Established in 1979, the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) is a non-profit organization that facilitates the integration of new computing technology into the educational curriculum.
Vision:
To empower and support educators in their adoption and use of technology in education to enhance student learning.
Mission Statement:
ECOO builds and supports a community of educators as they incorporate technology in pedagogically sound teaching and learning practices.
Goals:
Since January 2020, ECOO has focussed its efforts towards the following four goals:
- Goal 1) Work to engage with Ontario Educators to support their use of education technology.
- Goal 2) Develop contacts and relationships with appropriate organizations throughout and, when necessary, beyond Ontario.
- Goal 3) Continue to develop our capacity as an organization to operate efficiently and effectively.
- Goal 4) Generate sufficient annual revenues so as to ensure financial stability for the ongoing operation of ECOO, and provide sufficient annual funds to support ECOO sponsored priorities. (revised in 2022)
Conferences and Events
Historically ECOO has hosted an annual conference, allowing educators to gather from all over Ontario (and beyond) to share and learn from one another. A large number of educators and administrators attend the conference. Presenters include classroom teachers, instructional leaders from K-12 and higher education, and professionals from the education technology industry. The conference is organized and facilitated by a committee of approximately 20 volunteers. ECOO has also hosted a number of regional ECOOcamps and hosted virtual events in 2020 and 2021 during COVID.
Keynote speakers at the annual conference in recent years have included Gary Stager, Ian Jukes, Alec Couros, Will Richardson, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, John Seely Brown, Nora Young, Michael Fullen, Jaime Casap, Lisa Floyd, Heidi Siwak, Michael Geist, Steve Dotto, Dave Cormier, Max Stossel, Jenny Kay Dupuis, Juliet Waters, Daniel Lewis, Roland Acheampong, Jennifer Harper, Manuj Dhariwal and Shruti Dhariwal.