November 2021 Newsletter
This month those of us based in BC saw the best and worst of humanity on display again, this time cast against nature’s turbulent tapestry that is now battering the East coast. It causes one to ponder how to expect the unexpected – pandemic, wildfire, flood, road closure, power outage, gas shortage, post-pandemic hoarding… are we […]
OLDaily – Pandemic Pedagogy in Canada: Lessons from the First 18 Months
We just wanted to pass along this mention… View this email in your browser OLDaily by Stephen Downes November 18, 2021 Pandemic Pedagogy in Canada: Lessons from the First 18 Months Randy LaBonte, Michael K. Barbour, Joelle Nagle, Canadian eLearning Network, Nov 18, 2021 This report (68 page PDF) is a comprehensive overview of Canada’s response to Covid […]
CANeLearn Research Update #2
Photo credit: KissCC0 CANeLearn Research Update #2 Cross-Canada expansion of the Design Principles – we need your help –Click here to complete a short survey Research Webinar: Wednesday at 11 am Pacific (2 pm Eastern) – REGISTER HERE Scroll down for more information! We invite you to add your voice to refining the Design Principles for quality […]
CANeLearn Research Update
Photo credit: KissCC0 CANeLearn Research Update & Invitation We are pleased to announce new and upcoming research on K12 online learning: Pandemic Pedagogy in Canada – Lessons from the First 18 Months (WEBINAR); Cross-Canada expansion of the Design Principles – you are invited; Remote Learning – how did we fare? – study of satisfaction and achievement; and Post-pandemic […]
Dean Shareski Touts New CANeLearn Report Examining Preparations for the 2021-22 School Year
The current state of education in Canada might be best described as “tired.” With 18 months of a pandemic behind us, it is still uncertain as to when, or if, life will return to pre-pandemic times. (I purposely avoided the word “normal” or “new normal.”) This uncertainty has been particularly difficult for schools and educators. […]
18 Months In, Have We Learned Any Lessons?
Toggling Toward a ‘New Normal’ As the 2020-21 school year progressed, it was evident lessons that could, or should, have been learned during the rapid transition to emergency remote teaching in Spring 2020 had not been heeded in all provinces and territories. The reality was that some jurisdictions simply did not put in place the […]
Pandemic Pedagogy to Date: What We’ve Learned Thus Far
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the term ‘emergency remote teaching’ emerged to describe what was occurring in education at all levels as schools shuttered their doors to in-person learning. Hodges et al. (2020) described emergency remote teaching as: a temporary shift of instructional delivery to an alternate delivery mode due to crisis circumstances. […]
Pandemic Pedagogy in Canada: Lessons from the First 18 Months
This is the sixth report in a series, noted previously, that highlights the announcements, supports, and policy changes each Canadian jurisdiction made to continue to promote learning throughout the pandemic. The series is sponsored by the Canadian eLearning Network (CANeLearn), a leading voice in Canada for learner success in K-12 online and blended learning. Researchers […]
October 2021 Newsletter
Fall colours invite us to take time to reflect on transitions of seasons, time, and the changes surrounding us we have little influence over. In education we serve the needs and interests of our students and their parents, we respond to the shifting world surrounding us and do our best to help make it better. As […]
Digital Learning Symposium ’22 Launch
19th Annual Digital Learning Symposium April 6 to 8, 2022 at the Delta Burnaby! = NEW BEGINNINGS = NEW LANDSCAPE = More information here! Join us for a flexible program with fast-paced, interactive options to build connections through discussion, dialogue, and social networking Featuring: DL to OL – […]