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Best Practices from around the World, including Ontario
Educators around the world are striving to deliver the best possible online learning opportunities so that students can succeed. Examples of good practice abound, with models, approaches, and designs that offer inspiration and strategies, as well as cautions and advice.
Whether highlighting the design of a single institution or exploring and comparing multiple examples from different jurisdictions, each of the following identifies innovative developments which are relevant to Ontario and have potential to enhance initiatives now occurring in Ontario’s post-secondary system.
220 Pockets of Innovation in Online Learning
August 20, 2019The Pockets of Innovation Series includes initiatives from 23 public colleges and 21 public universities in Ontario, as well as higher education institutions in other provinces of Canada, and 20 countries around the world.
Start-Ups and Open, Flexible and Online Learning
March 10, 2016Many of the innovations which we can describe in online learning began as start-ups and thrived in some kind of incubation environment. The challenge is to keep them in this mode & not allow them to be swallowed up in a culture of conformity & compliance.
Online and Open Learning for Social Change
August 23, 2015Social change and action are often preceded by broader social understanding – another key component that online learning can inspire.
May 01, 2015By no means is this a comprehensive or exhaustive list of such developments and the following list is intended as a high-level overview.
October 29, 2013Thirteen experts from around the world were asked to reply to 5 key questions. Here is what they said.
What Online Learning Providers Can Learn from Apple and Google
September 13, 2013While there is no doubt that one cannot make direct comparisons between companies operating on a for-profit basis and publicly assisted education and training providers, there is a lot that can be learned and adapted from these very successful companies.
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System
July 28, 2013Eight key features of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) which, taken together, are game changing.
The Open University of Catalonia, Spain
July 21, 2013Twelve key features of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) which, taken together, are game changing.
The Open University, United Kingdom
July 14, 2013Twelve key features of the United Kingdom Open University (OU) which, taken together, are game changing.
The Western Governors University, U. S.
July 07, 2013Twelve key features of the Western Governors University (WGU) system which, taken together, are game changing.
March 05, 2013Athabasca University in Alberta has been seen by many as an example of a Canadian best- practice institution. In this short note, we examine what we can learn from Athabasca to apply to “made-in-Ontario” innovations for our post-secondary education system
The Colorado Community College System
January 08, 2013Eight key features of the Colorado Community College Systems (CCCS) online labs for teaching science which, taken together, are game changing
How to Take Online Learning in Ontario to the Next Level
September 04, 2012When searching for specific models of how online learning in Ontario could move to the next level, we tend to look to three important examples: Western Governors University, Open Universities Australia, BCcampus
July 18, 2012Online learning is thriving across the country at the post-secondary level and new investments are being made to support its continued growth and development, particularly in Ontario and in British Columbia.
