Rory was the founder of the world's first e-learning website for TeleEducation NB and one of the world's first metadata learning object repositories, the TeleCampus. He has been the leader in the development of the CanCore metadata implementation profile for implementing the IEEE LOM international standard for learning objects. In the past, he has worked in Canada as a teacher and teacher representative, and abroad in the Seychelles , the Middle East and Europe in various capacities as a teacher, union president, ESL technological training co-ordinator, instructional designer, language and computer laboratory co-ordinator, and educational advisor. He has served on the Board of the TeleLearning Research Network of Centres of Excellence, the Commonwealth of Learning 's Knowledge Management Group and the Education Steering Committee for CANARIE, Canada 's broadband research network. In 2002, he was honoured as recipient of the Wedemeyer Award for Distance Education Practitioner. Rory has published numerous articles and book chapters on e-learning. "The copyright for entries on this site may inadvertently be held by someone other than the author or Athabasca University. If you believe that you hold copyright to any publications included on this site, and are concerned about its placement here, please contact us so we may address the situation."
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Recent SubmissionsFlexible paths to assessment for OER learners: A comparative study A comparison of AU Press with traditional university presses: Two years later Excess copyright: How restrictive copyright legislation impedes technological innovation The Open Educational Resources Movement:: Free learning for all students
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