ALBERTA ONLINE CONSORTIUM

New and upcoming projects:

AOC partnered with the Archives Society of Alberta and just completed the Prairie Populism - A Window into Nation Building project. The site includes a Prairie Populist interactive simulation, a Teacher Toolkit, a Virtual Archive and a student forum area called the Canadian Connection. Explore this dynamic exploration of grassroots democracy and active citizenship at www.prairiepopulism.ca

AOC, Red Crow College and the Archives Society of Alberta have just started a new project call Seeing With New Eyes which will explore different ways of knowing and information sharing through the Blackfoot culture. Look for more information as the project progresses.

Nitsitapiisinni – Our Way of Life is a virtual exhibit developed by the Glenbow Museum as an interactive journey to learn about Blackfoot culture and life. AOC, in collaboration with the Blackfoot Confederacy and the Glenbow, developed the supporting Teacher Toolkit. The project can be found at www.glenbow.org/blackfoot.

AOC will be providing an overview of all our new and recently completed projects at the AOC Symposium in Edmonton in November.

AOC continues as lead partner in several exciting projects.

The Joint Learning Inititative project developed a model for a career path in the field of Logistics. The application of the model resulted in the development of online, interactive Logistics courses for the Secondary level.

We are pleased to make available the reseach paper Value, Spirit and Purpose: Online Resources for Aboriginal Learners commissioned by the Keewatin Career Development Corporation (KCDC). The paper describes a study AOC undertook to assess the effectiveness of online learning content for use with First Nation students.

Alberta Online Consortium (AOC)
Value, Spirit and Purpose: Online Resources for Aboriginal Learners
By Rosina Smith Ph.D. and Michael Magee B.Sc., M.A.

Alberta Online Consortium is seen as a leader in the field of distributive learning research. AOC is currently involved in K-12 and Post-Secondary research projects. For more information visit the research section of the website at K-12.

Have a look at what is new!

New addtions to this section include Letters from the Trunk developed as part of the Archives in the Classroom and interactive learning objects to support the START initative. 

Full online courses are available in French for the French Immersion Schools and Francophone Schools. On the top navigation menu bar, click on the button En français in order to enter into the French Area of our Web site!

Click on the link below to access the Courseware and Learning Objects area.
Courseware/Learning Objects

To access courseware or Learning Objects for download please contact Francine Plante at francine.plante_aoc@shaw.ca.

Upcoming Professional Development

Attention High School Teachers, Counselors and  Administrators! 
Looking for a Professional Development opportunity relating to Career Pathways work and Distributed  Learning?

Phase 2 Distributed Logistics Workshops in Calgary (March 3) and Edmonton (March  14)

Click here for more information

Check out the AOC Online Learning Podcast Series:

AOC will be hosting a series of Podcasts which can be accessed from the links provided below or downloaded from iTunes to either your computer or iPod for your listening pleasure.

These Podcasts will include interviews with guest speakers, industry and educational experts and those in the know about the latest developments in Post Secondary and K-12 online learning. Watch this space for Podcast announcements! 

Podcast Links:

Link to a list of Podcasts available.

iTunes One Click access to Symposium PodCasts:

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