There is a role for new media in distance learning, but it s not for everyone. Forty-eight per cent of ILC s students do not have a computer. If the download goes through, access to flexible programs and services will be at risk for thousands of people trying to achieve their goals through lifelong learning. Education Minister Janet Ecker offered no assurances that ILC courses will continue to reach all learners who need them. Lifelong learning must be affordable for everyone.
High costs can be a huge barrier to furthering one s education.
They do not own computers. Tell Minister Ecker her government must keep ILC in the Ministry of Education as part of the government s responsibility to provide access to education to all Ontarians. The Ministry should be supporting access to ILC courses, not offloading it. These files are in PDF format.