2009 Day 1 4:15-4:30 Synopsis: e-Learning Group affiliation

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	'''Discussion on E-learning Group Status and Affiliation (lead by Richard Pinet)'''		'''Discussion on E-learning Group Status and Affiliation (lead by Richard Pinet)'''
-	*OUCEL needs to decide about our status and where to go from here	+	*OUCEL members needs to make a decision on status;
	*Essentially we need to make a decision whether to stay informal group or to become more formal		*Essentially we need to make a decision whether to stay informal group or to become more formal
-	*We are invited to become members of OCULL and COED; the poll conducted was split	+	*We are invited to become members of Ontario Council of Life Long Learning (OCULL) and Council of Ontario Educational Developers (COED); the poll conducted was split
	*Value of formalizing the status or joining partnership with some other formalized groups – for example, some people could not come to this year’s summer institute because the group is informal		*Value of formalizing the status or joining partnership with some other formalized groups – for example, some people could not come to this year’s summer institute because the group is informal
-	*Another question is what can we produce together; maybe we can do some research together	+	*Another question is what can we produce; perhaps research or facilitate research
	*There is lack of information on certain topics and OUCEL can illustrate many things in relation to educational technology		*There is lack of information on certain topics and OUCEL can illustrate many things in relation to educational technology
	*There is a problem with ed. tech. longitudinal research		*There is a problem with ed. tech. longitudinal research
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-	*Maybe e-learning should be part of COU group
	*Concern about research – can we really do it? Research is typically not part of our mandates; we should be careful not to set up our expectations too high		*Concern about research – can we really do it? Research is typically not part of our mandates; we should be careful not to set up our expectations too high
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	*The question of visibility is also important; if we want to be recognizable, formalization would help with that		*The question of visibility is also important; if we want to be recognizable, formalization would help with that
-	*We need to think of all these issues and make a decision at the end of the Institute	+	*We need to think of all these issues and make a decision at the end of the Institute - i.e. how do we move forward.
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Discussion on E-learning Group Status and Affiliation (lead by Richard Pinet)

• OUCEL members needs to make a decision on status;

• Essentially we need to make a decision whether to stay informal group or to become more formal

• We are invited to become members of Ontario Council of Life Long Learning (OCULL) and Council of Ontario Educational Developers (COED); the poll conducted was split

• Value of formalizing the status or joining partnership with some other formalized groups – for example, some people could not come to this year’s summer institute because the group is informal

• Another question is what can we produce; perhaps research or facilitate research

• There is lack of information on certain topics and OUCEL can illustrate many things in relation to educational technology

• There is a problem with ed. tech. longitudinal research

• Concern about research – can we really do it? Research is typically not part of our mandates; we should be careful not to set up our expectations too high

• We need a vehicle to support ed. tech research; it is not our mandate to do the research, but we can ask researchers to do it on topics and issues that are of interest for our group

• The question of visibility is also important; if we want to be recognizable, formalization would help with that

• We need to think of all these issues and make a decision at the end of the Institute - i.e. how do we move forward.