Both the Ministry of Education and participating school boards have important roles in delivering the e-Learning Strategy.

The Ministry of Education provides leadership and support, while school boards retain full responsibility for the implementation of blended learning, e-learning credit courses and the use of digital resources.

The Ministry of Education

• Acquires and manages:
• a provincial Learning Management System (LMS) for online blended learning, e-learning credit courses, and
• the Ontario Educational Resource Bank for digital resources.
• Set policies board participation in the e-learning strategy.
• Coordinate the development of digital learning resources, including e-learning credit courses and course/subject packages.
• Provide professional development opportunities including face-to-face, webinars and focused video tutorials.

For more on the role of e-Learning Ontario, see About Ontario's e-Learning Strategy.

School Boards

• Maintain all aspects of e-learning delivery within the board, including registering and tracking students, granting credits, hiring staff, setting program direction, and maintaining control over quality.
• Customize courses and digital learning resources to meet local needs, while ensuring that they meet the expectations in the appropriate curriculum policy documents.
• Ensure that all relevant Ministry of Education policies including the e-learning policy and ancillary acceptable use policies are adhered to.