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Distance Education and Community Learning Networks linked by a Library of CultureHumans are relational beings with their modeled behavior as practical examples of cultural routines that they hear, see, read, and assemble on their own from communal pieces of information to answer the needs of their everyday lives (Bandura, & Jeffrey, 1973). Yet few researchers have looked at the differing synthesis of culture and generally assume that others share similar ideas/values that lead to particular events and worldviews (Lillard, p.5 1998). Informational and cultural contact zones can be created to support CLNs, universities, and individuals in a variety of roles to encourage their interactions so they might design, and challenge the fundamentals of these programs and seek to better cooperation amongst the public itself (Tremmel, 2000). By increasing communication and collaboration of educational systems throughout the community will begin to raise the standard of living for all people (Bohn, & Schmidt, 2008). This will begin to draw people out from the digital divide and increase the access of technology and information available to all people with the community. Utilizing CLNs to support and further education will allow an interconnected web of assessments, standards, and cooperative efforts that has the potential of increasing democracy by empowering people from their communities.
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Telelearning Research and the TeleLearning-Network of Centres of ExcellenceThis article provides a personal perspective on funding and organizational issues related to e-learning, distance education, and other distributed forms of educational technology research. It examines the largest single investment made in this area by the Canadian federal funding councils: the TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence (TL•NCE). The article presents an overview of the rationale and need for expanded TeleLearning research at both basic and applied levels. It discusses (and critiques) other funding sources and ends with a call for a renewed and expanded commitment to the multidisciplinary research area that encompasses e-learning and online teaching. Cet article fournit une perspective personnelle sur les questions de financement et d’organisations concernant la recherche en technologie éducative portant sur le e-learning, l’éducation à distance ainsi que d’autres formes de formation distribuées. Cet article examine l’investissement unique le plus important fait dans ce domaine par les Conseils de recherche canadien: le réseau de recherche en téléapprentissage du réseau des centres d’excellence canadien. L’article présente le ra¬tionnel et des besoins d’élargissement de la recherche, à la fois fondamentale et appliquée, en téléapprentissage. L’auteur discute (et critique d’autres sources de financement) et conclut avec un appel pour un engagement renouvelé et élargi quant à la nécessité de la recherche multidisciplinaire sur le e-learning et la formation en ligne.