UNBC and CNC Share in Online Program Funding

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 03:50 AM

Prince George, B.C. – UNBC and the college of New Caledonia have received funding for several programs which include online instruction.

The funding is part of a government infusion of $2 million dollars in BCcampus’s online education projects.

Many of the new projects partner two or more B.C. post-secondary institutions, and some involve partnerships with organizations outside the provincial post-secondary system, including federal government agencies, non-profit groups and associations, and private sector groups.

Here are the partnership programs involving UNBC or CNC:

UNBC in partnership with Emily Carr University, North Island College, Donat Group: Four online undergraduate studio art courses which will contribute to fulfilling a bachelor of fine Arts degree and certificate requirements.
UNBC in partnership with: Vancouver Island University, Simon Fraser University, Camosun College, University of British Columbia: A participation system and registry that records and celebrates participation in professional development events.
UNBC in partnership with: Emily Carr University, North Island College, Donat Group: Online curriculum for a low-residency graduate program masters of applied arts degree (MAA). Six semester program comprises two intensive summer residencies in Vancouver and four online distance semesters.
UNBC in partnership with: University of British Columbia, Thompson Rivers University: A virtual web-based teaching tool on soil landscapes to be used in at least 23 soil, agriculture, forestry, and natural resource management courses across B.C. and beyond.
UNBC in partnership with College of the Rockies : An server providing B.C. post-secondary institutions with access to rent-free, robust open virtual worlds hosted in B.C. but able to link to other virtual worlds.
College of New Caledonia in partnership with; Camosun College, Capilano University, College of the Rockies, Douglas College, Vancouver Island University, North Island College, Northern Lights College, Northwest Community College, Okanagan College, Selkirk College, Thompson Rivers University, University of the Fraser Valley, Vancouver Community College; Five online courses that will complete the development of a provincial online medical office assistant certificate program supporting the growth and demand for assistants in the health-care industry.

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UNBC and CNC Share in Online Program Funding

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