Documenting Triage: Detailing the Response of Canadian Provinces and Territories to Emergency Remote Teaching

• In Event: Computer and Internet Applications in Education Poster Session

Abstract

While it is not uncommon for Canadian schools to be closed for short, and sometimes extended, periods of time – often due to snow or other climate-related causes, the indefinite closure during Spring 2020 was an emergency situation that school leaders and government officials were unprepared for. This proposal describes a project undertaken by a pan-Canadian e-learning organization to report the actions each of the 13 provinces and territories undertook to provide continuity of learning for K-12 students. The proposal provides some national observations, but the eventual presentation will provide a detailed description by jurisdiction. It is descriptive in nature, as opposed to evaluative, as any triage that is provided during an emergency is better than the alternative.

Authors

• Michael Kristopher Barbour, Touro University - California

• Joelle Nagle, Western University

• Randy LaBonte, Canadian E-Learning Network