Almost overnight, more than one billion students and nearly every school on the planet had to go online. In Canada, post-secondary institutions moved more than 2 million students online.<\/p>\n
Many schools were caught off-guard and are struggling through this transition. A new RBC Thought Leadership report, The Future of Post-Secondary Education: On Campus Online and On Demand<\/em><\/a>, found that Canadian institutions historically lacked the resources or expertise to fully develop online learning. In 2019, only about 16% of university and 12% of college students learned primarily online.<\/p>\n Other institutions have offered online education for years and are ready to seize this moment using the right tools, mindsets, and technologies. <\/p>\n John Baker is the founder of Waterloo-based D2L<\/a>, a global software company that develops cloud-based learning management systems. He joined the RBC Disruptors<\/i> podcast to talk about the mass disruption to education, what schools and institutions need to adapt, and how Canada can take advantage of this opportunity to lead the charge. <\/p>\n
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