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A Multi-jurisdictional
Approach to the Shared
Access and Management of
Digital Learning Resources
Problem
-authentic environment for students
-opportunities for collaboration by educator
-problem solving as a collaborative
What are the learning
opportunities?
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Equella as a system
• access to digital learning resources anytime
• single search of multiple repositories
• management of DRM/Copyright
• Self Publication
Stakeholders
Roles of AXIA, Pearson and
Alberta Education?
AXIA
• leverage the Supernet infrastructure between and
within the five jurisdictions
Pearson
• provided for the first year the license that CBE
purchased to the other boards at no cost
• PD resources
• access to digital content as a trial
STS and Alberta Education
• funding
• active participation on steering and working teams
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Scope and success factors
Focus of Teaching and Learning
• professional development and supporting resources -
evaluation, copyright, digital citizenship, FOIP
Focus on Technical Solution
• functioning and integrated software solution for management
and access to digital resources
Focus on Digital Resources
• collaborative purchasing of resources between all 5
jurisdictions with sharing of internal produced resources
Focus on Collaboration
• frameworks and working relationships built on similar values
and philosophies
We are excited!
• a collaborative venture that involves five jurisdictions,
government and private industry that has students at
the centre of the work
• helps address challenges around accessibility of digital
resources
• leverages infrastructure that that is scalable so it is able
to address future needs
• the infrastructure fits with the vision of personalization of
learning, where students and teachers are empowered
as active participants in the learning environment
• creates conditions for educators to collaborate and work
as a collective, within their own and between
jurisdictions
Conversation
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Resources
Other Educational Implementations:
Nunavut
http://sirluaq.ca/nunavut/logon.do
Equella main site
http://www.equella.com/guest-access-sites.php
Iowa
http://www.pitchengine.com/pearsonlearningsolutions/iowasele
ctspearsonsequelladigitalrepositorytomanagelearningcontentst
atewide
Kentucky K-20
http://depot.kylearningdepot.org/depot/access/home.do
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