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Some interesting tidbits of information on E-Learning trends from recent articles. Be sure to read the elearn.ca blog for continuous information in this field!

"The market in Canada is still young, at $240 million per year, but is following trends in the U.S., where E-Learning has been developing for about four years ... Growth forecasts peg the industry at 54 per cent growth annually between 2000 and 2005, IDC research shows.

Businesses are exploring this method of skills training to save costs and allow greater flexibility for employees to take the courses on their own schedules in any environment. Mr. Lau says travel and security concerns since Sept. 11, coupled with less costly, but effective, alternatives, have contributed to the rapid growth. "You've basically levelled the playing field for people who may not have the flexibility to travel," Mr. Lau says."

E-Learning booms: Demand leads to growth in online training
Ottawa Citizen, May 15, 2002

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"Canada's first fully online elementary school started classes yesterday, enabling children as young as four to play a computerized trombone for a music lesson and participate in chat rooms during recess.

LinkonLearning.com, certified by Ontario's Ministry of Education as a private school, opened with about 25 students paying $400 for a full year of courses, as an alternative for parents unhappy with the public system or looking for an affordable form of tutoring."

First virtual elementary school in Canada opens: 25 students enrolled
National Post, December 10, 2002

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Links to articles on E-Learning trends (all within the last 12 months):

Maximizing Skills: Key Trends and Innovative Practices in E-Learning, HRDC and The Conference Board of Canada (May 6, 2002)
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/sp-ps/sl-ca/events-activites/summary-resume/e-learning.shtml and
www.conferenceboard.ca/education/symposium/2002/
Maximizing_Skills_Report.pdf

E-Learning Decisions: Modes, Models and Strategies, Stephen Downes, National Research Council, Ottawa, February 25, 2003
www.downes.ca/files/E-Learning_Decisions.ppt (PowerPoint presentation)

Canadian Companies Rock at Online Learning 2002, Paul Stacey, (September 2002)
http://www.bctechnology.com/statics/pstacey-sept2702.html

Predictions For 2003, E-learning's Leading Lights Look Ahead
Lisa Neal, Editor-In-Chief, eLearn Magazine
http://www.elearnmag.org/subpage/sub_page.cfm?
article_pk=6541&page_number_nb=1&title=COLUMN

Trends in E-Learning, Amy Finn, ASTD Learning Circuits Magazine (November 25, 2002).
http://www.learningcircuits.org/2002/nov2002/finn.htm

Trends in Distance and E-Learning, Darin Hartley, Professional Development Forum Online (July 2002).
http://www.asaenet.org/edu/article/0,,53485,00.html