Increased course options for students, offered through both in-Board and Out-of-Board online learning programs
Increased ability to align student course sections with their specific pathway, destination, and post-secondary and/or career planning
Student Success Benefits
Potential increase in credit completion
Student Learning Benefits
Acquisition of 21st Century skills
Experience and skills associated with online learning and Learning Management Systems that will better prepare them for success in post-secondary and/or the world of work
Staff Benefits
Professional development
Supports for teachers, consultants, coordinators, administrators, and administrative assistants
Sharing of best practices, resources, and tools
Networking and collaboration with individuals in similar portfolios throughout member Boards
Access to some of the most innovative online learning practitioners in the Province
Operational Benefits
Use of the Consortium’s student information system (the SSeS) that drives student registration, monitoring and reporting in online courses offered by member Boards
Increased efficiency and effectiveness derived from the sharing of online learning policies, procedures, guidelines, processes, approaches, resources, and tools
Online Learning Program Benefits
Ability to acquire sufficient enrollment to run online learning courses by having access to out-of-board students
Increased understanding of online learning and the legislation, policies, and procedures that drive it Provincially
Increased understanding of effective online programming and practice
Sharing and co-development of quality-assured, effective, and engaging online courses and content
Financial Benefits
Sharing of students free of cost negates the course fee expense charged with students taking online courses outside of their Board
Provision of student information system (the SSeS, included in cost of membership)
Provision of training and professional development (included in cost of membership)
Provision of technical support services (included in cost of membership)
Provision of Coordinator support services (included in cost of membership)
Acquisition of supports, resources, and tools developed by other Consortium boards
Shared Voice
As a collective of Boards, the Consortium possesses a strong voice when articulating shared perspective with those who influence policy Provincially
Participation Nationally and Internationally
As a member of iNACOL (North American Council for Online Learning) and CaneLearn (the Canadian eLearning Network), the Consortium is advantaged by a more global perspective on effective online learning programming and practices
TESTIMONIALS
"Being involved with the OELC has led to sharing of ideas and best practices that have helped our boards elearning program thrive and evolve."
“I feel so supported by the OeLC in my development as an elearning teacher. Whenever I have questions in technology and pedagogy, my community is there to help.”
eLearning has enriched our board in so many ways – from providing opportunities to access courses which never could have because our board is so small, to enriching teacher professional development in the area of integrating technology in authentic ways into practice. Our thanks from RCDSB!
In the traditional school setting, my students come to my classroom to learn. eLearning allows me to bring my classroom to my students, meeting them where they are and based on what they need.
