Links

Listed below are links to institutions whose goals are to further and develop new distance education technologies and methodologies as well as links to our clients who currently maintain comprehensive distance education programs.

Commonwealth of Learning	The Commonwealth of Learning is an International Organisation established by Commonwealth Governments in September 1988, following the Heads of Government Meeting held in Vancouver in 1987. It is headquartered in Vancouver and is the only Commonwealth intergovernmental organisation located outside of Britain The purpose of The Commonwealth of Learning, as reflected in the Memorandum of Understanding, is to create and widen access to education and to improve its quality, utilising distance education techniques and associated communications technologies to meet the particular requirements of member countries. DETAC is an official supplier of technology to COL and has worked with them in the past including a recent 'Team Canada' trade mission in Malaysia in the summer of 1996.
ADETA	ADETA is a voluntary, non-profit association made up of individuals and corporate members who are interested in distance education and training in Alberta. Their motto is: “Collaboration and Excellence in Distance Education and Training”.
Red Deer College	Red Deer College offers off-campus programming in Blairmore, Cardston, Claresholm, Didsbury, Drumheller, High River, Hobbema, Lethbridge, Olds, Pincher Creek, Ponoka, Rocky Mountain House, Stettler, Sunchild and O'Chiese reserves, Sundre, and Wetaskiwin. Students can enroll in Teacher's Assistant, Early Childhood Development, Adult Basic Education, and High School Upgrading courses. Many of these courses are delivered using audio teleconference bridges purchased from DETAC. More recently, the Lite Center at RDC licensed LearnLinc software through DETAC to deliver their courses over the Internet.
Athabasca University	Twenty-six years ago, Athabasca University opened its doors and became Canada's first fully accredited open university specializing in distance education. Today, Athabasca University is nationally and internationally recognized as a leader in open and distance education, offering a high-quality university education to more than 12,500 students across North America each year. Athabasca University makes it possible for people to earn a university education regardless of where they live or work, or their commitments to careers or families. Now, where there is a will to learn, there is a way to learn. They remove the barriers of time, space, past educational experience, and, to a great degree, level of income. Dr. Ellis has worked closely in the past with Athabasca University to develop learning programs.