Trent University Geography Dept

Schools program manual: an instructive guide for creating global issues based workshops

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Creator (cre): Brown, Adie, Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community-Based Learning, Supporting host (sht): Kawartha World Issues Centre, Other (oth): Trent University Geography Dept
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The Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC) Schools Program is a group of volunteers who create global issues based workshops to be presented in local area classrooms. Relatively little has been written about this program and nothing was found in the KWIC files regarding how to contact interested teachers, how [sic] recruit volunteers, or even how to create workshops and what types of material should be included.

2001

The Environmental Educators Network for Peterborough region

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Creator (cre): Singh, Dave, Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community-Based Education, Supporting host (sht): Peterborough Green-Up, Other (oth): Trent University Geography Dept, Supporting host (sht): Kawartha Environmental Educators Network
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The 21st century [sic] begins with a paradigm shift in attitudes towards online and multimedia education. The understanding is such that the definition, design, and delivery of education will alter global civilization as educators and learners worldwide that [sic] adopts and adapts to network collaborative learning atmosphere.

2002

Links to Peterborough's educational resources: the Environmental Educators Network

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Creator (cre): Monks, Bob, Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community-Based Education, Other (oth): Trent University Geography Dept, Supporting host (sht): Peterborough Green-Up, Supporting host (sht): Kawartha Environmental Educators Network
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Today, websites provide the best way for organizations to promote new ideas and to direct those ideas to larger target audience [sic]. The purpose of this project was to develop those ideas and to publish them on a website.

2002

Jamaica Self-Help: global awareness trip manual

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Creator (cre): Slattery, Colleen, Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community-Based Education, Supporting host (sht): Jamaica Self-Help, Other (oth): Trent University Geography Dept
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I have produced a manual for the Global Education Committee and trip leaders involved with Jamaican Self - Help (JSH). The reason for this project is to improve parts of an existing manual.

2002

Recommendations for the future use of the Hope Mill as a tourist attraction and public programming ideas through the comparison of other historic mills

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Creator (cre): Martin, Crystal, Supporting host (sht): Otonabee Conservation Foundation, Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community-Based Education, Other (oth): Trent University Geography Dept, Supporting host (sht): Hope Mill
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This research was conducted under the request of the Hope Mill Restoration Committee, Otonabee Conservation Foundation. The reason such research was needed was to find ways to return the Hope Mill to a fully operational site, as well as promoting it as a tourist attraction.

2002

Determining areas of bedrock groundwater vulnerability to contamination in the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority drainage basin: a research report

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A large number of scientific reports, government publications and newspapers identify a growing scarcity of freshwater resources for human beings and ecosystems worldwide. Not only are there a finite number of freshwater resources in the world, of the ones we extract water from we continue to contaminate at an alarming rate,

2002

Public opinion on the redevelopment of Liverpool Road South study area

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Since the 1960's waterfront redevelopment has been a major focus for municipalities. This paper is an examination of the role waterfront redevelopment plays in relation to public opinion towards a proposed redevelopment of the City of Pickering's waterfront.

2003

Client demographic and community awareness of continuing education at Trent University

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The objective of the research is to explore and gain a better understanding of the community's awareness and expectations of the Continuing Education program. The community's perceptions of Continuing Education will be investigated.

2007

Cultural heritage inventory of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan Township

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Creator (cre): Springate, Erica, Creator (cre): Sztajdocher, Sasha, Supporting host (sht): Kawartha Heritage Conservancy, Other (oth): Trent University Geography Dept, Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community-Based Education
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This report is part of a database that will be used to signify the importance of heritage in the Kawartha regions. The township of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan was surveyed and documented concerning its cultural and natural heritage.

2007