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Royal Roads University

Royal Roads University is a public university which provides an innovative model of post-secondary education. The university offers applied and professional programs that attract students and scholar-practitioners at the leading edge of 21st-century learning.

Its interdisciplinary learning and teaching approach focuses on preparing students with the knowledge, skills and competencies required to develop solutions to today’s complex problems.

Located on the traditional lands of the Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) and Lekwungen (Songhees) ancestors and families and on one of Canada’s most beautiful national historic sites, Royal Roads has a history of excellence in leadership and learning. With a balance of graduate, undergraduate and certificate programs, the university’s programs are designed with students in mind, whether a new student, working professional or lifelong learner.

Royal Roads’ blended delivery model combines short periods of intensive study with online courses, offering students a convenient way to pursue their education. The cohort learning model is a cornerstone of a Royal Roads education. Through group-based course work, peers share, challenge and grow with each other throughout their program.

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Online misinformation can, to some extent, be addressed. But what is of concern to health-care communicators are the private communication pathways. (Shutterstock)

How to address coronavirus misinformation spreading through messaging apps and email

Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University; George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University, and Shandell Houlden, Royal Roads University

Online news sources continue to grow as a primary source of information and misinformation. But private platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are harder to monitor.
Universities and colleges cancelling in-person classes will need more than technology to have the capacity to offer flexible education. (Shutterstock)

Coronavirus pushes universities to switch to online classes — but are they ready?

Shandell Houlden, Royal Roads University and George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University

Online learning can help universities quickly adapt to COVID-19, but policy makers must pay careful attention to student experiences and take a critical view of technology companies’ claims.
All is not well in the world just because stock markets are up – particularly when it comes to climate change. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

It’s worth a daily reminder: When markets are up, the environment is down

Richard Kool, Royal Roads University

Don’t let stock markets reports convince you that when the markets are up, all is well in the world. When the market is up, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is up, and the global environment is down.
Children in the Willows forest nature program in the Humber Valley in west Toronto are drawn to water and sticks, simple materials for exploring and investigating. Here the children explore water accumulated from spring rains. (Louise Zimanyi)

Wonder and wisdom in a children’s forest nature program

Louise Zimanyi, Royal Roads University

When parents walk in the forest with their children and us and see how children are drawn to spiral snails, together we see how connections with the land are critical for the Earth’s future.
The future of local news is sobering but not without some measure of hope. By illuminating both the values and challenges besetting local journalism, we can reimagine a new day for local news. (Shutterstock)

The future of local news is one bound with our own

Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University and Asmaa Malik, Toronto Metropolitan University

Local news is in peril. Here’s what can be done to save it.
A recent research project about the 2015 Canadian election showed social media is no substitute for local news coverage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power

When a squirrel dies: The rapid decline of local news

Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University

Local news is as important to communities as clean air, but the failing business model of traditional journalism has left the local news industry in rapid decline.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomes Syrian refugees arriving in Canada in December 2015.

Canada’s Syrian refugees ill-served by media coverage

Sandra M. Riano, Royal Roads University

News organizations have a powerful role in informing the public about refugee and migrant issues. Research shows they’ve struggled to do so in a way that humanizes Syrian refugees.

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