La presse et la politique étrangère canadienne

This article reports on the findings of what appears to be the first content analysis of all aspects of Canadian press coverage of Canadian foreign relations. Six major/newspapers were chosen on the basis of national significance and linguistic and regional considerations: the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Le Devoir (Montréal), La Presse (Montréal), the Ottawa Citizen, the Toronto Globe and Mail and the Vancouver Sun. During the period studied (the last quarter of 1982), these newspapers averaged nearly nine items per issue on Canadian foreign relations and relied predominantly on Canadian sources for their material. However, there was a relative lack of analytic coverage and only a limited number of items that adopted supportive or critical positions on the various issues in Canadian foreign policy. Commercial matters received both the most extensive and the most sophisticated treatment, while the reporting of political subjects was generally less detailed and often superficial. In terms of relationships, that with the United States was arguably the only one to receive adequate coverage, while from the standpoint of issues there were several that received insufficient attention, such an environmental problems in relations with the United States, Canadian concerns at the United Nations, and international developmental matters. One of the most notable differences in coverage among the papers studied was the variation found in the attention paid to the international role of Quebec, which received only scant attention in the English-language press but was the single most frequently coded theme in the Quebec newspapers. While analytic coverage was found to be more extensive and profound in the Globe and Mail, Le Devoir and La Presse than in the other three papers, the authors in general agree with De Montigny Marchand that Canadian newspapers are "an uncertain intellectual force in the definition and interpretation of Canadian foreign policy"

The Final Days of the Franklin Expedition: New Skeletal Evidence

In 1992, a previously unrecorded site of Sir John Franklin's last expedition (1845-1848) was discovered on King William Island in the central Canadian Arctic. Artifacts recovered from the site included iron and copper nails, glass, a clay pipe fragment, pieces of fabric and shoe leather, buttons, and a scatter of wood fragments, possibly representing the remains of a lifeboat or sledge. Nearly 400 human bones and bone fragments, representing a minimum of 11 men, were also found at the site. A combination of artifactual and oxygen isotope evidence indicated a European origin for at least two of these individuals. Skeletal pathology included periostitis, osteoarthritis, dental caries, abscesses, antemortem tooth loss, and periodontal disease. Mass spectroscopy and x-ray fluorescence revealed elevated lead levels consistent with previous measurements, further supporting the conclusion that lead poisoning contributed to the demise of the expedition. Cut marks on approximately one-quarter of the remains support 19th-century Inuit accounts of cannibalism among Franklin's crew.En 1992, on a découvert un site non mentionné auparavant, relié à la dernière expédition de sir John Franklin (1845-1848) dans l'île du Roi-Guillaume, située au centre de l'océan Arctique canadien. Les artefacts récupérés sur ce site comprenaient des clous en fer et en cuivre, du verre, un fragment de pipe en terre, des morceaux de tissu et de cuir de chaussure, des boutons et de multiples fragments de bois éparpillés, qui pourraient venir d'un canot de sauvetage ou d'un traîneau. On a aussi trouvé sur le site un total d'environ 400 fragments osseux ou os complets, représentant au moins 11 hommes. En se basant à la fois sur de la documentation archéologique et sur des analyses des isotopes de l'oxygène, on a pu attribuer une origine européenne à au moins deux de ces individus. Les lésions osseuses comprenaient périostites, ostéo-arthrite, caries dentaires, abcès, perte de dents précédant le décès et parodontolyses. La spectroscopie de masse et la fluorescence X ont révélé de forts taux de plomb correspondant aux mesures précédentes, venant ainsi appuyer la conclusion qui veut que l'empoisonnement par le plomb ait contribué à la fin de l'expédition. Des entailles sur environ un quart des ossements confirment les récits inuit du XIXe siècle sur le cannibalisme pratiqué par l'équipage de Franklin

Adventures in flipping a course: how fiscal constraints, student complaints and colleague skepticism helped me achieve my goal

Many of us have heard about the “flipped” classroom, where students first learn about a subject outside of the classroom, and class time is used for application/group work. And we’ve probably all heard of the power of active learning. But logistics, resource limitations and student attitudes can often appear insurmountable obstacles to adopting such strategies. After participants brainstorm the diverse challenges to flipping a course, I’ll describe my 4-year “adventure” in flipping an introductory microbiology course. Created as part of a curriculum restructuring, this new course was designed to have students “learn by doing”. However beyond the laboratory exercises, the reality of limited resources, support, time and much higher enrolment than forecast, all became perceived obstacles to accomplishing these goals. I will describe how, through an iterative process, and relying on diverse collaborations beyond the bounds of the department and university, we arrived at a scalable course design that requires little to no additional resources, is designed to promote student success and engagement, and can be undertaken by even the most skeptical future instructor. The course begins gently, with a few weeks of traditional lecture combined with non-graded active learning group work in the classroom, and traditional laboratory exercises. The students then transition to a fully flipped experience, with class/laboratory sessions used for group work/peer instruction, and a case study that includes laboratory investigations. Following presentation of this case study, participants will reflect on, and share, possible strategies to resolve at least some of the challenges with their own courses

Appendice. A Bioarcheological Study of the Kalfata Necropolis

1. Introduction Bioarchaeology, the study of human remains from archaeological contexts, can yield a wealth of information on the health, diet, and activity patterns of past populations. Numerous studies have been conducted on ancient Greek skeletal remains, but few have focused on remains from Greek colonial sites, and most of these have been restricted to skeletal samples from southern Italy. These include the analysis of nearly 700 skeletons from Metaponto (7th-2nd century BC ; Henneberg a..

The “Boat Place” Burial: New Skeletal Evidence from the 1845 Franklin Expedition

In 2013, a burial feature was excavated at NgLj-3, a Franklin expedition archaeological site on the Erebus Bay coast of King William Island. The feature contained 72 human bones representing a minimum of three individuals. The composition of the assemblage closely matches the description of skeletal remains of members of the Franklin expedition buried by Frederick Schwatka in 1879. Analysis suggests that the remains include those of the two men discovered in a ship’s boat in 1859 by the McClintock search expedition.En 2013, un aménagement de sépulture a été dégagé à NgLj-3, site archéologique de l’expédition Franklin sur la côte de la baie Erebus, à l’île King William. Cet aménagement comprenait 72 os humains appartenant à au moins trois personnes. La composition de cet assemblage s’apparente étroitement à la description des restes humains des membres de l’expédition Franklin inhumés par Frederick Schwatka en 1879. Selon des analyses, les restes comprennent ceux de deux hommes découverts dans le bateau d’un navire par l’expédition de recherche McClintock en 1859

Videos in STEM courses: A 21st century tool in higher education

The call for actively engaging students in the STEM classroom has increased to a clamour in recent years – in the field of biology, this is reflected through the call for student-centered learning in the 2011 AAAS Vision and Change document (http://visionandchange.org). The flipped classroom is arguably the most student-centered and interactive of the various active learning approaches. Central to this type of course are the instructional videos that students watch before class. While the concept of a flipped class may be of interest to many, the need to create these videos is often the perceived obstacle that prevents adoption of a flipped approach. Outside of the flipped classroom, there are a variety of other uses for instructor-created videos. In this presentation, we will discuss how we have incorporated instructional videos, lecture capture and screencasts in our flipped, blended and non-flipped courses. Participants will learn how simple these videos are to make and disseminate and will hear about the various types and uses of instructional videos. They will have the opportunity to debate the pros and cons of possibly the most controversial of instructional videos: lecture capture. Many dental and medical schools have been recording their lectures for years, yet this practice is not common in STEM education: why? The session will end with participants brainstorming possible uses for their own courses. In a follow-up workshop, we will provide hands-on experience to help participants make their own short instructional videos

Strengthening the global system of protected areas post-2020: A perspective from the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas

Protected areas are the cornerstones of biodiversity conservation and have never been more relevant than at the present time when the world is facing both a biodiversity and a climate change crisis. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) has been helping to set global standards and best practice guidelines in protected area planning and management for 60 years. Following this guidance, many countries have made significant progress toward their Aichi Target 11 commitments under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The global community will be coming together at the 15th Conference of the Parties of the CBD to set new biodiversity conservation targets for the next decade, as milestones to 2050 and a vision of “a world living in harmony with nature.” This paper lays out the WCPA perspective on priorities for supporting effective protected and conserved areas for the post-2020 era