Self directed learning

The Market Knowledge Centre (MKC) intranet portal created by Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) is a one-stop solution that enables knowledge-sharing within the BCE family, and helps employees sharpen their job skills.

Air Canada is using e-learning to deliver timely, relevant training to those who need it, when they need it.

Employees on the ramp at the airport are critical to aircraft maintenance, passenger safety, and baggage handling. Through e-learning and online knowledge management systems, employees at Air Canada’s Halifax operations have the opportunity to learn and to access workplace knowledge on an as-needed basis.

The author begins with a discussion of the social and educational problems facing Canada’s Aboriginal people. He argues that Canadians can learn a great deal from the experiences of the indigenous people of other countries, particularly the Maori of New Zealand.

The authors of this report say that Canada, because of its strong telecommunications infrastructure and widespread access to the Internet, is well positioned to reap the benefits of e-learning. However, despite this strong foundation, Canada is starting to slip behind several other countries in this sector.

This narrative by Sheelah Demetre of the Western Quebec Literacy Council tells the story of Emma who just before Christmas feels like her world is falling apart. Family and personal issues are mounting and what is contained in the media is presenting an increasingly negative picture. Will Emma find the strength to cope?

VOICE was developed to assist facilitators working in employment preparation. The hands-on activities can be used to gain knowledge and empower participants to make transitions to the world of work by helping them to identify their interests, skills, and most importantly their own voice.

This is a research report describing how self-direction is critical to successful learning. Practitioners, researchers and administrators of adult literacy programs may all find something of interest in this report, as it explores the factors that affect learning, as well as progress in a literacy program and change in learners'daily lives.