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Poulin, Russell; Straut, Terri Taylor – WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET), 2018
The WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) has long been interested in multi-institutional consortia and systems that help their member institutions share resources with the goal of increasing the institutional capacity for technology-enhanced courses, programs, and student support services. WCET's Consortia Group has focused on the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Consortia, Institutional Cooperation, Foreign Countries
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Thomas, Lawrence E. – Canadian Library Journal, 1978
Librarians from Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, and University of Victoria formed a consortium for library cooperation, resource sharing, and professional communication. Aspects discussed include: collections; public services; processing and systems; reorganization; and effectiveness of the organization in meeting…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Interlibrary Loans
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Barton, Luisa – College Quarterly, 2005
This article will address governance in inter-institutional cooperative arrangements in higher education. Although such arrangements exist internationally and in a variety of forms, emphasis will be on Canadian and American arrangements with specific attention to consortia. After a brief review of the forms of arrangements and governance in higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Governance, Consortia
Fenwick, Tara J. – 1996
A consortium is the most advanced form of collaboration, in which two or more institutions create a new mechanism to undertake "programs and projects of mutual interest" (Konrad and Small 1989, p. 200). This paper describes three distance-education consortia that were developed among Alberta, Canada, school districts. It describes the…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
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Nelson, John E. – Educational and Training Technology International, 1992
Discussion of instructional materials that teach knowledge and skills needed for technical training focuses on cooperative development between U.S. and Canadian educators and the Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT) to produce the "Math Works" and "Principles of Technology" materials. Learning skills are discussed, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Sabey, R. H. – 1970
This is a brief overview of Project Canada West, initiated in April 1970 to develop relevant curriculum for Canadian education. Events and activities leading to the formation of the Project are discussed, including the influence of the publication WHAT CULTURE? WHAT HERITAGE? by A. B. Hodgetts. Problems in the organization of knowledge for the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Conceptual Schemes, Consortia, Cooperative Planning