April 2022 Newsletter
Photo credit: Anthony Delanoix via Unsplash Welcome to the April CANeLearn News. As the blossoms of Spring herald the warmer weather approaching, there are better days in store for educators. Our curation of online articles offers some insight into our optimism, but they also speak to the need to constantly refine our focus and […]
DLsymp22 – One-day & Online Registrations Available!
19th Annual Digital Learning Symposium April 6 to 8 – Vancouver BC One-day & Online Registrations Available! Full information and registration here! Modeling hybrid learning & full technology solutions Focus on evidence-based quality online/blended solutions Sharing insights and research from pandemic pedagogy With health restrictions easing, it is time to soar back! […]
March 2022 Newsletter
Photo credit: Ellen Kinsel Welcome to the March CANeLearn News This month, Ellen’s picture speaks to the changes underway as we shift into a different spring than two years ago. The ephemeral melting of ice and snow begins exposing masked foundations and terrain, the solid base supporting new growth (yes, the daffodils are flowering in […]
DLsymp22 – Full Program Online
19th Annual Digital Learning Symposium April 6 to 8 – Vancouver BC NEW BEGINNINGS == NEW LANDSCAPE Full information and registration here! Yes, that’s right – in-person at the Delta Burnaby Hotel in Vancouver — in sunny April. Finally! With health restrictions easing, it is time to get back! Online registration coming – Watch for […]
DLsymp22 – Program Launch
19th Annual Digital Learning Symposium April 6 to 8 – Delta Burnaby Hotel NEW BEGINNINGS = NEW LANDSCAPE Yes, that’s right – in-person at the Delta Burnaby Hotel in Vancouver — in sunny April. Finally! Of course, as a group of online educators, we will have an online program too! Program highlights Dave Cormier – […]
January 2022 Newsletter
Ellen’s photo reflects the inner calm we will need as this new year carries us forward. It speaks to the new landscapes and new horizons we will discover as we move beyond two years of the pandemic. April 6-8 Digital Learning Symposium New landscapes. New practices. Featuring: Dave Cormier What are we learning for? […]
Education Pandemic Policies and Practices: A Cross-Canada Analysis
Part 1: Cross Canada School Restart Plans This is the first in a series of posts describing education policies and practices that have emerged from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada and discusses the differences that have emerged in the provinces and territories. It follows a summary post published in December consolidating outcomes […]
December 2021 Newsletter
As we eagerly await the holiday season and much-needed break, we have an opportunity to reflect on the crystallization of new ideas and approaches to engage students in meaningful learning. Many of us have been pushed to learn new pedagogies, tools, and methods under constantly changing circumstances. CANeLearn has embarked on a renewed focus on research looking at […]
Pandemic Planning, Policy, and Practice: A review of Canadian jurisdictional responses September 2020 to 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant education disruption in Ontario. This has included mass and localized school closures, multiple models of educational provision and gaps in support for students with disabilities. The unequal distribution of school closures and pandemic-associated hardships, particularly affecting low-income families in which racialized and Indigenous groups, newcomers and people with […]
CANeLearn Research Update #3
Taking the pulse of online and blended learning in Canada CANeLearn continues to build on its past research of online and blended learning and is embarking on building a base for quality in online pedagogy (see more about the design principles study here). What we have published: e-Learning research overview: https://new.canelearn.net/2019/10/02/e-learning-research-overview-ontario/ What e-learning (online […]