Browsing Theses by Subject "engagement"
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ASSESSING THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE NETWORK ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE: CAN ENGAGEMENT PREDICT KNOWLEDGE USE IN A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE?
(University of Waterloo, 2006)A disconnect exists between research and practice that is impeding the flow of knowledge between researchers, practitioners and decision makers. This obstruction of knowledge is acting as a barrier to the use of evidence ... -
Engaging beyond the meter: Encouraging residential energy management using smart grid tools
(University of Waterloo, 2019-07-15)With scientists around the world indicating a brief window of opportunity for reducing irreversible climate change impacts, the time has never been more pressing for sustainability transitions (IPCC, 2018). The role of ... -
Mapping Youth-led Engagement: Impacts of Youth-led Engagement in English Canada over the Last 35 Years
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)This study explores how youth have inspired social change in Canada from 1978 to 2012. The objectives of the research include defining youth-led engagement in Canada, understanding its role as a change agent, and mapping ... -
Meetings in the Metaverse: Exploring Online Meeting Spaces through Meaningful Interactions in Gather.Town
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-26)Online meetings and communication spaces have become a part of many people's work during the global COVID-19 pandemic. While we rely on computer-mediated communication (CMC) daily, we need to be engaged to be productive ... -
Suspenseful Design: Engaging Emotionally with Complex Applications through Compelling Narratives
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-29)Stories are fundamental to how we learn about and experience the world, but few software interfaces incorporate stories or use story-telling techniques. This thesis explores the possibility of applying principles of ... -
Testing the Effectiveness of Citizen Science Using a Volunteer Butterfly Monitoring Program
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-20)An increasingly popular method of collecting scientific data is to use citizen scientists in community-based monitoring programs. Numerous formal and community-based monitoring programs use butterflies as indicator species ...