A new survey from the Ontario Student Trustees' Association (OSTA-AECO) revealed that 95 per cent of the 6087 students surveyed disapprove of the e-learning mandate introduced by the provincial government back in March.
In an effort to cut costs and speed delivery of corporate training, many human resources professionals are recommending the use of massive open online courses (MOOCs). These date back to about five years
Published on: June 14th, 2016
Roz Bahrami
@skyprep
Instructional designers are the professionals who make e-learning happen. They build the learning modules in your online training software, design and create online courses, and test the content through online exams to ensure
Published on: March 16th, 2016
Roz Bahrami
@skyprep
Why travel to a huge campus bustling with students, far from other amenities when you can simply carry a classroom in your jeans pocket? There are three key statistics that suggest to us
Published on: February 23rd, 2015
Roz Bahrami
@skyprep
A recent Conference Board of Canada release, Learning and Development Outlook, indicates that Canadian organizations have increased their spending on employee training by $17 per employee, modestly reversing a downward trend of the
Published on: March 27th, 2014
Marylka Empey
@MarylkaE
Apple's educational content delivery platform has passed the 1 billion downloads mark in total, Apple announced today. iTunes U has also delivered more than 300 million pieces of content since it became an
For some enterprises, online video has become a vital tool for training, security, sales, marketing and other functions. And along with that growth in the use of video comes increased demand for users
New Brunswick’s Department of Education is serious about building a 21st Century model of learning. On April 16, 2010 the Department announced that every teacher in our system will receive a new notebook
Published on: April 26th, 2010
ITBusiness Staff
@itbusinessca
Teachers in New Brunswick are reinventing education's 3Rs to train students who may one day be the vanguard of the province's tech industry.New Brunswick's NB3 program, which was launched last year, places special
Published on: November 27th, 2009
Nestor Arellano
@itbusinessca
For an extra-curricular activity that teaches young boys how to sew and examines proper uniform protocol in empty church basements on weeknights, Scouts Canada is pretty innovative. The organization has been driven by
Teaching vocational skills to students thousands of miles away may seem like a tall order, but a recently launched project seeks to do precisely that.This ambitious e-learning initiative is drawing on global talent
Published on: September 23rd, 2009
Raul d'Gama Rose
@itbusinessca
Workplace safety, emergency preparedness, hazardous materials handling or the impact of climate change on your business success -- all these seem pretty ponderous topics. But don't be daunted if you need to (or
Published on: September 14th, 2009
Joaquim P. Menezes
@itbusinessca
Rather than studying alone – with just text books and PowerPoint slides to help them – students in some of Canada's most remote regions will soon enjoy a more hands-on, interactive learning experience.
Published on: February 25th, 2009
Michelle MacLeod
@itbusinessca
Many Canadian businesses are opting for online training as a way to equip employees with necessary skills, while cutting back on travel costs.With economic challenges forcing firms here to adopt new cost-cutting strategies,
Published on: January 8th, 2009
Michelle MacLeod
@itbusinessca
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