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Documenting Triage: Detailing the Response of Canadian Provinces and Territories to Emergency Remote Teaching
American Educational Research Association 2021 Annual Meeting
Thu, April 8, 3:00 to 4:00pm EDT (12:00 to 1:00pm PDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Computer and Internet Application in Education Poster Sessions
Abstract: While it is not uncommon for Canadian schools to be closed for short, and sometimes extended, periods of time – often due to snow or other climate-related causes, the indefinite closure during Spring 2020 was an emergency situation that school leaders and government officials were unprepared for. This proposal describes a project undertaken by a pan-Canadian e-learning organization to report the actions each of the 13 provinces and territories undertook to provide continuity of learning for K-12 students. The proposal provides some national observations, but the eventual presentation will provide a detailed description by jurisdiction. It is descriptive in nature, as opposed to evaluative, as any triage that is provided during an emergency is better than the alternative.
Authors:
- Michael K. Barbour, Touro University California
- Joelle Nagle, University of Windsor
- Randy LaBonte, Canadian eLearning Network
Slides available at www2.slideshare.net/mkb/aera-2021-documenting-triage-detailing-the-response-of-canadian-provinces-and-territories-to-emergency-remote-teaching
This video is cross-posted on the CANeLearn channel at youtube.com/watch?v=fIramGiMndo
Documenting Triage: Detailing the Response of Canadian Provinces and Territories to Emergency Remote Teaching
American Educational Research Association 2021 Annual Meeting
Thu, April 8, 3:00 to 4:00pm EDT (12:00 to 1:00pm PDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Computer and Internet Application in Education Poster Sessions
Abstract: While it is not uncommon for Canadian schools to be closed for short, and sometimes extended, periods of time – often due to snow or other climate-related causes, the indefinite closure during Spring 2020 was an emergency situation that school leaders and government officials were unprepared for. This proposal describes a project undertaken by a pan-Canadian e-learning organization to report the actions each of the 13 provinces and territories undertook to provide continuity of learning for K-12 students. The proposal provides some national observations, but the eventual presentation will provide a detailed description by jurisdiction. It is descriptive in nature, as opposed to evaluative, as any triage that is provided during an emergency is better than the alternative.
Authors:
- Michael K. Barbour, Touro University California
- Joelle Nagle, University of Windsor
- Randy LaBonte, Canadian eLearning Network
Slides available at www2.slideshare.net/mkb/aera-2021-documenting-triage-detailing-the-response-of-canadian-provinces-and-territories-to-emergency-remote-teaching
This video is cross-posted on the CANeLearn channel at youtube.com/watch?v=fIramGiMndo

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Original video at: https://www.tvo.org/video/ontarios-online-learning-future
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