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Students and graduates in the Waterloo area and across southern Ontario, will benefit from nearly $2.5 million to help stimulate innovation through skills training. This funding, announced today by Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will enable the University of Waterloo, Shad Valley International, and University of Waterloo Commercialization Centre to expand their diverse programming in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of State for Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced a Government of Canada investment that will help people in New Brunswick develop the skills needed for an increasingly technological world. Read the rest of this entry »

Bluedrop Performance Learning has successfully expanded into the healthcare training market with the official launch of its online nursing community, Nursing Powered by CoursePark (formerly NursesNetwork.com). In only its second month of activity, more than 10,000 nursing members through associations and affiliations have adopted CoursePark to obtain their Continuing Education (CE). Read the rest of this entry »

Communities in Canada’s North often lag behind the South in terms of educational outcomes, but they are leaders in developing innovative ways to improve educational programming and delivery, according to a new report from The Conference Board of Canada‘s Centre for the North. Read the rest of this entry »

Gary Hyman, principal of CT, Inc. has officially put the Kids’ Internet Safety industry on notice: The Internet can be potentially dangerous for the unassuming child. Parents need to take a shared approach to the safety of their children on the Internet – it is all about the safety and security of the Internet for your kids. Read the rest of this entry »

We are on the cusp of a new information revolution – a quantum leap in technology – and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo is leading the way. With the world’s largest concentration of researchers working to harness the forces of quantum mechanics, the institute stands to transform computing, communications and other technologies. Read the rest of this entry »

While Canadian educators believe that digital technologies can enrich students’ learning, there are still significant challenges to overcome in making this happen – with one of the main barriers being students’ lack of digital literacy skills. And school filters and policies that ban or restrict networked devices in the classroom take away the very opportunities young people need to develop digital literacy skills such as good judgment and responsible use. Read the rest of this entry »

Educators from across the country are developing new learning opportunities that fuel the intrinsic motivation of students to take ownership of their learning and challenge traditional ideas of “teacher” and “learner”. Read the rest of this entry »

The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) and Microsoft Canada have formed an Education Alliance Agreement that will transform the education experience in the region and help to strengthen the local economy. This agreement is the first of its kind in Canada and will provide the UCDSB’s 30,000 students and 2449 teachers with access to leading-edge technology that will empower educators, enrich instruction, and help prepare students and communities join the 21^stcentury workforce. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian and India university presidents have reviewed Waterloo-based ClevrU as a solution to India’s problems with massive need for students access to quality schools. ClevrU is a cloud based, intelligent mobile platform that can be quickly adopted by 450 million students looking for access to high quality, affordable education. Read the rest of this entry »