Alberta's Distributed Learning Strategy
Distributed Learning
Distributed learning is a flexible approach to any learning that is purposefully designed to allow teachers, students, and learning and teaching resources in the regular classroom setting or in different, non-centralized locations, to interact while separated by time and/or place for some or all their learning activities.Alberta’s Distributed Learning Strategy
Alberta’s Distributed Learning (DL) Strategy provides a strategic direction to enable 21st century learning and teaching in Alberta’s K–12 education system.A provincial approach to distributed learning will help ensure that the education system meets the needs of all students, our society, and the economy, while also preparing students for lifelong learning, employment, and active citizenship.
Discover Phase
The Discover Phase of the DL Strategy took place from February to December 2008 and involved a comprehensive needs assessment, which outlined a map of the current state of DL in the province and helped to define the strengths and gaps between current and future distributed learning needs in Alberta.- Read the Discover Phase Report
Next Steps
The needs analysis and the recommendations gathered during the Discover Phase will be taken into consideration in light of the larger system-wide education policy framework being developed, as part of the Minister’s 'Inspiring Education: a Dialogue with Albertans'.For further information on Alberta’s Distributed Learning Strategy, contact Raja Panwar, WNCP ADM Support/Special Projects, Division Planning and Standards Sector, Program Development and Standards Division, at 780-427-7499 (toll-free by dialing 310-0000) or be e-mail at Raja.Panwar@gov.ab.ca.
