Welcome to the countdown to the holidays.  If you are lucky enough to be pursuing the heat, we wish you safe travels.  If not, we hope you enjoy outdoor exercise!CANeLearn will be presenting and networking at the 2nd annual DLAC in Austin(Feb.24-26) and BOLTT, Apr. 2-3 in Toronto.  The DL Symposium 2020 in Vancouver/Burnaby (Apr. 19-21) will feature a number of #CANeLearn members, board leaders, along with researchers and leading practitioners.  Early bird rates close December 20 and the hotel sells out.  Register and book your room today!

CANeLearn and Michael Barbour, principal researcher for the State of the Nation: K-12 E-Learning in Canada report, have completed the digital updates for the annual survey which is posted here, and you can read more about it below.  David Porter, CEO of eCampusOntario and CANeLearn board member, is moving on to build yet another new program – this time at Humber College.  Read about it here.  We thank both for their continuing contributions to e-learning in Canada and the CANeLearn network.

Stay tuned for more on the role that e-learning is playing in policy and funding reforms going on in many provinces.  Check out the latest in Ontario’s shifting landscape on our blog site here.  Also, check out People for Education’s summary of the November 2nd panel presentation on “the Pros and Cons of e-Learning”.

Finally, happy holidays from the CANeLearn board, team, and network supporters!

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Photos, unless otherwise noted, by @rlabonte or Unsplash

Featured Events

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Digital Learning Collaborative Annual Conference

February 24-26, 2020 – Austin TX

https://www.deelac.com/

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2020 BOLTT (Bringing Online Teachers Together)

April 2-3, 2020 in Toronto

http://www.boltt.ca/toronto-fall-conference/

Download a flyer to share here (PDF)

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2020 Digital Learning Symposium

April 19-21 in Vancouver BC

Early bird group/member rates – $395/person!

​​One day registration for Sunday only…

https://new.canelearn.net/symposium20/

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OTESSA ~ Inaugural Conference!

Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association

May 31-June 2 in London ON

https://otessa.org/

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Clayton R. Wright List of EdTech Conferences via @Downes

https://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?post=70103

Resources for the Digital Classroom

Canva for Education: Pro version now free for educators/students

Canva’s pro features are now available free for classrooms (application required).

• Create infographics, presentations, posters, and visually appealing documents.
• “Canva provides students with the tools to create memorable presentations, collages, and striking infographics.” Richard Byrne, FreeTech4Teachers.com
• Find out more here

SunWest School Division’s Resource Bank

• Discover activities, lessons, reading materials, and resources for every Saskatchewan learning outcome in SunWest’s repository.  Check it out here.

Common Sense Education

• A publication of digital classroom tools and teacher-approved resources — including apps, tools, and videos
• The summary is posted here

Adventures in Archives

Aurora Institute (formerly iNACOL) Symposium 2020

• Check out the shift in the organization and its focus based on this assortment of keynote presentations from the October Symposium in San Antonio posted here

Joe Sisco’s Keynote from blendED Alberta

• Link to recorded keynote on @CANeLearn Youtube channel here
• Link to shared resources from the session
• #CANeLearn Facebook curation of event photos

See all CANeLearn archives here   (members only)