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About Michael K. Barbour

Michael K. Barbour is the Director of Faculty Development and a Professor of Instructional Design for the College of Education and Health Sciences at Touro University California. He has been involved with K-12 online learning in a variety of countries for well over a decade as a researcher, teacher, course designer and administrator. Michael's research focuses on the effective design, delivery and support of K-12 online learning, particularly for students located in rural jurisdictions.

News Release: Today We Remember the Sinking of RMS Titanic, April 14-15, 2022

An item from the Merchant Navy Commemorative Theme Project.


Dear Sir/Madam:

Please find attached the News Release: Today We Remember the Sinking of RMS Titanic, April 14-15, 2022, for reference.

My very best regards,

Stéphane Ouellette
President and Chief Executive Officer
Merchant Navy Commemorative Theme Project (MNCTP)/
Founder/President
Colonel John Gardam Lifetime Achievement Award Institute

Tel: 613.421.9005
E-mail: ouellettes@rogers.com
Website: www.alliedmerchantnavy.com

Attachment: NEWS RELEASE-TODAY WE REMEMBER THE SINKING OF RMS TITANIC, APRIL 14-15, 2022.pdf

Teachers and Learners: Help us win the “People’s Voice” webby Award

An update from the organization formerly known at the World War One Centennial Commission.


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Nominated for Webby Awards


We are proud to let you know that our WWI Memorial “Virtual Explorer” App has been nominated for Webby Awards in two categories.

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You are someone who has downloaded some of our free WWI educational resources.

As a teacher or/and learner you know how important it is to remember the profound lessons and impact WWI had on our nation and our society.

Right now, you can play an import role in spreading the word to many thousands of others simply by taking 5 minutes of your precious time to vote.

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Voting Closes Thu. April 21 @ midnight Eastern


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A little note about voting for the Webby Awards.

The Webby Awards are a prestigious internationally recognized honor. As such, they have had issues with previous nominees trying to game the system by using offshore paid “voting farms”, internet bots, etc… (after all, the Webby nominees are very internet savvy by definition). 

So when you go to vote, they will ask you to register with your email address plus you need to click on the confirming email they send you – which will invariably be found in your spam folder.

This is potentially a turn-off and a real deterrent for getting votes. We wanted to let you know and acknowledge this in advance, so you don’t get surprised. We understand if this is a show stopper for you. Regardless, thank you for having used our WWI teaching and learning resources and helping to remember “The War that Changed the World”.

The team at the Doughboy Foundation


If you haven’t downloaded the App…

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New articles are available from Canadian Military History!

While not one of their webinar notices, these articles are being provided by the organization that Dominion Command has partnered with.  So it may be of interest to some members.


Nursing Sisters of the First World War, Canadian troops in Iceland, and an artist POW.
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New articles are available from Canadian Military History!

Vol. 31, No. 1, Winter / Spring 2022

“Long and Strenuous Duties in France”

Abstract: This article endeavours to understand the strenuous circumstances which caused neurasthenia and nervous debility in Canadian nursing sisters during the First World War. By examining the treatment they received for their condition at the Canadian Red Cross X Special Hospital and at Northwood Hospital for Sick Sisters in Buxton, this article also explores how Canadian medical authorities handled the nurses’ treatment and momentarily challenged previous conceptions concerning mental illness in women.

Z Force on the Ground

Abstract: The date of 10 May 1940 is well known for the start of the German blitzkrieg and the end of Neville Chamberlain’s tenure as British Prime Minister. That fateful day also opened a chapter in Canada’s war story that, in the end, saw more than 2,600 Canadian servicemen deployed to far-away but strategic Iceland. The Canadian commitment to that remote island from June 1940 to April 1941 was a metaphoric stepping-stone in the long Allied struggle against the Axis powers in the North Atlantic, building what ultimately became a secure strategic bridge for the deployment of the forces that liberated Europe.

“Resigned to My Sad Fate”

Abstract: In September 1914, forty-one-year-old artist Arthur Nantel, from Montreal, Quebec, enlisted as a private in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Travelling overseas with the First Contingent, his trial by fire came during the Second Battle of Ypres, in April 1915. Captured during the battle, Private Nantel spent the rest of the war as a prisoner in Germany. During his captivity, Nantel left a unique visual legacy of his experiences. Based on several documents written by Nantel in 1919 and on thirty-one of his works of art held at the Canadian War Museum, this article explores his war service and works of art that provide a rare glimpse into the Allied prisoner of war experience in Germany.

Résumé: En septembre 1914, Arthur Nantel, un artiste montréalais de quarante et un ans, s’enrôlait comme soldat dans le Corps expéditionnaire canadien. Mobilisé au sein du premier contingent, Nantel subit son baptême de feu lors de la deuxième bataille d’Ypres, en avril 1915. Capturé pendant la bataille, l’artiste a laissé un héritage visuel unique, témoignant de son expérience de la captivité. Cet article, fondé sur des documents qu’il a rédigés en 1919 et sur trente et une de ses oeuvres qui se trouvent au Musée canadien de la guerre, examine son service militaire et donne un rare aperçu de l’expérience des prisonniers de guerre alliés en Allemagne.

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Keynote and Plenary Addresses: 
Jennifer Wellington
Bob Bergen
Geoffrey Hayes
Terry Copp

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‘Why not?’ A Canadian sniper in Ukraine

An item from the Legion Magazine that may be of interest to some members.


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‘Why not?’ A Canadian sniper in Ukraine

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‘Why not?’ A Canadian sniper in Ukraine

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

Snipers don’t generally talk much about what they do, especially outside their exclusive circles.

Both feared and reviled by their enemies, they perform their deadly work from the shadows—and they prefer to keep it there. Some are haunted by their victims: “I see their faces,” a Ukrainian sniper named Sasha recently told The Economist.

 

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Indigenous pilots lost in the skies of WWI

Photo credit: CPLC ROBERT BOTTRILL/COMBAT CAMERA/FLICKR

Three Canadians earn honours in Afghanistan explosion

STORY BY SHARON ADAMS

After several days of rain, the sun finally reappeared in Nalgham District of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on April 11, 2007.

Troop 1, B Squadron of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, had just finished a three-day observation patrol and, as the sun set, they were waiting at an observation post for Troop 2 to relieve them.

 

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