Grande Prairie Regional College is will be bringing more of its programs and courses online.
GPRC announced a new partnership with Athabasca University, which already offers online and distance learning education.
“It is innovative partnerships such as this new agreement between GPRC and Athabasca University that will allow GPRC to achieve its goal of being more inclusive, modern and accessible for students across northern Alberta and beyond,” says GPRC President and CEO, Dr. Robert Murray.
GPRC currently has 700 online courses that will be migrated to the new online platform over the summer. Plans are also underway to launch an additional 26 courses online by September.
Athabasca University will help GPRC develop its digital learning strategy, design and develop online courses and train and support instructors and administrators for online instruction. The partnership will provide GPRC learners with a modern, intuitive and interactive online learning platform, including 24/7 access to technical support. It will also reduce manual processes, freeing instructors to spend more time focusing on student learning and support.
“To achieve excellence in post-secondary education in northern Alberta, we need to be able to create new and enriched learning experiences for GPRC students,” concludes Murray.
“This partnership will allow us to accomplish that and ensure all communities have access to the programming needed to support the economic growth of the province.”
– Kenny Trenton, Trending 55 Newsroom
