce social isolation resulting from COVID-19 and develop an understanding of the needs and wants of older adults who experience barriers to participation in the arts. The Intern will interview participants to gain knowledge about their […]

Beyond the devastating physical health crises, COVID-19 and its related social distancing measures has wreaked havoc on the economic-, mental-, and social-health of Canadians. The Association for Canadian Studies has been collecting behavioural, economic, and social data from Canadians weekly since March 9 and continues to do so. Our goal is to identify the socioeconomic […]

Soyez au coeur de l’expérience muséale! L’Application ÉducArt en VR invite l’usager à découvrir de manière innovante toute une série d’objets et d’oeuvres d’art de collection issus du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, et à participer, en collaboration avec le musée, à la construction de cette exposition virtuelle. Cette “réappropriation patrimoniale” et gamification de la […]