e-Learning in Rainbow Schools

Rainbow District School Board will be providing a number of online secondary school courses during the 2010-2011 school year as part of a new provincial e-Learning strategy being introduced in Rainbow Schools.

Each of the Board's ten secondary schools in Sudbury, Espanola, and Manitoulin will be offering at least one online course during the 2010-2011 school year. Two courses will be available during semester one and ten courses will be available during semester two.

e-Learning will give students more opportunities to earn credits and achieve success. Rainbow District School Board teachers will deliver the online courses using a learning management system that students will be able to access at school and at home.

Students will be able to supplement their timetable with an online course, giving them greater flexibility and choice in completing their secondary school diploma. Students will also be able to take courses that are not available at their home school or not accessible due to scheduling conflicts.

The online courses will also provide a new learning option for students - one that maximizes the use of technology. e-Learning courses are very interactive. A wide variety of technology will be used to support online learning including electronic whiteboards, chat rooms, e-mail, and discussion groups.

Rainbow District School Board is offering the following
e-Learning Courses during the 2010-2011 school year:

Semester One

Confederation Secondary School
World History The West and the World (CHY4U)
Andrea Kleinsteuber

M.W. Moore Secondary School
Physical Geography: Patterns, Processes, and Interactions (CGF3M)
John Capin

Semester Two

Chelmsford Valley District Composite School
Parenting (HPC3O)
Val Haller

Confederation Secondary School
Writers Craft (EWC4U)
Andrea Kleinsteuber

Espanola High School
Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (CGW4U)
Dave Gallant

Lasalle Secondary School
Challenge and Change in Society (HSB4M)
Kathy Lebreton

Lively District Secondary School
Entrepreneurship: The Venture (BDI3C)
Brad Smith

Lockerby Composite School
Business Leadership : Management Fundamentals (BOH4M)
Janet Laliberte

Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
Financial Accounting Principles (BAT4M)
Alison Gomm

M.W. Moore Secondary School
The Environment and Resource Management (CGR4M)
John Capin

Manitoulin Secondary School
Physics (SPH4U)
Chris Theijsmeijer

Sudbury Secondary School
Introduction to Computer Programming (ICS3C)
Brenda Charsley

Students can register for e-Learning courses through their Guidance Department.