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Searchable Directory of Canadian Researchers in Online, Blended and Distance Education

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SEARCHABLE DIRECTORY OF 115+ CANADIAN RESEARCHERS IN ONLINE, BLENDED AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

A growing number of faculty, instructional designers and administrators are focusing their research on effective online teaching and applications of technologies. 115 and rising!

They often work as sole researchers or in small teams, frequently partnering with other institutions. In a few cases, research is done by the private sector.

These researchers share a common commitment to improve the online learning experience for students.

An evolving directory of Canada’s researchers in online, blended and distance education

Contact North | Contact Nord created this directory of online, blended and distance learning researchers from Canada’s post-secondary and national research institutions. It features the researcher’s interests and their top 3 cited publications in the past 5 years.

We want to expand this list and hope this process brings to light others engaged in research in this area.

What the researchers are saying

“Wow, the idea for a Canadian researchers directory is AMAZING - as nothing like this exists at the moment and I think it will really help to build and enrich the online, blended, and distance research network in Canada - kudos to Contact North for putting this together.”

-Dr. Norm Vaughan, Professor, Department of Education, Mount Royal University

“I am honoured to allow my name to be included in your directory; the work of Contact North is recognized world-wide in our field. Thanks and I'll be looking forward to the directory. Great resource!”

-Dr. Dirk Morrison, Associate Professor & Graduate Chair, Curriculum Studies, University of Saskatchewan

Three criteria for an active researcher to be listed in the directory include:

  • The researcher is attached to a college, university or other institution in Canada;
  • The researcher has published at least three research items, with a focus on some aspect of online learning, distance or blended learning, in the last five years in a refereed or peer-reviewed journal or book; and
  • Others have cited their work.

Most researchers list three or four areas of interest. The top three areas of interest are:

  • New or emerging technologies
  • Pedagogical or learning issues
  • Instructional design

Contact North I Contact Nord’s five objectives for publishing this directory:

  • Highlight current Canadian research and researchers in the field of online learning;
  • Provide a resource list of expertise in the field;
  • Help establish learning communities;
  • Promote cross-institutional collaboration with researchers with common interests; and
  • Work towards a common research agenda.

The searchable directory is an ongoing Contact North I Contact Nord project where we continuously add and update researchers as faculty change positions and institutions.

From time to time, we may delete a researcher if they have retired or no longer meet the criteria listed above.

If you know of a researcher who should be in this directory, please click here to share the details.

Search the Directory

You can get information about researchers in the directory in the following ways:

  1. Click on a researcher’s name to see her/his full contact information, collaborators and top three cited papers in the last five years.
  2. Click the label “Name” or “College/University/Company Affiliation” to sort the list of researchers alphabetically by either item.
  3. Enter keywords in the box below to search for a researcher’s name, research focus, collaborators or the references to the top three cited papers in the last five years.

You can download the entire directory or your individual search results in a .CSV format by clicking the link at the bottom after the results.

 

Name Title Department College/University/Company Affiliation Research Focus
Smith, Erika E.
Assistant Professor & Faculty Development Consultant
Academic Development Centre
Mount Royal University
Higher education, teaching, learning, faculty development, educational technology
Sharif, Afsaneh
Faculty Liaison; Distance/Open Learning Director: Canadian Network for Innovation in Education
Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
University of British Columbia
Universal Design for Learning, Quality Enhancement, online learning, open education, MOOCs, and community of practice
Schwier, Richard
Professor Emeritus
Curriculum Studies: Educational Technology & Design (ETAD)
University of Saskatchewan
Instructional design, change agency, mulitmedia design, educational technology integration, online learning communities, authentic learning design, scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education
Salyers, Vince
Dean & Professor
Faculty of Nursing
MacEwan University
Integration and utilization of technology and e-learning strategies into program curricula
Saade, Raafat
Associate Professor
Supply Chain and Business Technology Management
Concordia Univeristy
Development of complex systems; knowledge engineering; management of information systems/technologies
Ryan, Thomas G.
Professor
Faculty of Education and Professional Studies
Nipissing University
Pedagogy, learning and program evaluation.
Roy, Normand
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Psychology and Andragogy
Université de Montréal
ITC, Information and Communications Technology, distance training, educational technologies
Romero , Margarida
Associate Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning Studies
Université Laval
Development of 21st century skills; creative use of technology for lifelong learning; digital games and learning; educational robotics and tangible digital-based learning
Reid, Doug
Distance Learning Teacher
School District #22, Vernon, B.C.
Educational technology, online education, instructional design, professional development.
Rasmussen , Kari
Director
Digital Content Management and Delivery
Government of Alberta
education, online learning, blended learning, distance education, higher education
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Contact North | Contact Nord respectfully acknowledges that our work, and the work of our community partners, takes place on traditional Indigenous territories across the province.

We are grateful to be able to work and live in these territories. We are thankful to the First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who have cared for these territories since time immemorial and who continue to strengthen Ontario and all communities across the province.

 

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