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The past year has seen the development and growth of a significant, new dimension of activity for CSC – web conferencing. The technology that is now in place, and being improved on an ongoing basis, offers a service that is in constant demand; feedback to CSC hosted conferences has been very positive. Thus, CSC continues to expand its horizons and looks forward to the opportunities that the coming year will bring. 2005 ©2008 Curriculum Services Canada 77
XVI. October 2005-June 2006 Curriculum Services Canada and its affiliates were extremely active on all fronts during this period. Starting with the activities reported at the Annual General Meeting on October 14, 2005, covering the period June to October 2005, the Executive Director noted that the main focus of the quarter was on Human Resources and Business Development. The Human Resources component included evaluations of two student interns, a part-time secondment of an eSolutions expert from York Region DSB, the hiring of a bilingual administrative assistant, and the transition of all evaluation responsibilities from Pauline Beggs to Keith Clark, Pauline now acting as consultant to evaluation and managing all mentoring. On the Business Development side, CSC was engaged in responses to three Requests for Proposals, investigating possible joint ventures with TEACH and ENO/REO, and investigating e-strategies with the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat. Curriculum Resource Services highlighted various projects including: Math TIPS for English Language Learners, TIPS for Revised Mathematics, an electronic site providing resources for teachers; and a web page focusing on literacy for grades 7-12. Benchmarking of Ontario curriculum for Science and Technology Studies was scheduled to begin later in the fall. The Curriculum Foundation awarded grants to five projects for the year’s theme “Literacy and the Arts.” Highlights of the Professional Learning Services (PLS) report included the following: CSC hosted 33 web conferences, broadcast two web casts, received 24 private school contracts, and recorded professional learning material for video on demand. Perhaps the main accomplishment for the quarter was the completion of the Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) training delivered by web conference. All 72 school boards and 131 Job Connect agencies participated. Eighty-six web conferences were delivered, far exceeding EDU and CSC’s projection of 50. In addition, PLS became totally self-sufficient at $188,980 in contracts between April 1 and September 30. Website activity included completion of the first stage of the CSC website update. Also, on contract, CSC had completed the design and implementation of four English and four French websites, as well as designing and implementing the main portal page for the eight sites on the Ministry of Education (“the Ministry”) page at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/studentsuccess/. Live webcasts (four) were all made available as video-on-demand and pdstore.com reported a net income of $29,241.18. The Director of eSolutions commented on strategic planning and new ventures since his arrival in early October. A presentation to discuss strategic direction for all CSC e-related opportunities was tentatively scheduled for January 2006. The Gateway Fund (Canadian Heritage), a new ©2008 Curriculum Services Canada 78
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