online learning and teaching across schoolboard boundaries
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ONLINE LEARNING AND TEACHING ACROSS SCHOOLBOARD BOUNDARIES. Hubert Lalande, Consultant [email protected]. Au Menu!. Ontario at a Glance Provincial e.Learning Strategy SCOT Project Available Courses Statistics Surveys. French Ontario. Population: 500 000 (5%) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ministère de
l’Éducation
Ministère de
l’Éducation
ONLINE LEARNING AND TEACHING ACROSS SCHOOLBOARD
BOUNDARIES
ONLINE LEARNING AND TEACHING ACROSS SCHOOLBOARD
BOUNDARIES
Hubert Lalande, [email protected]
Ministère de
l’Éducation
• Ontario at a Glance• Provincial e.Learning Strategy• SCOT Project• Available Courses• Statistics• Surveys
• Ontario at a Glance• Provincial e.Learning Strategy• SCOT Project• Available Courses• Statistics• Surveys
Au Menu!Au Menu!
Ministère de
l’Éducation
• Population: 500 000 (5%)
• 1998: 12 French school boards
2008: 290 elementary schools (66 000 students)
2008: 88 secondary schools (24 000 students)
• 1999: New Curriculum
• Sept. 2000 : SAMFO Project
• Dec. 2006 : e.learning Ontario
• Population: 500 000 (5%)
• 1998: 12 French school boards
2008: 290 elementary schools (66 000 students)
2008: 88 secondary schools (24 000 students)
• 1999: New Curriculum
• Sept. 2000 : SAMFO Project
• Dec. 2006 : e.learning Ontario
French OntarioFrench Ontario
Ministère de
l’Éducation
• December 2006
• Its « raison d’être… »
• Provincial Standards and Guidelines
• Provincial LMS & LOR
• Online Learning Communities
• Training and Professional Development
• December 2006
• Its « raison d’être… »
• Provincial Standards and Guidelines
• Provincial LMS & LOR
• Online Learning Communities
• Training and Professional Development
Ontario’s e.Learning StrategyOntario’s e.Learning Strategy
Ministère de
l’Éducation
The provincial e-learning strategy provides school boards with:
• Access to quality e-learning credit courses
• Access to quality classroom resources from Kindergarten through Grade 12, in accordance with the provincial curriculum
• Free access to the provincial Learning Management System and the Ontario Educational Resource Bank
The provincial e-learning strategy provides school boards with:
• Access to quality e-learning credit courses
• Access to quality classroom resources from Kindergarten through Grade 12, in accordance with the provincial curriculum
• Free access to the provincial Learning Management System and the Ontario Educational Resource Bank
Benefits to BoardsBenefits to Boards
Ministère de
l’Éducation
• Access to customized courses that take into account regional and local needs • Access to specialized teachers and resources in small, rural, and isolated schools where such resources may not be readily available
• The possibility of collaborating with other boards to enrol students in their e-learning courses
• Access to customized courses that take into account regional and local needs • Access to specialized teachers and resources in small, rural, and isolated schools where such resources may not be readily available
• The possibility of collaborating with other boards to enrol students in their e-learning courses
Benefits to BoardsBenefits to Boards
Ministère de
l’Éducation
• Access to face-to-face and online professional development for e-learning teachers
• Access to an online professional learning community where teachers can share their experiences and strategies
• Access to face-to-face and online professional development for e-learning teachers
• Access to an online professional learning community where teachers can share their experiences and strategies
Benefits to BoardsBenefits to Boards
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l’Éducation
• Student Success Strategy• Learning to 18• Literacy and Numeracy Strategy• Rural Student Success Program• High Skills Major • Aboriginal Education • Politique d’Aménagement Linguistique
• Student Success Strategy• Learning to 18• Literacy and Numeracy Strategy• Rural Student Success Program• High Skills Major • Aboriginal Education • Politique d’Aménagement Linguistique
Ontario's Education Priorities Ontario's Education Priorities
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l’Éducation
• Retaining and increasing enrolment
• Expanding course choices
• Reducing the gap in the number of single courses offered in French & English schools (53 vs101)
• Having 85% of students graduating from high school
• Retaining and increasing enrolment
• Expanding course choices
• Reducing the gap in the number of single courses offered in French & English schools (53 vs101)
• Having 85% of students graduating from high school
Priorities of Ontario Education Priorities of Ontario Education
Ministère de
l’Éducation
Services provided by the CFORP in relation to the e.Learning Provincial Strategy:
Conceptualization and production of selected courses and resources Management of online courses Professional development Online registration Access to online courses.
Services provided by the CFORP in relation to the e.Learning Provincial Strategy:
Conceptualization and production of selected courses and resources Management of online courses Professional development Online registration Access to online courses.
Role and Responsibilities of the CFORP
Ministère de
l’ÉducationThe SCOT Project The SCOT Project
Ministère de
l’Éducation
• An initiative of the 12 FLSB
• Subsidized by the Ministry of Education
• Pilot project from 2004 to 2006
• Managed by the CFORP for the 12 FLSB
• An initiative of the 12 FLSB
• Subsidized by the Ministry of Education
• Pilot project from 2004 to 2006
• Managed by the CFORP for the 12 FLSB
The SCOT ProjectThe SCOT Project
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l’Éducation
• Developed in the context of the provincial e.learning strategy
• Involved 2 provincial consultation committees
• Allows students from more than one SB to take the same course; students may be from one SB and teachers from another
• Developed in the context of the provincial e.learning strategy
• Involved 2 provincial consultation committees
• Allows students from more than one SB to take the same course; students may be from one SB and teachers from another
The SCOT ProjectThe SCOT Project
Ministère de
l’Éducation
Ministère de
l’Éducation
ONLINE TEACHING
Ministère de
l’Éducation
Services provided by CFORP in the context of the SCOT project:
Hiring of online teachers Registration for online courses
To online teachers: Tutoring Training
Services provided by CFORP in the context of the SCOT project:
Hiring of online teachers Registration for online courses
To online teachers: Tutoring Training
Role and Responsibilities of the CFORP
Ministère de
l’Éducation
• Each board supplies one subject specialist teacher
• Schools provide local support to student
• Each board supplies one subject specialist teacher
• Schools provide local support to student
The SCOT ProjectThe SCOT Project
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l’Éducation
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l’Éducation
The SCOT project provides a teaching model that is different from Virtual School :
• Student are enrolled in their home school
• Home schools still receive full funding for their students
• Student remain in their home school to take the online course
The SCOT project provides a teaching model that is different from Virtual School :
• Student are enrolled in their home school
• Home schools still receive full funding for their students
• Student remain in their home school to take the online course
The SCOT ProjectThe SCOT Project
Ministère de
l’Éducation
• Online courses are part of the student’s regular timetable
• Teachers work from their home school
• Online courses are part of the student’s regular timetable
• Teachers work from their home school
The SCOT ProjectThe SCOT Project
Ministère de
l’Éducation
• Guidance counsellors have access to the online registration system from their school
• An open registration process is provided.
• Registration per course: Maximum of 45 students/teacher/semester
• Waiting list
• Guidance counsellors have access to the online registration system from their school
• An open registration process is provided.
• Registration per course: Maximum of 45 students/teacher/semester
• Waiting list
The SCOT ProjectThe SCOT Project
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l’ÉducationThe Dream Team!The Dream Team!
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l’Éducation
• Teaching and evaluation
• Monitoring of students
• Communicating with parents, local contacts, etc.
• Adaptation of course content
• Teaching and evaluation
• Monitoring of students
• Communicating with parents, local contacts, etc.
• Adaptation of course content
Online Teacher’s Responsabilities
Ministère de
l’Éducation
Every online teacher is provided with:
• An office• A laptop computer with
scanner/printer/etc.• A 800 Phone line• A High speed Internet connection • Skype (pedagogical team)• Adobe Connect (teacher/students)
Every online teacher is provided with:
• An office• A laptop computer with
scanner/printer/etc.• A 800 Phone line• A High speed Internet connection • Skype (pedagogical team)• Adobe Connect (teacher/students)
Logistic
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l’Éducation
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TestimonialTestimonial
Monique Bélanger, CECLFCEProvincial Online Teacher (SCOT Project)
Ministère de
l’Éducation
The Scot project offers many solutions by:
• Providing flexibility in a student’s timetable and resolving scheduling conflicts
• Providing courses that are unavailable in the student’s home school
• Giving students who can’t attend their home school (health reasons, etc.) the opportunity to take courses
The Scot project offers many solutions by:
• Providing flexibility in a student’s timetable and resolving scheduling conflicts
• Providing courses that are unavailable in the student’s home school
• Giving students who can’t attend their home school (health reasons, etc.) the opportunity to take courses
The SCOT ProjectThe SCOT Project
Ministère de
l’ÉducationAdvantages
Flexibility:
• Anywhere and anytime
• More courses available • For each board and school, 12 additional specialist teachers available
TestimonialTestimonial
Dominique Noël, Student, Grade 11
20 Courses for Grades 9, 10, 1120 Courses for Grades 9, 10, 11
17 Courses for Grade 1217 Courses for Grade 12
StatisticsStatistics
StatisticsStatistics
StatisticsStatistics
Survey (Dec.07)Survey (Dec.07)
• Response: 54.05% (227/420)
• Course started in Sept.: 71,36%
• Time Management:
Up to date = 37%
One week late = 25%
• Work load:
Equivalent to regular course = 60%
Survey (Dec.07)Survey (Dec.07)
• Work place: Regular classroom = 33%
• Communication: Email = 68% Phone = 19% Frequency : 1 to 5 per week = 88%
• Level of satisfaction reg. retroaction: Excellent = 46% Adequate = 36%
TestimonyTestimony
Carole Lafrenière-Noël, parent d’élève
Ministère de
l’Éducation
Q & AQ & A
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l’Éducation
Hubert LalandeHubert LalandeConsultantConsultant
(613) 747-8000 Ext 260(613) 747-8000 Ext [email protected]@sympatico.ca
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