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About this site

Welcome to elearn.ca, a Canadian website dedicated to providing tools and resources you can use to experiment with online learning. Whether you are a student, instructor or businessperson, elearn.ca will provide wealth of information to get you started:

• Read the basics on E-Learning, online learning, distance education and distance learning;
• Explore free online courses, and find institutions who offer degree or diploma-programs online;
• Test various tools and technologies, such as instant messaging, chat, audio and streaming video, which are used in online courses;
• Keep up-to-date with new innovations and news within the field;
• Share your experiences, and spread the word about other learning sites which you think would benefit others.

If you are an experienced instructor or learner, we hope you will consider contributing to this site. Our larger goal is to become a meeting place where people can get together and share ideas and stories about online learning and explore its impact. Please click on Suggestions? in the top bar of every page for contact information.

Initial development and research for this site was done by Rose Anne Leonard and the recreation of the site in this format, navigation, updated links and added section for business users was done by Patricia Presti.

Comments or suggestions about this site should be directed to Rudi Aksim.

This site has been produced as a collaborative venture by

Algonquin College, Learning and Teaching Services - Since 1968, Algonquin College has designed distance education courses that emphasize academic excellence and flexibility. Today, Algonquin has assumed a leadership role in distance learning. Current offerings include five full diploma programs, 32 certificate programs and more than 400 courses in online and print formats and attract more than 5,000 enrolments per year in off-campus learning activities. For more information, email Algonquin College,
Off-Campus Learning at distance@algonquincollege.com

SmartCapital - Building on the City of Ottawa’s world-leading wired infrastructure and internet usage, SmartCapital partners are offering a full continuum of online services from community access programs, to E Government, E Business and E Education applications – all delivered through the SmartCapital Gateway. For more information, contact pwilker@ocri.ca

Industry Canada's Smart Communities Program- The Smart Communities Program is a three-year federal program created and administered by Industry Canada to help Canada become a world leader in the development and use of ICT for economic, social and cultural development.  It is one component of the Government of Canada's Connecting Canadians initiative and incorporates the advice of the Panel on Smart Communities which was established by the Prime Minister in June, 1999.

The contents of this website are provided by Algonquin College / SmartCapital / elearn.ca for information purposes only, and do not represent advice, an endorsement or a recommendation, with respect to any product, service or enterprise, and/or the claims and properties thereof, by Algonquin College / SmartCapital / elearn.ca.

Website Production Credits: Glenn MacDougall, Director, Learning and Teaching Services, Algonquin College; Rudi Aksim, Learning and Teaching Services, Algonquin College; Patricia Presti, Research and Library Services Consultant.