Barbour, M. K. (2013, March). State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada. A presentation to the London Region Digital Learning Steering Committee Meeting, London, ON.
CIDER 2012 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2012, May). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada. An invited presentation to the Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research.
BIT 2015 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Labonte, R. (2015, November). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. A presentation at the Bring IT Together conference, Niagara Falls, ON.
Extended Local Control Funding Formula presentation by Public Advocatesdistrict5united
Extended Local Control Funding Formula presentation by Public Advocates. In this PowerPoint, Public Advocates outlines the major changes the Local Control Funding Formula makes to school finance in California. They discuss funding and spending based on student needs, the benefits and concerns around local control, the state priorities’ broad definition of school success, Local Control and Accountability Plans and the importance of community involvement under LCFF. Afterwards, they develop talking points for the School Success Express.
Early Childhood Education Policy Update for TESOLJohn Segota
In response to the growing number of young English learners, the early childhood education (ECE) landscape
continues to evolve across the United States. During this session, learn about the current shifts in national
policies and priorities relating to ECE, early intervention, teacher preparation and more.
CSSE 2013 - Voracious Appetite of Online Teaching: Examining Labour Issues Re...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., Kuehn, L., & Adelstein, D. (2013, June). Voracious appetite of online teaching: Examining labour issues related to K-12 online learning. A paper presented at the annual Canadian Society for the Study of Education conference, Waterloo, ON.
CIDER 2012 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2012, May). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada. An invited presentation to the Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research.
BIT 2015 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Labonte, R. (2015, November). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. A presentation at the Bring IT Together conference, Niagara Falls, ON.
Extended Local Control Funding Formula presentation by Public Advocatesdistrict5united
Extended Local Control Funding Formula presentation by Public Advocates. In this PowerPoint, Public Advocates outlines the major changes the Local Control Funding Formula makes to school finance in California. They discuss funding and spending based on student needs, the benefits and concerns around local control, the state priorities’ broad definition of school success, Local Control and Accountability Plans and the importance of community involvement under LCFF. Afterwards, they develop talking points for the School Success Express.
Early Childhood Education Policy Update for TESOLJohn Segota
In response to the growing number of young English learners, the early childhood education (ECE) landscape
continues to evolve across the United States. During this session, learn about the current shifts in national
policies and priorities relating to ECE, early intervention, teacher preparation and more.
CSSE 2013 - Voracious Appetite of Online Teaching: Examining Labour Issues Re...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., Kuehn, L., & Adelstein, D. (2013, June). Voracious appetite of online teaching: Examining labour issues related to K-12 online learning. A paper presented at the annual Canadian Society for the Study of Education conference, Waterloo, ON.
Living the Good Life: How to Equip Students for Off-Campus Living Through Edu...Emily Hagan-Howe
Presented at the 2017 International Town-Gown Conference.
This presentation reviews the University of Vermont’s off-campus living workshop model. The following areas will be discussed: the large format, in-person version of the workshop; customized versions developed in collaboration with campus partners to address the needs of specific communities; an online module that allows students to access this information at their own pace; and assessment data regarding student learning and behavior change. Attendees will leave with a template for creating, refining, or expanding their own off-campus living workshop, including identifying resources currently available in their home community.
CNIE 2011 - State of the Nation Study: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Siko, J. (2011, May). State of the nation study: K-12 online learning in Canada. A paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, Hamilton, ON.
MAD-LaT 2011 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2011, May). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. An invited presentation at the Manitoba Association for Distributed Learning and Training conference, Winnipeg, MN.
CeLC 2010 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2010, June). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. A paper presented at the annual Canadian eLearning Conference, Edmonton, AB.
VSS 2012 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M.K., Hainsworth, S., Canuel, M., Flello, K., & Elridge, C. (2012, October). State of the Nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. A panel presentation at the annual Virtual School Symposium, New Orleans, LA.
This panel examines K-12 online learning in Canada based on the 2011 edition of this on-going study. The session will begin with a brief description of the policies that govern and the level of activity of K-12 online learning in all thirteen provinces and territories, along with the various models that have developed across the country. Then the panel will outline some of the issues still facing K-12 online learning in Canada from the perspective of their individual programs.
PTDEA 2015 - State of the nation: K-12 online learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2015, October). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Provincial and Territorial Distance Education Association, Yellowknife, NT.
SK Distance Education Academy - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2014, November). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. An invited presentation to the 5th Annual Distance Education Academy 2014 Conference, Humboldt, SK
BC DL Conference 2010 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2010, April). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. A presentation at the British Columbia Partners in Online Learning Conference, http://knowevents.ca
MUN 2015 - K-12 Online Learning in Canada: Situating Newfoundland and Labrado...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2015, December). K-12 online learning in Canada: Situating Newfoundland and Labrador in the national context. A Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Education doctoral seminar, St. John's, NL.
CIDER 2024 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2024, May). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada [Webinar]. Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research.
Living the Good Life: How to Equip Students for Off-Campus Living Through Edu...Emily Hagan-Howe
Presented at the 2017 International Town-Gown Conference.
This presentation reviews the University of Vermont’s off-campus living workshop model. The following areas will be discussed: the large format, in-person version of the workshop; customized versions developed in collaboration with campus partners to address the needs of specific communities; an online module that allows students to access this information at their own pace; and assessment data regarding student learning and behavior change. Attendees will leave with a template for creating, refining, or expanding their own off-campus living workshop, including identifying resources currently available in their home community.
CNIE 2011 - State of the Nation Study: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Siko, J. (2011, May). State of the nation study: K-12 online learning in Canada. A paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, Hamilton, ON.
MAD-LaT 2011 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2011, May). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. An invited presentation at the Manitoba Association for Distributed Learning and Training conference, Winnipeg, MN.
CeLC 2010 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2010, June). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. A paper presented at the annual Canadian eLearning Conference, Edmonton, AB.
VSS 2012 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M.K., Hainsworth, S., Canuel, M., Flello, K., & Elridge, C. (2012, October). State of the Nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. A panel presentation at the annual Virtual School Symposium, New Orleans, LA.
This panel examines K-12 online learning in Canada based on the 2011 edition of this on-going study. The session will begin with a brief description of the policies that govern and the level of activity of K-12 online learning in all thirteen provinces and territories, along with the various models that have developed across the country. Then the panel will outline some of the issues still facing K-12 online learning in Canada from the perspective of their individual programs.
PTDEA 2015 - State of the nation: K-12 online learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2015, October). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Provincial and Territorial Distance Education Association, Yellowknife, NT.
SK Distance Education Academy - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2014, November). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. An invited presentation to the 5th Annual Distance Education Academy 2014 Conference, Humboldt, SK
BC DL Conference 2010 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2010, April). State of the nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. A presentation at the British Columbia Partners in Online Learning Conference, http://knowevents.ca
MUN 2015 - K-12 Online Learning in Canada: Situating Newfoundland and Labrado...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2015, December). K-12 online learning in Canada: Situating Newfoundland and Labrador in the national context. A Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Education doctoral seminar, St. John's, NL.
CIDER 2024 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2024, May). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada [Webinar]. Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research.
Sabbatical (Memorial University of Newfoundland) - Exploring Issues Related t...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2011, February). Exploring issues related to online learning at the K-12 level across Canada. An invited presentation in the Doctoral Speaker Series in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL.
CIDER 2016 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2016, May). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada. An invited presentation to the Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research. Retrieved from https://athabascau.adobeconnect.com/p8pelg64w2i/
DLAC 2019 - Funding And Resourcing Of Digital Learning In CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2019, April). Funding and resourcing of digital learning in Canada. A contributed talk presentation at the Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
SK DE Academy 2013 - State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada.Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K. (2013, October). State of the Nation: K-12 online learning in Canada. A presentation to the 4th Annual DE Academy 2013 Conference, Humboldt, SK.
Ocwc2014 policies-bacsich final and refsPaul Bacsich
This presentation responds to the challenge of developing policies for OER uptake in the higher education sector of a given country, with particular reference to the smaller countries of the European Union (countries with no more than around 10 million people). It takes a case study approach, reviewing how the POERUP project (Policies for OER Uptake, part-funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the EU) is developing policies for three smaller countries: Ireland (an EU member state) and Wales and Scotland (two semi-autonomous regions of the United Kingdom, fully autonomous in educational terms). The inclusion of Wales and Scotland also throws light on the challenge of developing policies for federal countries where higher education is developed to the province/state level.
Factors that seem to be of particular relevance to smaller states include:
1. less money for extensive research and policy analysis
2. more influence of regional and isolated areas
3. easier decision-making, at least in theory
4. issues of lack of economies of scale, in particular if the national language is state-specific
5. greater interest in collaboration with some nearby states on educational issues
6. a smaller set of institutions, causing issues with generating or maintaining institutional diversity of mission unless the process is managed
7. potentially greater danger of dominance by private sector interests
8. potentially large edge effects of student flows from nearby states, potentially made worse if funding and regulatory regimes are attractive to incomers.
The analysis includes studying the interplay between the recommendations produced by international policy work relating to OER and the national policy context (which in some cases makes no mention of OER, in others makes considerable mention but not always correlated with or aware of international issues).
The starting point within POERUP is the document "Policy advice for universities" of which release 1 is currently available, but which is being updated in the light of comments and incoming data. This reviews recent international policy (e.g. COL, UNESCO); EU policies (including Bologna, Europe 2020, Recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning, European higher education in the world, and most recently, Opening Up Education), relevant to OER and consolidated evidence from a variety of national contexts, to make a set of (currently) 18 recommendations designed not only to foster OER but also the changes in higher education that OER is foreseen as helping to foster - such as more flexible accreditation, encouragement of a wider community to take part in higher education, and a vision of higher education focussed more on competences and skills gained and less on duration of study. See Policies at EU-level for OER uptake in universities - http://www.scribd.com/doc/169430544/Policies-at-EU-level-for-OER-uptake-in-universities
DLAC 2022 - Pandemic Pedagogy in Canada: Models and SuccessesMichael Barbour
LaBonte, R., Barbour, M. K., Nagle, J., McCallum, F., Pottle, T., & Canuel, M. (2022, February). Pandemic pedagogy in Canada: Models and successes [Panel]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
LaBonte, R., Barbour, M. K., McCallum, F., Canuel, M., Linder, G., & Bitgood, R. (2020, February). Canadian e-learning roundup: Leadership perspectives, policy, and practices from Canada. A panel presentation at the Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
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DLAC 2024 - L’état de l’apprentissage électronique de la maternelle à la 12e ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., LaBonte, R., & Mongrain, J. (2024, February). L’état de l’apprentissage électronique de la maternelle à la 12e année au Canada [Poster]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
DLAC 2024 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2024, February). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada [Poster]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
LaBonte, R., Barbour, M. K., & Childs, E. (2024, February). Comparing CANeLearn design principles for K-12 online learning with researched models & standards: Principles to guide quality policy & practice [Panel]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
SITE Interactive 2023 - Meet the Editors: Publishing About K-12 Online and Bl...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Rice, M. (2023, August). Meet the editors: Publishing about K-12 online and blended learning research and practice [Keynote]. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Interactive, online.
SITE Interactive 2023 - Where Did We Go Wrong? An Exploration of the Failure ...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., Hodges, C. B., & Rice, M. (2023, August). Where did we go wrong? An exploration of the failure to prepare for mass school closure [Panel]. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Interactive, online.
ICETOL 2023 - Shaping the Future of Teacher LearningMichael Barbour
Hodges, C. B., & Barbour, M. K. (2023, June 19). Shaping the Future of Teacher Learning [Paper]. International Conference on Educational Technology and Online Learning, Cunda/Ayvalık, Turkey
EDEN 2023 - Digital Teacher Education for a Better Future: Recommendations fo...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Hodges, C. B. (2023, June 19). Digital teacher education for a better future: Recommendations for teacher preparation for an online environment [Paper]. Annual Meeting of the European Distance Education Network, Dublin, Ireland.
BOLTT 2023 - CANeLearn Research: Applications for Practice (French)Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, May). CANeLearn research: Applications for practice [Panel]. Bringing Online Learning Teachers Together, Ottawa, ON.
BOLTT 2023 - CANeLearn Research: Applications for Practice (EnglishMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, May). CANeLearn research: Applications for practice [Panel]. Bringing Online Learning Teachers Together, Ottawa, ON.
TUC Research Day 2023 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, April). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada [Poster]. Touro University California Research Day, Vallejo, CA.
Barbour, M. K., Moore, S., & Veletsianos, G. (2023, April). Questionable-cause logical fallacy and modality scapegoating: Synthesis of research on mental health and remote learning [Paper]. A part of the “Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Education Systems Around the World” at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
AERA 2023 - Teaching During Times of Turmoil: Ensuring Continuity of Learning...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, April). Teaching during times of turmoil: Ensuring continuity of learning during school closures [Paper]. As part of the “Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Education Systems Around the World” at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
CIDER 2023 - State of the Nation: K-12 E-learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, March). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada [Webinar]. Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research.
LaBonte, R., Barbour, M. K., McCallum, F., Laumann, D., Procter, J., & Pierre-Louie, C. (2023, February). Canadian e-learning roundup: Leadership perspectives, policy, and practices from Canada [Panel]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
DLAC 2023 - Design Principles for Digital Learning and NSQOL Standards: Commo...Michael Barbour
LaBonte, R., & Barbour, M. K. (2023, February). Design principles for digital learning and NSQOL standards: Commonalities & differences [Contributed Talk]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
DLAC 2023 - State of the Nation: K-12 e-Learning in CanadaMichael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & LaBonte, R. (2023, February). State of the nation: K-12 e-learning in Canada [Poster]. Digital Learning Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
HICE 2023 - Teaching During Times of Turmoil in Canada: Ensuring Continuity o...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Wilson, E. V. (2023, January). Teaching during times of turmoil in Canada: Ensuring continuity of learning during school closures [Paper]. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
HICE 2023 - 5 Minutes On K-12 Online Learning With… A Thematic Analysis of A...Michael Barbour
Barbour, M. K., & Wilson, E. V. (2023, January). 5 minutes on K-12 online learning with… A thematic analysis of advice from experts [Paper]. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikiki, HI.
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Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
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Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
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This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
5. National Trends
• K–12 distance education continues to grow
• Correspondence education continues to be
prevalent
• Blended learning is seen as effective ICT
• Several jurisdictions have made dramatic
changes over the past five years
6. National Trends: Regulation
• Many provinces and territories have some
reference to distance education in the
Education Act or Schools Act
– this is changing!
• regulation of K–12 distance education is the
use of contracts with MoE or policy
handbooks
• British Columbia and Nova Scotia are major
exceptions
9. National Trends: Activity
• Growth of K-12 distance education is quite
uneven
– reported growth in some jurisdictions may be due to
better accounting
• Participation in blended learning is not
counted in most instances
11. Newfoundland and Labrador
• Single province-wide online program since
2001
– grew out of district-based initiatives and legacy
distance education program
• No specific policies for online learning, but
provincial program is housed within MOE
12. Nova Scotia
• Recent creation of a single province-wide
program
– grew out of district-based online initiatives
• 11 provisions included in the agreement
between the Government & teachers union
13. Prince Edward Island
• Uses online learning program in New
Brunswick
– legacy video conferencing program has been
phased out
• MOE has issued two directives since 2001
containing guidelines for the use of distance
education in K-12 environment
14. New Brunswick
• Single province-wide program since 1998
– used frequently by face-to-face teachers too
• Ministry has created a 100+ page handbook
that districts have to agree to in order to
participate in online learning
• Provincial program is housed within MOE
15. Quebec
• Couple individual online and correspondence
programs that partner with school districts
– additional a couple of programs that provide for
connected classrooms or blended learning
• MOE devolved distance education to the
districts about a decade ago
– currently no regulation
16. Ontario
• Primarily district-based program using the
provincial CMS and course content
– cooperation between boards through consortiums
– three private schools and Independent Learning
Centre
• Ministry has created contracts that districts
have to agree to in order to participate in
online learning based on the Provincial E-
Learning Strategy
17. Manitoba
• Province offers three forms
– MOE manages correspondence and audio
teleconference systems
– districts manage their own web-based program
using MOE content
• MOE approves programs and regulates the
use of their distance content
18. Saskatchewan
• Primarily district-based programs
– most have their own capacity in some form
– sixteen districts provided space to external
students through the Saskatchewan Distance
Learning Course Repository
• Province devolved responsibility to
districts
– no regulation
19. Alberta
• Numerous district-based, several private, and
a province-wide program
• MOE has no specific online learning policies
– release Inspiring Action on Education in June 2011
– currently undergoing external review of distance
education regulation and activity
20. British Columbia
• Significant numbers of public district-based &
independent (i.e., private) programs
– begun expanding nationally and internationally
• Most extensive distributed learning
regulations
– funding follows student
– quality audit process
21. Yukon
• Several MOE initiatives (currently expanding
video conferencing opportunities)
– also utilize program from British Columbia &
Alberta
• Primarily regulated by Ministry or through
inter-provincial agreements
22. Northwest Territories
• Primarily utilizes programs from Alberta
– beginning to create internal capacity
– also has one district-based program (i.e., Beaufort
Delta Education Council)
• Primarily regulated by Ministry or through
inter-provincial agreements
23. Nunavut
• Utilizes program from Alberta & British Columbia
– a belief that southern distance education courses
rarely meet the needs of students in
context, cultural, relevance, and pedagogy
– trying to build internal capacity (e.g., building on
other existing programs, including adult programs like
“Together @ a Distance”)
• Primarily regulated by Ministry or through inter-
provincial agreements
24. Take-Aways
• Regulatory behaviour varies considerably from
no to extensive regulations
• Level of activity is increasing nationally, but to
what level we just can’t tell definitively
• Unions remain cautiously supportive