Research institutes

Canadian Initiative for Distance Education Research (CIDER)

The Canadian Initiative for Distance Education Research (CIDER) is a research initiative of the International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL) and the Centre for Distance Education at AU.

CIDER sponsors a variety of professional development activities designed to increase the quantity and quality of distance education research. CIDER's professional development scope is broad, and includes:

• learning and teaching application
• issues of finance and access
• the strategic use of technology in distance education settings
• other factors that influence distance education in Canada

Visit the CIDER website