NEWS RELEASE
October 29, 2025
OUSA releases policy paper titled “Technology-Enabled Learning”
TORONTO - The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) is proud to release the second policy paper approved by OUSA’s Spring 2025 General Assembly, Technology-Enabled Learning. The paper was written, approved, and published by students with the purpose of providing an equity-based strategy for increasing post-secondary access for all students.
"Addressing student concerns around technology-enabled learning is integral, as online instruction has become an essential component of post-secondary education. It is crucial we take strategic action through policy decisions to ensure accessibility and affordability for students,” said Aaditya Gupta, Vice President, External Affairs at the Brock University Students' Union.
Students are concerned about the rising costs of technology associated with their degree, their institutions’ willingness to find cost-effective alternatives, the quality of instruction for online courses and how online resources can be better utilized to benefit students. Despite the strides made since the emergency online transition, students still have concerns about the quality of instruction they receive online compared to in-person. Similarly, educators are still reporting difficulty deploying resources like learning management systems or open educational resources.
To address these concerns, students have crafted recommendations that would create a post-secondary environment that would meaningfully integrate technology in all classrooms. These recommendations aim to lower barriers to access from internet costs to course material costs. These recommendations include increased funding to rural and northern students for internet access, the promotion of open education resources to reduce learning material costs, improving supports for educators teaching online courses and improving technological infrastructure on campuses across Ontario.
“Enhancing the effectiveness of technology-enabled learning is a crucial step towards ensuring student success as the digital education landscape continues to develop and transform,” said Eloghosa Avenbuan, President of the Ontario Tech Student Union. “By prioritizing the recommendations laid out in this paper, the provincial government can begin to address the wide range of challenges students face as they adapt to online instruction.”
This policy paper and its recommendations were developed by students at OUSA’s member schools. It was passed on March 9th, 2025, during OUSA’s Spring General Assembly. To read it, click here:
https://www.ousa.ca/technology_enabled_learning_2025
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About: OUSA represents the interests of 160,000 professional and undergraduate, full-time and part-time university students at nine student associations across Ontario. Our vision is for an accessible, affordable, accountable, high-quality, and equitable post-secondary education in Ontario.
Contact:
Tobi Olumurewa
Manager of Communications
Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance