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December ’23 Research, Events, & News

As we head into the holidays and new year, the time to reflect, recharge, and refocus is upon us.  For CANeLearn it will also be the time to restructure our national organization as our 12th year approaches.  We plan to sharpen our focus on research and need your support, both in-kind and financial, to do so.

What have we accomplished so far?

• We have been an independent, partner and event-funded organization (no sole-source provincial or federal funding) supporting research and operations;
• We have built connections in our network with provincial online programs, government ministries, and corporate partners supporting K-12 online learning;
• We have published independent research (see CANeLearn and State sites); and
• We serve and support our provincial online learning members and partners.

How can you help us to keep going?

1. If you are in an online school or program, please ensure the annual State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in Canada program survey has been completed.  See more information below.
2. Let us know if you have an idea, curiosity, or innovative approach and want to explore it further, learn more about it, or need an independent review.
3. Support one of our research initiatives with a financial contribution.
4. Join us at one of our partner events (scroll down for upcoming ones) to learn more about CANeLearn research.

From the team at CANeLearn, we wish you the best for the holidays!  

K-12 eLearning Program Survey:  We Need Your Voice!

We invite you to participate in the annual State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in Canada research study.  The study began in 2008 and documents the state of Canadian K-12 e-learning (online, blended and distance education).  We need your involvement to assist us with this research to inform and improve e-learning practice.

Below you will find ten questions about your program offerings.  The information provided will be used to augment information collected from your provincial Ministry of Education and posted on the State website.

Please note, for the purposes of this survey e-learning is defined to include all forms of K-12 distance and online education (i.e. correspondence, videoconferencing, and online learning), as well as identified instances of blended learning where at least some portion of education is provided in a face-to-face setting.

Thank you in advance for your consideration, time and input into the State of the Nation research.

Click here to update/add your program

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CANeLearn Partner Events: Check them out!

Register Now! (rate goes up Jan. 1)

Present! (due Dec. 15)

Sponsor!

This hybrid event is brought to you by BC Educators for Digital Learning, CANeLearn, and the BC Partners in Online Learning

February 26-28, 2024 — Austin, TX

Register here

In the News

Sask DLC And Northlands College Provide Free High School To Adults – News Release

These B.C. teens are being immersed in local Indigenous culture — by playing Minecraft – CBC News

Longer days, online and year-round learning pitched as fixes to Surrey school crowding – BC, Globalnews.ca

Ideas & Resources

Common Sense Media Selections for Learning – Tools and Resources

Generative AI in Education – and –Learning How to Use AI in Your Practice – @rlabonte curation

A Snapshot of AI Tools to Create and Curate Content – and – AI Resource Hub – TeachOnline.ca

Photo by Adobe Firefly

Worth Noting…

Quarterly Research Clearinghouse Newsletter – Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute

CANeLearn Research Summary – Padlet curation

How to Ethically Leverage AI in Research – Contact North

Webinars from Contact North | Contact Nord – Archive

Check out these sites with updates shared previously… 

Stay Connected!

• Use #CANeLearn to stream specific items of interest to members. Join the conversation!
• Follow @CANeLearn, “like” us on Facebook, subscribe to our YouTube Channel
• Check out our Members’ Site
• Join CANeLearn – only $50 for associate membership!

Join today!

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.

Photo by @rlabonte

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.