Explore the diversity of best practices in the development and teaching of online courses and the preparation and integration of learning resources.
University of Toronto
The use of technology to enhance learning at the University of Toronto is not new. For the past few years, online courses and programs have been available to graduate students in faculties such as nursing, social work, and education. In addition, technology has been integrated into classrooms,... Learn more about Online Learning Opportunities for Undergraduate Students at the University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been big news in post-secondary education for the past year as elite universities form consortia to offer these free courses to huge numbers of students around the world. Among the best-known consortia are EdX, with MIT, Harvard, and University of California... Learn more about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) – The First Steps at the University of TorontoWestern University
The Teaching Support Centre at Western University in London, which provides instruction and support for teaching for both graduate students and professors, has already been integrating instruction and practice on the use of technologies for teaching and learning in their course offerings. For... Learn more about Supporting Online Teaching through Online Learning at Western UniversityDurham College
At Durham College in Oshawa, the growing use of social media for online communication and collaboration in industry, business, government, politics, and personal life and student interest in learning how to use social media for learning and in their careers have been recognized. In response, a... Learn more about Social Media and SocietyCollège Boréal
When Collège Boréal, established in 1995, moved to its main campus in Sudbury in 1997, it used videoconferencing to serve students spread across northern Ontario. Some first year courses, for the programs in its northern campuses, were transmitted through videoconferencing and then students would... Learn more about Matching Pedagogy and TechnologyQueen's University
The teaching of information literacy through the Engineering and Science Library in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University in Kingston has been changing over the last few years. Originally an overview of library print and electronic resources was offered as a short... Learn more about Integrating Information Literacy into Course Design and Delivery
