The Lifelong Impacts of Adverse Experiences in the Early Years: Final Report

This report is an outcome of a half-day workshop that was held at The Lantern in St. John's on June 1st, 2016. “The Lifelong Impact of Adverse Experiences in the Early Years” brought together about 150 people who are in some way involved with the issue of adverse childhood experiences – that is, chronic neglect or abuse in the early years that is likely to have a negative impact over the entire course of a person’s life. A list of the attendees is provided in appendix, and it shows the wide variety of perspectives represented at the session, including that of clinicians, social workers, health care professionals, academic researchers, teachers, policy advisors and persons with lived experience.

Intentional Use and Evaluation of iPad Applications in the Instruction of Pre-service Teachers

This study was undertaken to examine how instructor use of emerging technologies can contribute to better quality pre-service teacher education. A group of nine Memorial University Faculty of Education instructors attempted to systematically incorporate mobile tablet (iPad) technologies into their on-campus instruction over the period of one academic year (2013-2014). Participants familiarized themselves with their device; evaluated a range of instructional applications (apps) specific to their discipline and/or teaching focus areas; and attempted to intentionally integrate the device into the classroom-learning environment. The research team utilized several focus groups and semi-structured interviews to elicit the representations of participants with respect to their impressions of the value of tablet technologies and their experiences in implementing tablet technology in their instructional practice.