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Killick Centre for E-Learning Research at http://www.mun.ca/killick/home/

From the press release ...

Dr. Jean Brown, Faculty of Education is the principal investigator on the project that brings together senior researchers at Memorial, College of the North Atlantic, the province’s Department of Education, the Newfoundland and Labrador Teacher’s Association, and School Boards from across the province.

Dr. Brown and her team were awarded a Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to develop the Project and will receive $1 million over five years to create a community-university alliance to foster innovative research, training and the creation of new knowledge in the area of e-learning with additional financial and in-kind commitments from partners in the amount of about $7,500,000, bringing a total project value of $8,500,000.

New technologies are changing how educators and students interact through teaching and learning across Canada and the world,” said Dr. Alice Collins, dean, Faculty of Education. “This is especially true in rural and remote areas where access to specialists and specialized programs are difficult to obtain. This new Project will answer vital questions about the effectiveness of e-learning, best practices, and how to best utilize infrastructure and monies.”