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Closing Online Programs

One of the trends we reported in the 2022 State of the Nation: K-12 E-Learning in Canada annual report was that after a significant increase in the number of students opting to study online during the 2020-21 school year (i.e.,

Michael Barbour June 20, 2023June 24, 2023 Ontario No Comments Read more

Surveying Interest In Virtual Schooling

This item from My Bancroft Now was interesting to me for a couple of reasons. HPEDSB gauging interest in future of Virtual School By Stephen Petrick Thursday, Mar. 9th, 2023 The Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board is doing

Michael Barbour March 13, 2023March 10, 2023 elementary school, Ontario No Comments Read more

The Politicization of K-12 Online Learning in Ontario

One of the sentiments included in the 2022 annual report of the State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in Canada was that K-12 online learning has become more political in Canada than it had ever been.  Part of this reality

Michael Barbour February 17, 2023March 7, 2023 Ontario No Comments Read more

A Canadian Education From Anywhere But…

This article from an unlikely source describes an interesting phenomenon that happens in Ontario – and as best we can tell – only in Ontario. Online courses help international students in STEM programs gain admission to Canadian universities Colin R.

Michael Barbour February 10, 2023February 18, 2023 international students, Ontario No Comments Read more

News Article – School Cars: How trains brought classrooms to children in remote communities

This was an interesting item from yesterday’s Online Learning Daily produced by Stephen Downes. School Cars: how trains brought classrooms to children in remote communities | CBC Radio Alisa Siegel, CBC, 2023/01/12 I never knew about the school train program in

Michael Barbour January 13, 2023January 14, 2023 news, Ontario No Comments Read more

What is Teaching in Online Learning?

Anyone following the news this week is aware of the job action that is occurring in Ontario with CUPE members not reporting for work in response to the Government of Ontario imposing a contract and using the notwithstanding clause to

Michael Barbour November 5, 2022November 8, 2022 Ontario, unions No Comments Read more

The Newest Terrible Idea- Canadian Edition

This past Thursday, John Watson of Evergreen Education Group (i.e., the folks behind the American version of this project) posted a blog entry entitled The newest terrible idea.  The entry itself is about the use of non-unionized substituted teachers delivering

Michael Barbour August 29, 2022August 27, 2022 COVID-19, Evergreen Education Group, Ontario, remote teaching No Comments Read more

Ontario Teachers’ Federation Continues to Confound

So we have covered this very issue when it comes to the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) several times in the past (see here, here, and here).  The OTF’s latest efforts to confound the remote learning experiences of the past two

Michael Barbour July 4, 2022August 21, 2022 graduation requirement, news release, Ontario, Ontario Teachers' Federation No Comments Read more

News Article: Ontario school boards set virtual learning plans for 2022-23 year as interest drops

This article from the Canadian Press was brought to our attention in the past day or two – particular as a couple of different news outlets picked it up. Ontario school boards set virtual learning plans for 2022-23 year as

Michael Barbour June 20, 2022July 6, 2022 commentary, Ontario No Comments Read more

Challenges with Hybrid Learning?

This item appeared in a newsletter from the People for Education newsletter that was posted yesterday. [STUFF DELETED] New study uncovers challenges with hybrid learning and quadmesters Interviews with high school teachers conducted by researchers at the Ontario Institute for

Michael Barbour June 20, 2022July 5, 2022 commentary, Ontario No Comments Read more
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