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Using art to illustrate the process of First Nation storytelling
Posted: October 27, 2010 | 
"I am very interested in different narrative threads and this idea that nothing ever completely finishes or ends and all things continue," Robin Brass says.
University stream asks students to ‘tap, pinch and type’ to earn degrees
Posted: October 26, 2010 |
While most university students will be reminded to put their cellphones away in class this year, one batch of first-year Carleton University students will be encouraged to tap, pinch and type to earn their degrees.
University report: Strengthen system quality, sustainability and accountability
Posted: October 26, 2010 |
While several of Ontario's 20 universities are internationally ranked, pressures on the postsecondary system are palpable. Increased enrollment is jeopardizing the range and quality of programs while a changing labour market demands postsecondary credentials.
Ontario universities welcome debate on enhancing differentiation in sector
Posted: October 26, 2010 |
A new position paper on differentiation in the university sector from the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) provides a welcome platform for further dialogue about the evolution of universities to meet the changing needs of society, according to the Council of Ontario Universities (COU).
Proposal to increase differentiation of Ontario’s universities met by cautious optimism
Posted: October 26, 2010 |
Undergraduate students are generally supportive of the government taking a more active role in transforming Ontario's universities to better balance the system-wide demands for a high-quality and accessible learning environment with the capacity to undertake research.
Celebrate Halloween with these spooky literacy tips
Posted: October 22, 2010 |
This Halloween, ABC Life Literacy Canada reminds families to practice literacy skills with some fun literacy tips, tricks and treats.
John Ivison comment: Addressing native education a too-long-ignored priority
Posted: October 22, 2010 |
Two years after the Prime Minister offered a formal apology to the survivors of Canada’s native residential schools, many Canadians would be shocked to learn the legislation governing education on most reserves remains the Indian Act of 1867.
Minister of State Kent to Attend First Conference of the Americas on International Education
Posted: October 22, 2010 |
The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas), today announced he will address the first Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE) on October 22, 2010, in Calgary.
Scholastic Presents Free Year-Long Professional Development Webcast Series for Teachers
Posted: October 22, 2010 |
Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, is bringing some of the nation’s most respected education experts to the offices, classrooms and homes of teachers and school leaders this year.
Celebrating Our Citizenship through Canada's Citizenship Week 2010
Posted: October 21, 2010 |
This week, Canadians across the country will be encouraged to reflect on the value of our citizenship, what it means to be Canadian and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
NALD's redesign of Literacy Alberta website
Posted: October 20, 2010 |
Literacy Alberta is a provincial coalition and a nonprofit organization that works toward increasing the literacy levels in the province.
The Healthy Aboriginal Network: Non-profit promotion of health, literacy & wellness
Posted: October 20, 2010 |
In preparation for the release of three new books, the Healthy Aboriginal Network is looking for resource information to put on the rear outside cover. National resources are preferred (website and toll free numbers) but they will highlight a few outstanding local sites as well.
Oracy: The bridge to literacy from parents to their progeny
Posted: October 19, 2010 |
The use of oracy to promote interest in and the achievement of literacy has a long history. Writing in 1908, Edmund Burke Huey made the point that “meaning inheres in this spoken language and belongs but secondarily to the printed symbols.”
Rebirth for Haiti
Posted: October 19, 2010 |
It reflects the Forum held at UNESCO on 24 March 2010 that brought together experts and intellectuals from Haiti and elsewhere. Articles are signed by Raoul Peck, President of La Fémis film school in Paris; Wole Soyinka, Nigerian laureate of the Nobel prize for literature; Jacky Lumarque, rector of Quisqueya University and Alex Dupuy, American sociologist.
Income growth slows for Canada's Top 50 universities: Research
Posted: October 19, 2010 |
Research income growth at Canada's Top 50 universities slowed in Fiscal 2009, according to Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2010, released today by Research Infosource Inc. Total sponsored research income, which includes both government and non-government sources, grew by only 3.0% - half the rate of last year - to $6.24 billion in Fiscal 2009, up from $6.06 billion in Fiscal 2008.
Financial literacy: Canadians receiving financial consumer education in growing numbers
Posted: October 18, 2010 |
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) has released its annual report, in which it outlines its achievements and efforts in promoting education and compliance throughout 2009‑2010.
Toronto Public Library announces compelling collection for city's first Human Library event
Posted: October 18, 2010 |
The much anticipated "human book" collection has been unveiled for Toronto Public Library's first Human Library, an opportunity for Torontonians to walk in someone else's shoes for a few minutes and see beyond labels and begin to celebrate differences.
United Arab Emirates women top men in literacy rate
Posted: October 15, 2010 |
Gender gap in the UAE narrowed as women’s participation rate in the labour force increased and literacy rate for women in the UAE is higher than men in the UAE, said a report released today.
LearningHUB of Ontario launches new website
Posted: October 13, 2010 |
Welcome to the new LearningHUB website!
Finalists named for Governor General’s Literary Awards
Posted: October 13, 2010 |
Toronto, October 13, 2010 – The Canada Council for the Arts today announced the names of the 70 finalists for the 2010 Governor General's Literary Awards. Half of them are finalists for the first time, and they include authors, illustrators and translators from ages 25 to 74.
October eNews bulletin from Literacy Nova Scotia
Posted: October 13, 2010 |
The October issue of Literacy Nova Scotia’s eNews includes information about LNS’s annual general meeting and an Adult Learner Institute, both planned for November.
N.B. program aims to increase use of Maliseet language
Posted: October 12, 2010 |
With the Maliseet language nearing extinction, St. Mary's First Nation is launching the first adult immersion program of its kind in New Brunswick to bolster the number of native speakers.
Beating literacy barriers in New Zealand
Posted: October 12, 2010 |
Gabrielle Mathiesen is the creator of Open Book, a project that seeks to provide front line aids for dyslexics and others with reading difficulties as they make contact and arrangements with businesses.
A perfect internship for a teacher in training
Posted: October 12, 2010 |
Kingston, Ontario, September 7, 2010 — During her internship with the Kingston Sustainability Centre, Katie McKenzie had the amazing chance to gain more than experience. Thanks to the Youth Eco Internship Program, she is getting closer to her dream of being a primary school teacher.
Global Learning Center being established at Northeastern State University
Posted: October 12, 2010 |
VANCOUVER, Oct. 12 /CNW/ - CIBT Education Group Inc. (NYSE AMEX and TSX symbol: MBA) ("CIBT" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has established an agreement with Northeastern State University ("NSU") of Oklahoma to establish a CIBT Global Learning Center ("GLC") at NSU's campus.
Belinda Stronach Foundation to provide laptops for children aged 6-12 in Aboriginal communities
Posted: October 8, 2010 |
OTTAWA, Sept. 29 /CNW/ - The Belinda Stronach Foundation today announced it will distribute up to 5,000 laptops to children aged six to twelve in Aboriginal communities across Canada. With support from Vale, BMO Financial Group and the Government of Ontario, the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Canada program leverages leading-edge technology combined with culturally relevant programming to deliver a unique platform of learning tools to Aboriginal children.
The future of the Canadian Council on Learning, according to Paul Cappon (PDF)
Posted: October 7, 2010 |
When, in January of the year, I annouced that the federal government had ceased all funding to the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL), I also pledged the Council to two important commitments: to attempt to find some funding to replace monies sourced through the Government of Canada, and to maintain CCL as a viable entry.
Jury panel announces shortlist for 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Posted: October 7, 2010 |
Today, in a morning press conference that drew over 100 media and members of the publishing industry, the Scotiabank Giller Prize announced its 2010 shortlist.
Indigo Love of Reading Foundation boosts public school libraries across Canada
Posted: October 7, 2010 |
The bookshelves at 155 public school libraries across Canada will now receive a much needed boost in books through the second annual Indigo Love of Reading Foundation Adopt a School program.
Students release major policy paper on post-secondary education
Posted: October 7, 2010 |
Investments in post-secondary education, support for Aboriginal students, graduate research, and reducing student debt are essential to Canada's future economic success, according to a policy paper released today by the Canadian Federation of Students.
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