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Nunavut Distributive Learning - student base

Student Profile

• English as a second language
• Visual and tactile predominant learning style.
• Experience working electronically in both languages.

Nunavut Distributive Learning - environment

Challenges

• Multiple stakeholders involved in any learning project some of which do not speak English
• Community and Elder participation and approval required
• Communication, Language and translation issues
• Stakeholders and developers are spread across great distances.
• Technical issues of sharing files, information and working with materials in another language.

Nunavut Distributive Learning - current projects

Grade 2 Inuktitut Grammar Games

• Inuktitut is the primary language of instruction for elementary students.
• This interactive program supports the grade 2 Inuktitut language curriculum focusing on the final syllabics of words.
• Delivery system will be interactive website and stand alone CD-ROM for both windows and Mac.
• Working with curriculum developers and Elders from Nunavut Department of Education.

Grade 2 Inuktitut Grammar Games - Introduction

Inuktitut audio support

Grade 2 Inuktitut Grammar Games - Inuksuk Guide

Animated Inuksuk is the guide and teacher for the course.

Grade 2 Inuktitut Grammar Games - Units

Course contains three units each with a story and lesson.

Grade 2 Inuktitut Grammar Games - Elder Story

The unit story contains the vocabulary which will be used in the lesson

Grade 2 Inuktitut Grammar Games - Grammar Lesson

The lesson include animation and audio support.

Grade 2 Inuktitut Grammar Games - Activity

The activity offers the student an opportunity for self evaluation. Teachers will also provide worksheets based on these characters for additional support.

Grade 8 - Social Studies Interactive CD-ROM/website

This project will be produced as a stand alone course in both English and Inuktitut. It can be distributed through the web when high bandwidth becomes available.

Nunavut Distributive Learning - future

The Nunavut Department of Education is committed to developing online and CD-ROM based curriculum materials in both English and Inuktitut.
These project need to be expanded to include more than one dialect of Inuktitut. There are presently at least three dialects used in the different regions.
Distribution will become easier as access becomes reality.