T.H.E. Journal * August 2005 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THEJournal.com TeleEducation NB: Developing a Provincial Learning Industry PDR RORY McGREAL January 1998 - Feature The maritime Canadian province of New Brunswick has recently created the TeleCampus, an economic development initiative that supports the creation of an on-line virtual learning environment. The TeleCampus supports public-private sector cooperation, and the seeding of small companies to develop exportable education and training content for marketing world wide. This initiative is a manifestation of the New Brunswick view that education and training is a growth industry with great potential for job creation. As such, the New Brunswick government, in collaboration with the private sector and the Regional Development Corporation, is supporting the TeleCampus initiative with an investment of more than CDN$15 million. This initiative is being administered by, and integrated with TeleEducation NB, a province-wide distributed learning network, which promotes education and training and supports the development of the provincial advanced training technology sector of the economy. TeleEducation NB is a bilingual (French/English) distributed learning network that has now been in existence since 1993. The network provides technical and pedagogical support, training and financial aid to public and private sector education and training institutions. It facilitates the delivery of courses to more than 100 remote sites in 47 communities within the province (see /http://teleeducation.nb.ca//). The TeleCampus initiative is an integral component of the economic development strategy of the province, which is promoting the development of knowledge industries. The world economy is moving from its traditional manufacturing, primary industries base into one that is based on knowledge. The knowledge economy means that most economic activity will be based on the creation, transmission and transformation of knowledge. This is not an ephemeral concept. Education and training are taking a central position in the economy. This new economy relies heavily on the ability to produce a well-trained and educated workforce. The first regions that can provide a thriving environment for continual training (whether on the job or in the home) will enjoy significant advantages. Jobs will be attracted to the regions with quality knowledge economy work forces. /Entering into the 1890s, the North American economy was dependent on the horse. Places like Kentucky and Georgia prospered from their expertise in raising horses and building carriages. By the early years of the twentieth century, however, this economic "driver" had been displaced by the automobile. In out-of-the-way backwaters in Michigan and Ontario, eccentrics were tinkering away building "horseless carriages". Investors, looking for profits, began to realize that money could be made from these new concepts in transportation. They naturally gravitated towards those areas where people had the expertise, and brought their capital with them. This established the region as the leader in the automobile manufacturing economy, which was the economic engine for the twentieth century./ | Feature | Editorial | Directory THEJournal.com THEJournal.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About Us | Contests If you have comments or questions about our Magazine features or stories, please email the editorial staff at editorial@thejournal.com . If you have any comments or questions about subscriptions, please email subscriptions@thejournal.com . 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