To be eligible, colleges, universities and their private sector partners must match Industry Canada's payments, accredit the completed courses and deliver the courses as part of their classroom or distance programs. The Challenge Success in Canada's growing knowledge-based economy requires continuous learning. NoteMakers helps Canadian post-secondary institutions reach these students by using the World Wide Web to deliver courses regardless of time or location. Overcoming Cost Obstacles Many colleges and universities cannot afford to produce World Wide Web courses on their own. NoteMakers helps institutions overcome cost obstacles by taking advantage of the abilities of Canadian youth and by encouraging the development of consortia that can share the costs and the rewards of Internet course development.
Canadian youth benefit from the application of their Internet skills to product development.
They gain experience and knowledge that will help them find jobs in the learnware industry. Universities and colleges benefit from the delivery of World Wide Web courses to a growing market of distance and non-traditional learners. Competition Results For its second competition, NoteMakers received 49 proposals representing 79 universities, colleges and firms. NoteMakers proposals are selected for funding by a committee composed of one university educator, one college educator and one representative of the private sector learnware community.