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Taking Ontario’s Learning System To
the Next Level
Becoming a World Leader in Building Engaged Learning Communities and
Networks: Learning for an Open Ontario
Learn Where You Live
My Name is Shaun Baron. I am an employee of Contact North. The World’s largest Distance Education network.
Today, I’m going to tell you who we are.
But, ladies and gentlemen, more importantly, today I want to challenge you, like we are being challenged.
We are being called to imagine and to build an Ontario that will harness the diversity, the talents and economic potential of all our people – and I want to talk about that.
In 2010, Ontario is..
Canada’s leader in online learning –
8,000 courses and 800 programs
online and thousands of
students studying using online learning…
In 2010, Ontario is..
Canada’s leader in community support for online learning with Contact North| Contact Nord and elearnetwork.ca – over 115 centers
supporting learners making choices in
their own communities
ONTARIO’S NETWORK
CONTACT NORTH&
ELEARNNETWORK.CAA Department of Contact North
1. Bracebridge
2. Cornwall
3. Exeter
4. Georgina
5. Haliburton
6. Hawkesbury
7. Kincardine
8. Madoc
9. Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
10. Orléans
11. Port Hope
12. Shelburne
13. Six Nations
14. Stratford
15. St. Thomas
16. Thorold
17. Wallaceburg
18. Windsor-Tecumseh
It’s all about Partnerships
Ontario's Colleges and Universities• design, develop and
instruction of online courses.
Community Host Partners• Variety of community
partners provide space free of charge.
Continuum of Local Support for Education• Local partnerships with
service organizations• Literacy Networks• High Schools• John Howard Society• Adult Learning Centres• Community-based
vocational learning Centres (GTTI)
• Regional campuses of Colleges and Universities
Continuum of Local Support for Employment• Chamber of Commerce• Local Business• Job Connect• Business Development
Corporations• Community Futures• Second Career• WSIB
Contact North
• Created in 1986.
• Northern Ontarians have enhanced access to College and University courses
• Today’s Contact North has 94 centers and serves over 5,000 students annually in Northern Ontario
• Ontario Government funded expansion to Eastern, Central and Western Ontario.
• Genesis of elearnnetwork.ca
• We opened in 2007 and now have 18 Centres across Eastern, Central and Western Ontario.
“No matter where a student may live in Ontario, they deserve access to opportunity through post-secondary education” - Minister of MTCU, 2007
elearnnetwork.ca
Institutions•24 colleges•20 universities•Develop and offer over 10,000 online courses in over
800 online programs
OntarioLearnA consortium of 22 Ontario community colleges who have partnered to develop and deliver on-line courses
OCULLDevelops and delivers degree and non-degree continuing education programs in Ontario universities
Independent Learning Centre•Offers Ontario credit courses in English and French for Grades 9 to 12
•GED Testing Program•English as a Second Language (ESL) courses
elearnnetwork.ca
&
Contact North•Ontario's distance education and training network•Facilitates the delivery of college, university, secondary school and essential skills training through 112 centres across Ontario
ORION•Ontario's ultra high-speed network•Connects Ontario's colleges, universities and research
organizations
Ontario’s Building BlocksOnline learning in Ontario’s post-secondary system is built on a foundation of six building blocks that can be leveraged to help build the 21st century post-secondary system.
Ontario’s colleges and universities play a leadership role in that Ontario currently leads all Canadian jurisdictions in terms of the number and range of online (synchronous, asynchronous, blended) programs and courses available to students.
This is a key building block in the 21st century post-secondary system.
NOW.......
LET US IMAGINE OUR FUTURE
In 2010, Ontario is..
Calling on its educational
institutions and partners to take
online learning to the next level…
A call to action and a call to lead
Imagine Ontario 2015..
4,500 – 5,000 additional students
studying online from home, work,
community, college or university in quality courses that are highly
engaging
Imagine Ontario 2015..
Students now study from literacy and essential skills
to a college certificate or a
PhD/Professional Doctorate largely
through online learning at many
Ontario institutions.
Imagine Ontario 2015
No student now leaves post-secondary
education in Ontario without
completing one or more courses
through blended learning – we’re
building the capacities for lifelong online
learning
Imagine Ontario 2015..
A growing portion of targeted students –
Aboriginal, First Generation,
Francophone and Persons with
Disabilities – study at home or close to
home with peer networks and local
support using online learning.
• “Just-in-time learning” supports student to complete courses and challenge exams at their own pace (ie complete the course material in 4 weeks and challenge the exam without having to wait for the exam to be scheduled)
• Student satisfaction with choice, quality and their learning experience in Ontario among best in the world.
Think How These Organizations Think How These
Organizations Become One
Source for Open Learning for Every Adult
in Ontario
Imagine a coordinated, focused effort by these organizations to rapidly develop courses and programs of quality so that affordable online
education can quickly expand to meet the needs of Ontario’s adult learners….
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but there is more….
Imagine Ontario 2015
Smart community support for learners throughout
Ontario – help with learning choices,
technology, study skills…connecting to peers…
Leveraging existing networks – Contact North|
Contact Nord &
elearnnetwork.ca
Imagine Ontario 2015
Being able to access quality
video conference in your own
community…Making advanced
learning technologies
accessible and affordable locally
Imagine Ontario 2015
Getting that local help just when you need it – keeps you
engaged and reduces drop-out…
Imagine an Open Ontario in which learning took
place, anytime, everywhere with local support…
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Ontario Online Community Institutes
WORLD CLASS
That’s How we Imagine Ontario…2015
