Digital Transformation: How Public-Private Partnerships Can Help Higher Education 28.09.2023

Colleges and universities face many challenges in today’s evolving global landscape. They are expected to meet the needs of diverse learners across a range of teaching and learning modalities, prepare

Learn Online Portal increasing accessibility for part-time learners throughout Ontario  12.09.2023

2023 has been a year of expansion, with digital tools becoming more popular in the education sector. We’ve got in touch with our resident virtual learning expert Don Eldridge to

Empowering postsecondary learners to succeed in an increasingly digital world 17.08.2023

When today’s learners enter a postsecondary institution, whether they are coming straight from high school or are continuing a lifelong journey of learning, they are faced with challenges unique to

Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: How to Explore Horizons of Change 04.05.2023

Will [insert emerging technology here] mean the end of [insert education element here]?  By: Rocío Chávez Tellería, Research and Foresight Associate, eCampusOntario Decade after decade, we have seen stories in

How Can Blockchain and Digital Credentials Support the International Student Journey?  04.05.2023

Written by Alexander Hughes, Associate, Research and Foresight, and Janine Stowe, Research and Foresight Assistant, eCampusOntario. The challenges experienced by some international learners in Canada could be aided by emerging technologies

Informed Pedagogy is the Key to Solving #AI Plagiarism 21.04.2023

Recently, we’ve been hearing a lot about ChatGPT by OpenAI and, more broadly, the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on higher education.   eCampusOntario’s Research and Foresight team has

Liberatory Education: Technology, Self-determination, and Collective Human Agency with Maria Crabtree 24.11.2022

Maria Crabtree is a futurist and foresight researcher who presented a keynote address at TESS 2022 on November 15th. Maria sat down with eCampusOntario to talk about her journey as

Entwined in Hybrid Design: The Dance Between Pedagogy and Technology with Dr. Tim Fawns 08.11.2022

Dr. Tim Fawns presented his TESS 2022 keynote address “Entangled Pedagogy and Hybrid Design” on November 9th, 2022. Taking a sneak peek into his presentation, Dr. Fawns joined eCampusOntario for

eCampusOntario’s Open Library launches Enhanced User Experience 27.04.2022

New search widget, more item details, and more! It’s been a busy year for the eCampusOntario Open Library! We have been hard at work developing a better user experience with

Co-creating the Future 16.12.2021

The second virtual TESS conference brought to life the theme of co-creating the future. The conference discussed hybrid teaching and learning, diversity, equity, inclusion and decolonization, and suggested actionable steps

Join Us in “Co-Creating the Future” at TESS 2021 28.10.2021

Our annual TESS (Technology and Education Seminar and Showcase) conference is right around the corner, and we can’t wait to welcome you. You will have access to an incredible array

Micro-certification business models in higher education 10.03.2020

In November 2019, eCampusOntario released an RFQ for an environmental scan of national and international micro-certification business models. The contract was awarded to Don Presant, Chief Development Officer of Learning

eCampusOntario leads the way in student-driven, collaborative experiential learning design 28.02.2020

By Chris FernlundLead, Student Supports, eCampusOntario and Julie HuhDesign Intern In 2019, the eCampusOntario Student-Experience Design (SXD) Lab embarked on a journey to design experiential learning (EL) opportunities for students,

Math professor engages students with an open educational resource 28.02.2020

By Parker Glynn-Adey Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga I teach MAT 232: Calculus of Several Variables at the University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus. This course primarily serves to generalize

Purposeful learning for a meaningful life: The mission – and future – of the SXD Lab 01.05.2019

Photo by eCampusOntario 2019, CC-BY SA By Chris Fernlund Lead, Student Supports, eCampusOntario Purposeful learning for a meaningful life. Does this statement just sound cool? Or does it have actual

Exploring Open Ontario at the OEO Summit 06.12.2018

Photo by Kristopher Kinsinger on Unsplash On Sunday, November 11, 2018, at the second Open Education Ontario (OEO) Summit, thirty-plus pairs of experienced and rising Ontario Open Rangers generously shared their time and

The Catch: Fall 2018 Issue #2 04.12.2018

What’s Happening in Technology-Enabled Learning? Photo by Kelly Sikema on Unsplash. The Cutting/Trailing Edge It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to report on a home-grown, free, open source educational

The Pitch: Issue #2 04.12.2018

An Update On How Learning Is Happening in Ontario Post-Secondary Photo by Sanah Suvarna on Unsplash Feel The Learn While the idea of the ‘Learning Style’ (“Oh I’m a visual learner!”) has, over

The Catch: Fall 2018 Issue #1 24.10.2018

Photo by Rodion Kutsaev on Unsplash. What’s Happening in Technology-Enabled Learning The Catch is back for another season of goings on in technology enabled learning in Ontario PSE! The last

Welcome to The Pitch 23.10.2018

Welcome to The Pitch The what? Answering that question would require an origin story, so sit back, relax and settle in for a very short tale. Way back less than

The 9 x 9 x 25 Challenge: An Ontario Extend Side Project 02.10.2018

Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash. Ontario Extend is a set of instructional modules that help faculty learn more about using technology to enable learning experiences. It comes with a

Northeast by Southeast: OER Discussions Overcome Geography 02.07.2018

eCampusOntario Program Manager Peggy French attended the Northeast OER Summit in Massachusetts this past May.  While there, she shared Ontario’s initiatives, planned collaborations, celebrated successes, and discussed common hurdles. Peggy

Cambrian Open Days: Colleagues and Conversations 02.07.2018

Cambrian’s Open Day took place on May 31st and featured a variety of talks and workshops from presenters. Conference organizers and OE Fellows Jessica O’Reilly and Laura Killam led the

The Catch: Season Finale Edition 08.06.2018

Photo by Andrey Larin on Unsplash What’s happening in technology-enabled learning this week? This week’s very special episode of The Catch is the season finale edition! It will be hibernating

Gratitude and Gouda: Reflecting on my OE Global Experience 31.05.2018

It’s a bit dumbfounding that just last week I was sitting in a beautiful conference space in Delft, Netherlands, listening to speakers from around the world talk about access, equity,