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2	Overview Project description Rationale Quality guidelines Consumer’s Guide
3	What? Talking about e-learning: e.g., On-line learning Web-based learning Purposes: Set of quality guidelines for on-line learning options Consumer’s guide for choosing between on-line learning options
4	Who? Sponsors: Office of Learning Technologies (HRDC) Canadian Association for Community Education Partners: Canadian Association for Distance Education AMTEC Tele-Learning Research Network Commonwealth of Learning LICEF TeleUniversite SchoolNet CanLearn Interactive FuturEd
5	Why? On-line learning options Increasing numbers and variety Variable quality Various costs Education/training consumers Making (informed) choices Making investments Expecting ROI
6	How? Phase 1: Lit review and synthesis Phase 2: Building partnerships Phase 3: National consultation Phase 4: Consumer’s guide Questions to ask On paper and on-line Promotion / dissemination
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10	Key Features recommended-only consumer-oriented consensus-based comprehensive futuristic distinctively Canadian
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