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e-Learning

Broadly stated, e-Learning is about adapting technologies to enhance learning outcomes. Given the productivity benefits associated with the use of information technologies, e-Learning is an essential component of any emerging strategy that deals with lifelong learning paradigms.

The goal of this Group's research program is to assist, through research, the development of a world-class e-Learning sector in Canada, including support for the e-Learning industry and participation in regional, national and international projects directed toward making e-Learning widely adopted.

Within these broadly defined areas, the e-Learning Group's research directions fall within three main categories:

1. Collaborative / Social networking technologies / resources for learning
   Specific topics within this research direction include social networking principles and knowledge sharing / communities / mapping.
   
   
2. Interoperability of learning resources / systems
   Specific topics within this research direction include learning objects, meta-data, specifications and standards for meta-data, digital rights management, development and production efficiencies and workflow / process enhancement technologies.
   
   
3. User / Usage profiling and resource categorization for enhanced discoverability / filtering / adaptation
   Specific topics within this research direction include user profiling, collaborative / social filtering, quality metrics and evaluation, automation processes and gaming and simulations for learning

Current Projects

• "Sifter" (L.O. Sifter and Organizer, CRDA with Mosaic Technologies)
• eduSourceCanada (DLORN)
• OLDaily E-Learning Newsletter
• PEGGAsus (Learning Marketplace)

For additional information, please communicate with the Research Contact listed below or see the e-Learning Group page.

Research Contact

Dr. Andrew Reddick
Program Manager
Health Initiative
NRC Institute for Information Technology
46 Dineen Drive
Fredericton, NB E3B 9W4
Telephone: +1 (506) 444-0540
Fax: +1 (506) 452-3859
E-mail: Andrew Reddick

Business Contact

Georges Corriveau
Business Development Officer
Business Development Office, New Brunswick
NRC Institute for Information Technology
55 Crowley Farm Road, Suite 1100-C, Scientific Park
Moncton, NB E1A 7R1
Telephone: +1 (506) 861-0954
Fax: +1 (506) 851-3630
E-mail: Georges.Corriveau@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca