The OeLC (Ontario eLearning Consortium) is a grassroots partnership of Ontario school boards that began 2005. We are comprised of a collective of boards, each of which has entered into mutual agreement to open their eLearning courses to all students throughout member boards without a course fee.
Currently, the Consortium supports 56 member boards (29 Public and 27 Catholic) representing students who reside in both metropolitan and rural areas throughout Ontario.
With the support of an Executive Director, Technical Director, Program Coordinator, Technical Support & Program Facilitator, and the Executive Committee (selected from amongst its member Boards), the OeLC works together to:
increase eLearning opportunities for students;
share and co-develop best practices, procedures, workflows, resources, and tools;
support eLearning staff and administration through professional development and consultation;
enhance the quality and efficiency of eLearning programs; and,
The OeLC shares a registration / communication / tracking / reporting system, known as PRISM, to which all member boards and their respective staff involved in eLearning programming (e.g., administrators, managers, coordinators, and teachers) and student registration (e.g., registrars and guidance counsellors) have access.