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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.

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220 Pockets of Innovation in Online Learning
The 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.
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OntarioLearn: 24 Public Colleges in Ontario Collaborate to Increase Student Access to and Choice of Quality Programs and Courses
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Start-Ups and Open, Flexible and Online Learning
Many 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.
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International Resources and Services for Teaching and Learning
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Online and Open Learning for Social Change
Social change and action are often preceded by broader social understanding – another key component that online learning can inspire.
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Canada is a Hot Spot for Creative and Imaginative Developments in Online Learning and Open Educational Resources
By no means is this a comprehensive or exhaustive list of such developments and the following list is intended as a high-level overview.
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Asking the Leaders – Advice for Online Learning in Ontario from 13 Canadian and International Experts
Thirteen experts from around the world were asked to reply to 5 key questions. Here is what they said.
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What Online Learning Providers Can Learn from Apple and Google
While 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.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Eight key features of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) which, taken together, are game changing.
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The Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Twelve key features of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) which, taken together, are game changing.