Distance Education lessons: The case of McBride - Prince George BC

Technology plays a crucial role in the transformation of society. Communities are integrating the tools of these technologies in their own development processes. The education sector - one of the cornestones of society's development - uses these tools to enhance the process of teaching/learning, and to address the educations needs of those who are unable to attend schools, universities, and other educational institutions for various reasons.
Schools in northern British Columbia, as in other rural locations in Canada, have the capability to use video conferencing as a tool to reach students in remote locations and to provide them with the same opportunities for learning as students in urban centres. However, it is important to understand how video conferencing contributes to student learning, to teaching methods, and to community capacity building.
This project assesses a video conferencing pilot project started by McBride Secondary School in conjunction with Prince George Secondary Schools and Kelly Road Secondary School. The project operated for four years between 2003 and 2007.

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