Professional Learning
ABEL values research collaborations, which is why we partner with agencies, institutions, and organizations in the public and private sector to build capacity for technology-enhanced learning, training and teaching.
Research
The ABEL program regularly conducts research and evaluation focused on technology enhanced learning, collaboration and effective implementation strategies.
Partnerships
The ABEL program values its public and private sector partnerships. ABEL engages in beneficial collaborations that allow its business, government and non-profit partners to improve results and transform practice.
Resources
ABEL offers access to learning resources and content. As part of these services, the ABEL program supports an extensive foundation to enable online communication among educators and other professionals to improve their practice.
Tools & Services
The ABEL Program provides its members with access to a wide variety of technology tools and services. These are continuously updated to reflect the latest research and development, and include wikis, blogs, podcasting, SmartBoards, Second Life, ePortfolios, digital storytelling, videoconferencing and streamed videos

Core Activities

The award-winning Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) program strives to improve results through knowledge sharing and collaboration and its professional learning networks. This is achieved through a research-based approach to building collaborative learning communities, implementing blended learning environments for classrooms, schools and districts, using interactive web-based learning resources, developing sustainable inter-jurisdictional and inter-institutional collaboration and understanding institutional change.

Founded in 2002, the ABEL program is led and funded by York University (Toronto) and the York Region District School Board (YRDSB). Since its inception, the ABEL program has been working with educators in classrooms across Canada. The program has established national and international credibility as an authority in new modes of learning into classrooms.

The award-winning Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) program strives to improve results through knowledge sharing and collaboration and its professional learning networks. This is achieved through a research-based approach to building collaborative learning communities, implementing blended learning environments for classrooms, schools and districts, using interactive web-based learning resources, developing sustainable inter-jurisdictional and inter-institutional collaboration and understanding institutional change.

Founded in 2002, the ABEL program is led and funded by York University (Toronto) and the York Region District School Board (YRDSB). Since its inception, the ABEL program has been working with educators in classrooms across Canada. The program has established national and international credibility as an authority in new modes of learning into classrooms.