Learning Communities

The Saskatoon Catholic School System has been a frontier in the development of education in the cyber world.

Cyber School has further advanced its contributions to the education system by developing and launching "Online Learning Communities”. These 'Learning Communities' serve as a collection of useful resources for grade levels from kindergarten to grade 12 and encompass all subjects; from Physical Education to Aboriginal/First Nations Education. The resources are for both online uses as well as printable copies for classroom use.

The Learning Communities are housed in the Web CT secure platform. Users log into their respective Learning Community. Once logged into the community users have access to e-mail, chat rooms and bulletin boards. Users are then able to communicate with other colleagues who teach at the same level. Not only are users able to communicate and collaborate but they also have the opportunity to use any unit or resource found in the Learning Community.

Users are able to send their own curricular units or resources to Cyber School where they are inserted into the proper Learning Community by grade and subject. These units are then open for use by anyone registered in the Learning Community.

The Learning Communities are a part of the future in Education and the way in which teachers will communicate and collaborate with other professionals on a larger scale.

Future possibilities for the Learning Communities involve of the following:

• Resources for parents
• Resources for students
• Partnerships with other school divisions’ province wide and potentially worldwide.
• Development of First Nations elementary kits which will include: Cree Language lessons, art projects and crafts.
• Connecting with First Nations communities throughout the province to share different cultures, spirituality and educational resources. This area will provide equal opportunities for all students in the Saskatchewan Educational System.