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New book coming soon: An Introduction to Distance Education: Understanding Teaching and Learning in a New Era
CDE alumnus becomes President of Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Read about the success of one of our alumna, now assistant principal
Free book: Mobile Learning: Transforming the Delivery of Education and Training
Free AWARD WINNING Book Download: Theory and Practice of Online Learning
Dr. Patrick Fahy: Flight Instructor in His Spare Time
Free book: A Designer's Log: Case Studies in Instructional Design
Convocation Photo Album 2009 - CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
CDE Alumna, Sandra Larwill: Unique Culture and Mission
Why is Athabasca University a great place to work and study?
Distance Learning Specialist
Athabasca University (AU) is Canada's leading distance-education and online university: Canada's Open University. We currently serve about 32,000 students per year, following a period of rapid growth which has seen student numbers double over a six-year period. Some 260,000 students have registered in AU's individualized courses and programs since the University was created by the Government of Alberta in 1970.

Athabasca University, Canada's Open University, is dedicated to the removal of barriers that restrict access to and success in university-level study and to increasing equality of educational opportunity for adult learners worldwide.

Breaking Down Barriers
Athabasca University makes it possible for you to earn a university education regardless of where you live or work, or your commitments to careers or families. The University strives to remove the barriers of time, space, past educational experience, and, to a great degree, level of income.
  • Time: Individualized study courses allow you to learn at your own pace. Flexible instruction frees you from the demands of specified class times and rigid institutional schedules. For undergraduate individualized study courses, there are no admissions deadlines; students may enrol year-round.
  • Space: The University can be wherever you are, through individualized-study packages (student manual, study guide, textbook(s), and if appropriate CD-ROM, audiocassettes and videotapes) and the Internet.
  • Past educational experience: Any person, 16 years of age or older, is eligible for admission to the University.
  • Level of income: AU's method of learning allows you to pursue part-time studies and a full-time career. No longer does a university education necessarily mean the loss of employment income.
  • Recognizing prior learning: AU's Prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) process permits you to seek credit for learning that you have acquired through your workplace or your life.

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www.athabascau.ca
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