Master of Business Administration (Financial Services)

The mission of Integrated Learning Online (ILO) is to advise and assist faculty in the use ofteaching technologies, in order to effectively enhance student learning in the real or virtualclassroom.To realize this mission, ILO manages a carefully selected suite of educational computerapplications, available for use by all Dalhousie instructors. ILO also provides:oooRegularly scheduled workshops which facilitate training and sharing ideas withcolleagues.Advice from professional educators on how to enhance learning.Assistance in the resolution of problems.The impact of new technologies on learning and teaching is one of the greatest pressures oninstitutions of higher education to change. Bates (2000)?defines the rationale for usingtechnology in higher education:ooooooTo improve the quality of learning.To provide students with IT skills required for the modern life.To widen access to education and training.To respond to the "technological imperative."To reduce the costs of education.To improve the cost-effectiveness of education.The ILO team, in cooperation with other campus resources, ispositioned to assist with institutional change as instructorsexperiment with and adopt technology in order to complementin-class activities or teach fully online.The Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) works in partnership withacademic units, faculty members, and graduate students to enhance the practiceand scholarship of learning and teaching at Dalhousie University. CLT takes anevidence-based approach to advocating for effective learning and teachingpractices, curriculum planning, services to support the use of technology ineducation, and institutional policies and infrastructure to enhance the Dalhousielearning environment.Library Serviceshttp://www.library.dal.ca/Services/Distance/Distance ServicesDistance Services are offered to the following Dalhousie affiliatesDalhousie Distance Students, registered in a Dalhousie Distance course or program.143