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Contact North/Contact Nord Survey 2003: Educational and Training Needs of Northern Ontario Residents
Contact North/Contact Nord, 2004

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As part of its ongoing effort to learn more about the educational and training needs of residents across Northern Ontario, the Network commissioned Survey 2003: Educational and Training Needs of Northern Ontario Residents. This is the first comprehensive, scientific, and general population survey of its kind focused on the educational and training needs of Northerners.

A Snapshot: Contact North/Contact Nord Survey 2003: Educational and Training Needs of Northern Ontario Residents
Contact North/Contact Nord, 2004

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Building Basic Skills for Adults in Small Remote Communities
Dr. Douglas Knight and Lois Tobin
Contact North/Contact Nord. March 2002

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This research project examined the feasibility of developing and assessing literacy and numeracy skills at a distance using audiographics and teleconferencing technology.

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Using AlphaRoute in Rural Northern Ontario Communities Not Served by Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) Delivery Agencies
Debra Betty and Kate Tilleczek
Contact North/Contact Nord. December 2001

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This project established that AlphaRoute's highly interactive, mediated online learning approach makes it possible for learners to make progress in their literacy learning when delivered through a distance delivery model. The project also reported important results in determining the appropriate types and levels of human and technical supports needed to make this learning approach effective.

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Technology Is The Answer But What Is The Question?
Sir John Daniel, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
Contact North/Contact Nord, January 2002

In this publication, Sir John Daniel invites the faculty, education administrators and policy makers to look beyond the extraordinary potential of information and communication technology in order to determine what we seek to achieve by using and investing in it.

Note: This publication is available in hard copy, $10.00 shipment included. It is also available in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. To order send an e-mail by clicking on the previous link. Unilingual $5.00 and bilingual $7.00.

Printed copy
$10.00
PDF copy
English
$5.00
bilingual
$7.00

ACCOUNTABILITY PROFILE ’99.
Contact North/Contact Nord, 1999.

This is the most recent report on the progress made by Contact North/Contact Nord toward its institutional mandate and goals. The Profile is now in a form that will constitute an annual report each year. Content includes corporate data and the various strategies and performance measures for assessing the effectiveness with which the corporate goals are reached.

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THE FUTURE OF ONLINE LEARNING.
Stephen Downes, Contact North/Contact Nord, May 2000.

"The Future of Online Learning" predicts dramatic change in the way we educate our children and for all of us as we fully embrace lifelong learning for our personal and professional enhancement.

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VIDEOCONFERENCING USING SATELLITE AND TERRESTRIAL TECHNOLOGY TO DELIVER EDUCATION AND TRAINING AT A DISTANCE.
Wayne Sajna Hebert. Contact North/Contact Nord, May 1997. 

This document is an overview of the Videoconferencing Using Satellite and Terrestrial Technology (VUSATT) project.

The research contained in this document conclusively demonstrates that videoconferencing can be delivered through a hybrid network of satellite and terrestrial technology. It also assesses whether videoconferencing was a viable teaching/training vehicle.

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DISTANCE LEARNING & TRAINING SOLUTIONS.
Contact North/Contact Nord, 1997.

These loose leaf sheets provide succinct thumbnail sketches of the various services and facilities offered by Contact North/Contact Nord. They describe the purpose and extent of the technology Network, the types of training and support provided to students and instructors on the Network, and the facilities and expertise available regarding emerging technologies applied to classroom learning.

$15.00

EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING NEEDS, PREFERENCES, AND BARRIERS: A SURVEY OF NORTHERN ONTARIO RESIDENTS.
Jennifer Cawley Caruso. Contact North/Contact Nord, October 1997.

This survey for the first time investigated the views of Northerners on a variety of issues surrounding distance education. Findings include an increasing awareness of distance education as communities become more remote, a relatively strong perception of the value of additional education for workplace security, acceptance of distance education as a means to that end, and a high degree of participation. One emerging theme is the underlying division between groups who value and seek further education and training at a distance and those who, in spite of significant need, fail to engage in further training, a discrepancy that deliverers of education and training are urged to address.

$10.00

LEARNING AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES: A PROPOSED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION AGENDA, 2nd Edition.
Dr. Douglas Knight. Contact North/Contact Nord, December 1997.

This report provides a brief review and analysis of the literature on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of distance learning technologies. In addressing the question of what we do not yet know about such instruction that will enhance student achievement, Knight provides recommendations with respect to a possible research and evaluation agenda that would assist in ensuring a good return on the significant investments being made in learning technologies.

$20.00

MAKING MEETINGS WORK AT A DISTANCE.
Contact North/Contact Nord, 1997.

These loose leaf sheets provide a brief overview of the steps needed in planning and execution of successful videoconference meetings. They outline the content for training sessions that can be provided by Contact North/Contact Nord.

$15.00

USING VIDEOCONFERENCING AS A MODE OF CURRICULUM DELIVERY FOR LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN SMALL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES.
Elizabeth Smyth, Lois Tobin. Contact North/Contact Nord, December 1997.

This publication reports an innovative use of videoconferencing in teaching hearing impaired students via distance education. It represents one of very few publications available that addresses such an application. The untried nature of the approach and the small number of students (three) makes the study, in essence, a record of an initial implementation and provides useful comments for others who may refine such techniques.

$20.00

CENTRE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS: USING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR LEARNERS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN ONTARIO.
Contact North/Contact Nord, 1999.

This document includes a complete description of the services and facilities offered to the secondary school sector: the Secretariat for registration and coordination, professional development programs for secondary school teachers (see Wired for Learning), curriculum enhancement services, program and course enrichment activities.

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CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN LEARNING: IMPROVING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNERS AND WORKERS THROUGH INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. 
Contact North/Contact Nord, 1999.

As the professional development arm of Contact North/Contact Nord, the Centre for Innovation in Learning includes the following activities and facilities, each elaborated in the document: the training program for new users, the Exemplary Practice Series, the Learning & Training Technology Labs, a help desk and resource bank, and our ongoing research and needs assessment program.

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TECHNOLOGY OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS: A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK.
Dr. Douglas Knight. Contact North/Contact Nord, 1999.

Dr. Knight shares in this publication what he has gained from an investigation of others’ attempts to grapple with the question of which technology outcomes are appropriate for different levels of students. In the process he has formulated a general framework for addressing the issue for any group of educators or administrators faced with the need to clarify the purpose behind major investments in technology education.

$5.00