New eCampus Ontario portal helps more students pursue college education Posted on October 14, 2015 at 4:25 pm. Oshawa, Ont. – More people will have access to online college courses that prepare them for meaningful careers through the new eCampus Ontario portal that officially launched last week. “Greater numbers of students will gain access to a broad range of online college courses,” said Mary Blanchard, associate vice-president, Academic Planning, Durham College. “This means more people will acquire the professional and technical qualifications to pursue rewarding careers.” eCampusOntario.ca was formally launched by Training, Colleges and Universities Minister Reza Moridi. It has been created as a new portal for learners looking to find online college and university courses and programs. The first phase of the portal includes a searchable catalogue of more than 13,000 online courses, registration information and more. The new web-based portal will allow users to: Search high-quality online courses available that are widely recognized for credit across the post-secondary sector. Explore information about course transferability. Access resources and supports. Durham College (DC) is a provincial leader in the development and delivery of online programs and courses. In 2014-2015, DC hosted more than 15,000 enrollments through the OntarioLearn consortium, the highest in the province. During that time, DC’s online students expressed a 92.4 per cent satisfaction rate with course quality; 93.2 per cent satisfaction rate with instructor quality; and 95.7 per cent satisfaction rate with helpfulness of staff. eCampusOntario.ca will continue to evolve. The consortium that governs the portal – including all of Ontario’s public colleges and universities – will be looking for opportunities to add more functionality and more student supports. “Online learning provides students with the flexibility to update their skills and discover a new talent or chart a career path at their convenience,” added Blanchard. “Our virtual classrooms are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” Additional details about the portal can be found at: www.ecampusontario.ca/about. -30- About Durham College At Durham College, the student experience comes first. In 2015, the college welcomed more than 30,000 students to campus including more than 11,200 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students as well as part-time and continuing education students and online learners. The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs in a number of different disciplines including culinary, hospitality, tourism, horticulture, business, information technology, media, art, design, general arts, science, skilled trades, justice, emergency services, health and engineering technology, enabling students to develop the skills required to meet the demands of today’s job market. A three-phase expansion of the college’s Whitby campus was completed in 2013 when the 36,000-square-foot Centre for Food opened on the northwest corner of campus. Accommodating approximately 900 additional students studying in culinary, hospitality, event management, food science, and agricultural and horticultural programs, the CFF features Bistro ’67, a 70-seat, full-service, green-certified teaching-inspired restaurant and Pantry, a retail store featuring fresh-baked items, meals-to-go, preserved foods and ready-to-cook meals created by students in the college’s culinary programs. For more information, visit www.durhamcollege.ca or call 905.721.2000. Media contacts: Michelle Roebuck Communications and Marketing 905.721.2000 ext. 2333 michelle.roebuck@durhamcollege.ca Meghan Ney Communications and Marketing 905.721.2000 ext. 6219 meghan.ney@durhamcollege.ca SHARE:
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