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Education Technology Development Division
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The Education Technology Development Division was created in January 1984 as part of the Ministry of Education.
It comprised three units: the School Board Services Unit (created from elements of the disbanded Management Information Systems Branch), the new Computers in Education Centre (which included ONTERIS), and Correspondence Education (formerly part of the Education Programs Division and renamed the Independent Learning Centre in 1984).
The Division was disbanded during a 1987 Ministry re-organization. The newly created Learning Programs Division assumed responsibility for the Computers in Education Centre, ONTERIS and the Independent Learning Centre, while the Learning Services Division assumed responsibility for the School Board Services Unit.
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The Education Technology Development Division was responsible for the development and application of computer technology for the education system, including school boards, Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, and, as appropriate, universities.
Responsibilities included the development and implementation of curriculum guidelines in computer studies, and the provision of individualized distant education through correspondence and the application of advanced communications technology. The Division was also responsible for the development and management of the Educational Computing Network of Ontario, a co-operative of school boards sharing administrative application software, application support and technology support. Finally, it was responsible for ONTERIS (Ontario Education Resources Information System) which developed on-line databases of information on educational research reports, curriculum documents, educational software and other materials.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Inventory 2
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Archivist(s):
Carnie