OTESSA's Submission for the Government of Canada's Federal Pre-Budget Consultations

Authors

  • Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4454-5956

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18357/otessaj.2021.1.1.7

Keywords:

Canada, federal, budget submission, advocacy, leadership, open education, open educational resources, educational technology, online learning, e-learning, blended learning, economic recovery, educational change, K12 education, higher education, hybrid learning

Abstract

Governments have the opportunity to influence policy in education and to facilitate funding to support its implementation. This document contains seven recommendations made to the Government of Canada as part of its public consultation in developing its federal budget. It was developed with input from both members and public contributors involved with the Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA), then submitted to the Canadian federal government in August of 2021. The document was originally posted on a blog post on the OTESSA website at https://otessa.org

Author Biography

Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association, Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association

A Canadian non-profit corporation, established in 2019, to drive innovation, research, and practice in areas where either technology or openness intersect with education, research, and, more broadly, within society

Our board and community consists of university professors and instructors, including a Canada Research Chair, university administrators, learning designers, educational technologists, university librarians, and K12 teachers and administrators.

https://otessa.org 

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Published

2021-11-30

How to Cite

OTESSA. (2021). OTESSA’s Submission for the Government of Canada’s Federal Pre-Budget Consultations. The Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Journal, 1(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.18357/otessaj.2021.1.1.7

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Practice Articles