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Not to worry about the book. Not available at the local library so I’m used to purchasing books to skim. Since the college library has gotten rid of most of its books in favour of online resources we take books we don’t need to the university hospital where my surgeries were done and they sell them as fundraisers. The university also has a teacher’s college that might need a copy on their shelves.

Found the link I mentioned plus another from Ontario with research questions for online education:
Students and Researchers as Global Actors: Developing New Learning Cultures
https://facultycommons.macewan.ca/headlines/diana-brydon

Toward an Online Learning Research Agenda for Ontario Themes, Opportunities, and Challenges
http://www.contactnorth.ca/sites/default/files/contactNorth/files/pdf/trends-and-directions/toward_an_online_learning_research_agenda.pdf

QUOTE from the paper: “A large number of employees in Canada function at literacy and other skill levels below those required to productively perform their tasks. These low skill levels have negative consequences for the performance of companies and organizations in Ontario, as well as for job satisfaction, personal lives, and communities. Using new curriculum design methods for online learning to advance communication, problem-solving and other essential skills and ensure that all post-secondary graduates have high levels of literacy and other workplace and personal skills would be a major contribution to the Ontario population and economy.”