Module 4 Post #2

Technology is helping remote First Nation Communities participate in higher education. In his article titled Technology bringing knowledge to remote lands Neeley (2009) describes how Contact North is providing live online courses and audio conferencing to 49 remote First Nations communities in North Western Ontario. Many of these communities are extremely isolated with limited air and winter road access. Many community members have been working for years with little to no post secondary training and earning a good living in the North at resource based employment jobs. When the jobs end they are left with no employment options. The courses offered by Contact North are changing this predicament and are extremely welcomed by the First Nation community members

Neeley, J. (2009) Technology bringing knowledge to remote lands. Live online courses and audio-conferencing, bridging the gap. Northern Ontario Business. Retrieved from:

http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/docview/210525681