Explore the diversity of best practices in the development and teaching of online courses and the preparation and integration of learning resources.
Canadore College
Scott McLaughlin, Coordinator and Professor in the Motive Power Department at Canadore College in North Bay, describes the impact of an online and blended learning conference he attended in Atlanta a few years ago, as “they caught me”. Instructors from the US were demonstrating and teaching classes... Learn more about Developing Online Learning Opportunities for Apprentices in the Motive Power Department at Canadore CollegeCambrian College
About three years ago, staff in the Learning Centre at Cambrian College in Sudbury wanted to set up an online meeting with an off-campus student. Information Technology staff recommended using Microsoft Lync, a platform for online meetings, videoconferencing, instant messaging, and other... Learn more about Reaching Out to Students at Home: Online Tutoring at Cambrian CollegeWilfrid Laurier University
Professor Gavin Brockett, in the Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) in Waterloo, Ontario, was building connections for student exchanges with Istanbul Şehir University in Istanbul, Turkey, when he was asked to develop a course in Muslim Studies. The Associate Dean suggested... Learn more about Active Learning in an Intercultural Online Environment at Wilfrid Laurier UniversityQueen's University
The first blended learning course in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen's University in Kingston, was offered in academic year 2011-12 to encourage more active learning, especially in first-year and high-enrolment courses. The coordinated approach that Queen’s chose to implement for blended... Learn more about Strategic Advancement: Moving Ahead with Blended Learning at Queen´s UniversityCarleton University
Dr. Anne Trépanier’s mandate in the School of Canadian Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa was to develop a course stream in Québec Studies. Encouraging student enrolment and success was essential, as the CDNS 2510 Introduction to Québec Society course offered on Friday afternoon, suffered... Learn more about Increasing Student Enrolment, Retention, and Participation through Online Delivery of an Introduction to Québec Society Course at Carleton UniversityCarleton University
In 1999, Professor Jacques Maurice at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University in Ottawa was managing the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Accelerated Program and, wanting to make it more widely available, decided to offer it using distance delivery. In the first iteration of this... Learn more about Improving Student Success in Financial Accounting with Online Learning at Carleton University