Explore the diversity of best practices in the development and teaching of online courses and the preparation and integration of learning resources.
Western University
Professor John Barnett in the Faculty of Education at Western University has been teaching a fully online graduate-level course called Teaching in a Virtual World for the past three years. His focus is making the learning experience more human through the appropriate use of technology to... Learn more about Teaching in a Virtual WorldGeorge Brown College
In 2012, an Academic Computing Strategy was prepared at George Brown College in Toronto, taking an integrated approach to making e-learning part of the core commitment and mission of George Brown by encompassing roles, responsibilities, and implications throughout the institution. It focused on... Learn more about Consolidation and AlignmentLakehead University, Laurentian University
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) opened in 2005 as a joint initiative of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and Laurentian University in Sudbury. The educational philosophy of NOSM combines distributed learning and community engagement, emphasizing both face-to-face teaching and the... Learn more about Communication and Engagement – Towards a seamless network linking faculty and students of the Northern Ontario School of MedicineConfederation College
Confederation College in Thunder Bay serves students spread across a vast territory of over 550,000 square kilometres in Northwestern Ontario. In 2004, only two of Confederation College's nine campuses were offering Literacy and Basic Skills programs, leaving many people in communities and... Learn more about Synchronous, Interactive, and Individual - Online learning opportunities for adults at Confederation CollegeNipissing University
Since his initial experiences at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta in 2000, Professor Thomas Ryan has been using online and connected learning to teach and engage students in faculties of education. Now at Nipissing University in North Bay, Professor Ryan is designing and teaching online... Learn more about Community of LearnersGeorgian College
Based on extensive research and viewing of the work at Loyalist College, Dr. Howard Bloom, Coordinator and Professor in the Child and Youth Worker Program at the Orillia Campus of Georgian College, determined that a virtual world environment could enhance student learning and confidence.... Learn more about Experiential Learning through Simulations in a Second Life Virtual Campus at Georgian College
