The Keewaytinook Okimakanak Research Institute (KORI) and the Faculty of Education of Lakehead University are hosting a series of on-line workshops on First Nations Digital Education.
The first workshop with take place on April 20th at 3:30 Central Standard Time.
The workshop is entitled Community-based Aboriginal Education and is facilitated by Ethel Gardener, the director of the Department of Aboriginal Education at the Lakehead University Faculty of Education.
The series is open to professionals, community champions and anyone interested in the opportunities and challenges associated with First Nations Digital Education. If your school would like to be a host video conference site for this workshop series, email brianwalmark@knet.ca or 1-877-737-5638 ext 1261. You can also participate on streaming video using the chat feature...
For more information, join the Digital Education with Remote Aboriginal Communities (DERAC) discussion forum website at http://meeting.knet.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=20 (you need to sign up for an account to join this forum).