Publications, Presentations and Initiatives
Publications
Building Basic Skills for Adults in Small Remote Communities by Dr. Douglas Knight and Lois Tobin (2002) ( description of publication)
Contact North/Contact Nord Survey 2003: Educational and Training Needs of Northern Ontario Residents (2004) (description of publication) For the executive summary of this publication, please click here.
Technology Is The Answer But What Is The Question? by Sir John Daniel, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO (2002) (description of publication)
The Future Isn't What It Used To Be: Technology and The Future of Learning (2006) (description of publication)
The Future of Online Learning by Stephen Downes (2000) (description of publication)
Using AlphaRoute in Rural Northern Ontario Communities Not Served by Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) Delivery Agencies by Debra Betty and Kate Tilleczek (2001) (description of publication)
Presentations
- 2007 Budget Consultation Submission by Contact North/Contact Nord
- Building Basic Skills in Small Remote Communities - by Lois Tobin to the ICDE/CADE-ACÉD Conference, May 28, 2002
- Contact North/Contact Nord Network by Wayne Sajna Hebert to the Northeast Minnesota Technology Conference, August 16, 2000
- Employing Open & Distance Education Learning to Meet Regional Social Needs: The Northern Ontario Experience by Wayne Sajna Hebert, Debra Betty and Debby Sefton to the ICDE/CADE-ACÉD Conference, May 27, 2002
- Future of Online Learning by Wayne Sajna Hebert at Showcase Ontario 2000, September 7, 2000
- The Future Isn't What It Used To Be - A Presentation by Stephen Murgatroyd
Initiatives
Contact North is involved in a number of initiatives to further the use of technology in education.
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- A Made-in-Ontario Comprehensive Vision and Strategy for Technology in Learning in Ontario
- Building Skills for Adults in Small and Remote Communities Centre of Distance Education for Secondary Schools
- Centre for Innovation in Learning
- Centre of Distance Education for Secondary Schools
- Learning and Training Technology Labs
- Ontario Centre of Excellence in Videoconferencing
- Technology in Learning - Proposed Set of Guiding Principles
- Using AlphaRoute in Rural Northern Ontario
- Wired for Learning