An update from a pan-Canadian e-learning organization.
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Greetings from CANeLearn!
Michael Welcome back from the Easter break and to April! I invite you to support our board’s new research directions and to network online or in person at upcoming events showcasing cutting-edge practices and research in online learning.
Check out partner hybrid events in Vancouver April 24-26 and May 8-9 in Ottawa! See details below…
Randy LaBonte, CEO Canadian eLearning Network (CANeLearn.net)
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CANeLearn Board: Research Update
The CANeLearn board met on March 26 to finalize plans for future research. The board decided to seek new funding for the publication of research analyses and summaries, coupled with easily shared and consumed information on the following key topics:
- Effective asynchronous and synchronous models, practices, strategies, and design;
- What does the literature say about how these two modalities can be effectively offered in conjunction;
- What does the literature say about distance and online learning serving Indigenous students; and
- A collection of resources, papers, and strategies on the use and implications of generative AI in education (many created and curated by LEARN).
We need your support for this initiative. Board members will be appealing for help in the upcoming weeks. In the meantime, check out CANeLearn publications here and see new blog posts and publications on the State of the Nation website.
Also, we again invite online school administrators to contribute information in support of the annual State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in Canada research study.
Add your online school’s data to the K-12 e-Learning Program Survey.
Worth Noting… (more coming on AI next issue)
Ontario Tech University announced online workshops for K-12 educators for a small fee. The AI in K-12 Education Conference is planned for April 29th to May 1st with over 25 workshops running from 6 to 9 pm Eastern time. Topics include:
- AI Literacy: Starting out
- AI & Key Subject Areas: ECE. English, Mathematics and Visual Arts
- AI & Ethical Issues: Cheating, Culture, Deepfakes, Privacy, Influence on Women,
- AI Tools: Canva AI, Chatbots, Chat GTP, Magic School
- AI & Learning: Engagement, Neurodiversity, Personalized Feedback, UDL
Cost
- Students: $25
- Before April 21st: $30
- April 21st on: $50
- includes 25+ workshops, AI Certificate, and Conference e-book
Click here to learn more and register!
Stay Connected!
- Use #CANeLearn for items of interest to members. Join the conversation!
- Follow @CANeLearn, “like” us on Facebook, subscribe to our YouTube Channel
- Join CANeLearn – only $50 for associate membership!
CANeLearn acknowledges the shíshálth Nation on whose traditional territories, here at xwilkway (Halfmoon Bay BC), where we are privileged to live, work, and play. Through our work, we are learning to incorporate Indigenous epistemologies while supporting Indigenization and systemic changes in the K-12 online learning environment of Canada.
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The Canadian eLearning Network (CANeLearn) is a Canadian registered not-for-profit society with a vision to be the leading voice in Canada for learner success in K-12 online and blended learning. CANeLearn provides members with networking, collaboration, and research opportunities..
CANeLearn promotes effective practice in online and blended learning; fosters community and facilitates interaction among online and blended learning educators; and connects educators to online and blended learning organizations.
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