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Northern Lights School Division/Northlands College Distance Learning Services ====edcentre.ca The destination is important but it's the journey that really counts! media type="youtube" key="elxAV9Fxe_E" height="187" width="336" align="center"

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**Vision**: Flexible Distance Learning opportunities for Northern Saskatchewan residents.

Northlands Regional College and Northern Lights School Division Northlands College: Physical Space, tech/software support, 1.5 high school instructors, GED instructor, Literacy instructor, and Plato facilitator NLSD: Online high school offices, reception area, office support position, 3.5 teaching positions, tech support, software resources. Moodle server, Adobe Connect server NLSD Program Description
 * Partnership**:

Online Literacy development, GED online support, PLATO skill development support, core adult 10/12 high school courses, full range of grade 10-12 core and elective high school courses.
 * Services**:

All of Northern Saskatchewan (defined by the Northern Administration District Boundaries, the Northlands College service area, communities served by Northern Lights School Division, Creighton School Division, and Ile a La Crosse School Division
 * Service Region**:

(See linked Charts) 2011/12 cumulative enrolment 452
 * Demographics:**

Flexible continuous intake with blended delivery based on student centered learning needs. Content, tracking and resources hosted through a modified Moodle LM instance. Synchronous tutoring available 9:00-4:30 Monday-Friday Discussions, guests, group lessons hosted through web conference rooms. Student feedback provided through screen recordings, Moodle class area Site support expectations for learners in school settings: (Link to document)
 * Model:**

MoodleFN ,Adobe Connect, Skype, (Video)Jing, (Video)Camtasia, (Video) Yenka, Google docs, Wikispaces Tech Support Site Edcentre.ca "tickle trunk"
 * Tools**:

Skype contact daily: frequent group conversations Weekly Monday staff meetings in rotating locations using different synchronous tools. Weekly professional sharing through discussion postings and Friday sharing sessions. Team Talk

Media Streaming: web based multimedia resource repository (encouraging division wide use) Site support for school based learners. (Team members with designated school contacts....frequent shared document progress updates) Tweaking moodle plug-ins for moodle. ( We have been working with partners in Northern Ontario (K-Net) over the years to revise the open source Moodle code to meet our requirements. Currently implementing an updated, modified version of Moodle 3.1. "Squashing bugs" Anyone interested in participating please contact Ted . We are interested in what other Moodle users have to say about changes they would make if they could wave their own magic wands. If all of the Moodle users in the province got together to improve Moodle code for Saskatchewan learners and Saskatchewan Curriculum think of the possibilities.
 * Current Focus areas: (See strategic Planning document))**

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Contact List: 425-5680 register@edcentre.ca (Krista De Feitjer, office support) ted.green@edcentre.ca (Principal/coordinator, ELA A10, B10, ELA 20, CM 10/20/30, Certificates 30) deansquires@nlsd113.caWorkplace and Apprenticeship Math 10, 20 Science 10, Native Studies 20, Computer Science 20) kona.bryson@edcentre.ca (ELA A30, B30, Native Studies 30, Life Transistions 30) kelly.haydukewich@edcentre.ca (Foundations Math 10/20/30, Workplace App Math 30, Pre-Calc 20, Pre-Calc 30) jamesarmstrong@nlsd13.ca( Physical Science 20, Environmental Science 20, Health Science 20, Bio 30, Chem 30)