Online Learning for Today’s Students

Online learning is growing rapidly as it provides flexible options for the many types of post-secondary students:

• students completing their studies at more than one institution
• students choosing online courses to complement their face-to-face studies
• students continuing their education while employed in part or full-time work
• students raising or caring for families
• those wanting to upgrade their skills and knowledge for advancing their careers
• out-of-province students looking to obtain BC’s the high-quality post-secondary credentials

BC’s public post-secondary institutions offer online courses and programs, as well as courses and programs that combine face-to-face and online instruction.

This online event is a collaborative project among BC’s public post-secondary institutions. It is designed to showcase some of the innovative online learning technology and techniques available today. The game is hosted by BCcampus, BC’s public post-secondary online learning gateway. BCcampus is a unified online resource allowing institutions across the province to share in applied research, funding, services, technologies and tools that help them provide more effective and efficient online services to their students.

Dare2BDigital: The Online Learning Challenge was developed as a joint project of BCcampus and its partner institutions along with the Simulation and Advanced Gaming Environments (SAGE) for Learning initiative, a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funded national research program led by Simon Fraser University.