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AlphaPlus Centre would like to thank those who have been involved in the funding, management, content development, and research of AlphaRoute since its inception in 1996.
Funders
Management
Content developers
Research partners and participants
To find out more about the development and history of AlphaRoute, go to About AlphaRoute or History.
Funders
Sustainable support comes from the
LBS Section of MTCU,
and from the
National Literacy Secretariat (NLS),
now the National Office of Literacy and Learning, Department of Human Resources and Social Development Canada.
The Office of Learning Technologies (OLT) of the
Department of Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
has supported research, and the
Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)
has supported redevelopment of the AlphaRoute learning environment.
Thank you to Harold Alden of MTCU and Lynne Lalonde of NLS for initial vision and ongoing support of AlphaRoute.
One-time funding for research and development has been received from
The Office of Learning Technologies (OLT) of the
Department of Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC),
and from the
Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).
Management
Since 2000, AlphaPlus has been managing, developing, maintaining, and supporting AlphaRoute. Current AlphaRoute team members include:
- Alan Cherwinski, Projects Manager
- Ian de Souza, AlphaRoute Support
- Flora Doehler, AlphaRoute Lead for Content and Maintenance
- Randa El-Eid and Paulina Pang, Technical Team
- Nancy Friday, AlphaRoute Coordinator
- Monika Jankowska-Pacyna, Marketing and Distribution Coordinator
- Trudy Kennell, Curriculum Developer and Editor
- Maria Moriarty, Information Resources Officer (Software)
- Matthias Sturm, Distance Learning Coordinator
- Kuning Suria, Program Analyst
Content developers
AlphaPlus has worked with numerous literacy consultants and organizations, listed below in alphabetical order, to develop learning content for AlphaRoute since 1996.
Mike Kelly of Interactivist Learning Solutions, Ottawa, ON, has been involved with AlphaRoute since its inception and, along with LBS agencies in Ontario and Adult Basic Education (ABE) agencies in the Northwest Territories, New Brunswick, and British Columbia, has been central to the creation of AlphaRoute learning content, including:
- Skills at Work, Math at Work, and Cyber Search activities, created with AlphaPlus
- The Deaf Star, created with AlphaPlus, Durham Deaf Services, and The Canadian Hearing Society (Impact ASL)
- The Learning Edge, and The Road Ahead driving activities, created with Wellington County Learning Centre
- The Northern Edge, created with Northwest Territories Literacy Council
- Access Centre Stories, created with College of the Rockies, BC
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ABC Communautaire, Welland, ON
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Gina Bennett, Cranbrook, BC
Deanne Bradley, George Brown College, Toronto, ON
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The Canadian Hearing Society (Toronto) – Impact-ASL Program
Centre FORA, Sudbury, ON
College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, BC
Confederation College, Thunder Bay, ON
Michelle Corneau, Toronto, ON
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Durham Deaf Services, Oshawa, ON
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Kim and Steve Falcigno, consultants, Thunder Bay, ON
Judith Fox-Lee, Perth, ON
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Peter Goulding, Toronto, ON
David Greig, Toronto, ON
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David Hamen, Durham Deaf Services, Oshawa, ON
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Enza Iovio, Consultant, Oshawa, ON
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J’aime apprende Inc., Cornwall, ON
Alfred Jean-Baptiste, East End Literacy, Toronto, ON
Christianna Jones, Wikwemikong, ON
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Mike Kelly, Interactivist Learning Solutions, Ottawa, ON
Lindsay Kennedy, consultant, Arthur, ON
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Lorrie Lane, Cranbrook, BC
Bob Leviton, Perth, ON
Literacy New Brunswick Inc., Frederick, NB
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Rob McBride, Ottawa, ON
Joyce McHugh, The Canadian Hearing Society (Impact ASL), Toronto, ON
Michelle Meilleur, Belleville, ON
Jerry Lee Miller, Toronto, ON
Tracey Mollins, Toronto, ON
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Near North District School Board, North Bay, ON
Tim Nicholls Harrison, Owen Sound, ON
Ningwakwe Learning Press, Owen Sound, ON
Northwest Territories Literacy Council, NWT
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Jennifer Rafferty & Sharon Feeney, Adult Literacy Resource Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, SABES
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Paul Thériault, CCNB (Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick),
Campus de la Péninsule acadienne, Shippagan, NB
Thunder Bay Literacy Group, ON
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Unexia Interactive Inc., Cornwall, ON
Usability Matters, Toronto, ON
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Wellington County Learning Centre, Arthur, ON
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Research partners and participants
Research on e-learning and AlphaRoute has been carried out since 1998 in an effort to learn more about the effectiveness of Web-based learning, best practices in Web-based delivery for both on-site and distance learning, and practitioner training and support needs.
The following individuals and organizations, listed in alphabetical order, have been central to research endeavors:
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ABC Communautaire, Welland, ON
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La Boite à Lettres de Hearst, Hearst, ON
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Centre Élisabeth-Bruyère, Rouyn, QC
College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, BC
Confederation College, Thunder Bay, ON
Contact North/Contact Nord, Sudbury, ON
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Deer Lake Community Learning Centre, Deer Lake, NF
Dryden Literacy Association, Dryden, ON
Durham Deaf Services, Oshawa, ON
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Frontier College – Beat the Street, Toronto, ON
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J’aime apprendre Inc., Cornwall, ON
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Kingston Literacy, Kingston, ON and Napanee, ON
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Learning Centre for Georgina, Georgina, ON
Ellen Long, Literacy Researcher, Toronto, ON
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La Magie des lettres, Vanier, ON
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Native Literacy Initiatives Program at Nokee Kwe Adult Education Centre, London, ON
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Peterborough Native Learning Centre, Peterborough, ON
Dr. Paul Porter, Principal Researcher, AlphaPlus 2003-2006 Distance Learning Study, Santa Rosa, CA
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Réseau INTERACTION Network, Inc., Ottawa, ON
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Schreiber-Terrace Bay Literacy Centre, Schreiber, ON
Sioux Hudson Literacy Council, Sioux Lookout, ON
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Thunder Bay Literacy Group, Thunder Bay, ON
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AlphaPlus would also like to thank the following literacy agencies in Ontario, which have participated in focus groups and interviews to further the research of AlphaRoute:
- Alexandra Park Learning Centre, Toronto
- Algoma District School Board, various locations
- Atikokan Literacy, Atikokan
- Confederation College, Thunder Bay
- Dixon Hall, Toronto
- Dryden Literacy Association, Dryden
- Durham Catholic District School Board Continuing & Alternative Education, Oshawa
- Fanshawe College, London
- Georgian College, various campuses
- Georgian Literacy, Georgian Owen Sound/North Grey Union Public Library, Collingwood
- Greater Essex County District School Board, Leamington
- John Howard Society, various locations
- Lakehead District School Board, Balmoral Centre, Thunder Bay
- Lakeshore Area Multi-Service Program (LAMP), Toronto
- Lambton Kent District School Board, Sarnia
- Literacy Council of Durham, Oshawa
- Literacy Council of South Temiskaming, Haileybury
- Literacy Society of South Muskoka, Gravenhurst
- London Literacy Inc. (formerly London Community Schools Association), London
- Niagara Catholic District School Board, St. Thomas Centre, St. Catharines
- Niagara Regional Literacy Council, St. Catharines
- North Bay Literacy Council, North Bay
- North Channel Literacy Council, Espanola
- Peel Literacy Guild, Brampton
- People, Words & Change, Ottawa
- Prince Edward Learning Centre, Picton
- Program Read, Sault Ste. Marie
- Quinte Adult Day School, Belleville
- Quinte Literacy Group, Belleville
- Simcoe County District School Board, various locations
- St. Marys Adult Learning Program, St. Marys
- Upper Grand District School Board, Guelph
- Walkerton Learning Centre, Saugeen/Walkerton
- Waterloo Region District School Board, Kitchener
- YMCA of Greater Toronto – Literacy Services, Toronto
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