Learner Resources

Helping you with Distance Learning...


Learning at a distance is a new experience for many. Some of these learning resources are designed to help you learn in this new environment–like how to do research on the Internet, or how to work together in online groups. Other resources are designed to help you acquire skills for making you a successful student–like how to write a better essay, or study for an exam. We've linked you to both resources and people to help you succeed as a distance education student.


Internet Research & Online Groupwork
Library Resources
Other Distance Education Course and Program Databases
Collaborative Organizations and Professional Associations

 

Internet Research

Library Resources

  • The National Library of Canada
    A comprehensive listing of both Canadian library home pages and online library catalogues.
  • Ontario Library Service's Ready Reference Sources
    Canadian directories, almanacs, government sources, news databases, facts and statistics, etc.
  • Infomine:Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
    INFOMINE is a collection of Internet/Web resources of relevance to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains highly useful Internet/Web resources including databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, listservs, online library card catalogs, articles and directories of researchers, among many other types of information.
  • Internet Public Library
    IPL has extensive links to reference sources from all over the Web, and to online magazines, serials, newspapers, and books. "Ask a Reference Question" lets you submit a reference question to real librarians who volunteer at the IPL Reference Centre.

Other Distance Education Course and Program Databases
Collaborative Organizations and Professional Associations


 

 
PLEASE NOTE: The information contained in this database is provided by the institutions offering the courses and DistanceEdCanada.ca cannot guarantee its accuracy or currency. Institutions reserve the right to change course information without notice. Therefore, use this database only as a guide and verify the information with the appropriate institution.