
Some key points:
- In most jurisdictions, K-12
distance education is not viewed as an educational option of choice, only one of necessity - K-12 distance education enrolment in Canada is somewhere between 2.8% and 3.4% of the total K-12 student population
- In many instances, the method of distance education delivery is still using print-based materials
- In many instances, the method of distance education delivery is still using print-based materials
There are some shifts happening, particularly in Alberta where it has started looking at creating an "online and blended learning" educational environment: no longer taking the view of online learning as a "distance education tool" but a foundation which can become the textbook and whiteboard of the near future.
The report provides a national overview, with the Ottawa Carleton e-School being the focus for Ontario.