UNCHARTED WATERS: - TOWARD A WORLD-CLASS CANADIAN E-LEARNING PARADIGM

UNCHARTED WATERS: TOWARD A WORLD-CLASS CANADIAN E-LEARNING PARADIGM Research by The Information and Communications Technology Council Preface: Acknowledgements: The Information and Communications Technology The contributions made to this report by our Council is a not-for-profit, national centre of key informant interviewees and other subject- expertise for strengthening Canada’s digital matter ex. [...] The opportunities and challenges provided by distance learning have become highly relevant as the COVID-19 pandemic forced a transition from traditional in-class learning to distance learning for both students and educators who may have been unfamiliar with these systems. [...] It makes use of primary research, based on interviews with 20 education subject matter experts from across Canada, a survey of 1063 Canadian students and parents, and secondary research to explore distance learning in Canada and abroad. [...] In addition to identifying opportunities and challenges for distance learning, it also provides a planning framework for future adoption of distance learning in the education system. [...] 13 SECTION II: EXPERIENCING DISTANCE LEARNING IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY 15 K–12 Students and Their Parents: Navigating the Switch to Online.