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TORONTO/CNW/ - The Ontario Human
Rights Commission is launching Human Rights 101, the first in a
series of eLearning modules on human rights. Developed with
assistance from the New Media Studies Program at the University
of Toronto Scarborough and input from community stakeholders,
Human Rights 101 users will be able to learn about human rights
information from anywhere they have internet access. Created to
be accessible to a wide range of users, students, office or
factory workers, employers or those new to Canada will be able
to get information on human rights history, principles,
legislation and policies at the click of a button any time of
the day.
“In today’s new world of technology, using a computer for
communication and education has become part of our daily lives”,
says Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human
Rights Commission. “I’m very excited to introduce this tool to
help people across Ontario learn about human rights and how to
take those written rights and make them lived rights.”
The eLearning module provides background to modern human rights,
the Ontario Human Rights Code, Ontario’s human rights system and
the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Policies and Guidelines.
After working through the various sections, users can also take
a quiz at the end to see how much they have learned.
“This is experiential learning at its best,” says Professor Rick
Halpern, Dean and Vice-Principal (Academic) at the University of
Toronto Scarborough. “Our community partners tapped the creative
thinking of young, enthusiastic minds, while the UTSC students
broadened their academic understanding. Our students did
hands-on work to bring learning to life in an e-platform, and at
the same time, they enhanced their knowledge of human rights
issues. When students see how their knowledge and skills can
have a real impact in the world, they will learn how they can be
a force for positive change in the careers they choose to
follow.”
The launch takes place from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, June
8th, in the Council Chamber Boardroom AA160 at the University of
Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough. Speakers
include: Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner, OHRC, Leslie Chan,
New Media Studies Program, UTSC, Shaheen Azmi, Director, OHRC,
and Dora Nipp and Richard Fouchaux, OHRC.
The link for the live web stream will be:
rtsp://xserve1.scar.utoronto.ca/elearning.sdp
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