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Virtual Reality in the Classroom: What are the Possibilities at College?

Published September 26, 2018 | Multidisciplinary

Andréanne Turgeon Editor, Profweb
Andy Van Drom Editor, Profweb

In recent years, we have observed a growing interest in the college network for the educational potential of virtual reality. In 2014, the Vitrine technologie-éducation presented a virtual laboratory on the topic, before organizing exploratory activities for college IT-reps in 2016 and 2017. However, we had little feedback on the actual use of this technology by teachers.

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Virtual Reality to Foster Real-World Empathy

Published December 3, 2018 | Multidisciplinary

Johnathan Mina Teacher, Collège LaSalle
Pascale Warmoes Teacher, Collège LaSalle

We are always on the lookout for new ideas that have the potential to translate into innovative and challenging educational strategies for our students. After experimenting with the use of smart pens for peer learning and the integration of video games to stimulate deep learning, we turned to the possibilities offered by virtual reality. This technology has allowed us to provide our students with immersive experiences that contribute to developing greater empathy for topics we discuss in our respective courses.

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Virtual Team Teaching is Gaining Ground in the Regions

Published March 8, 2016 | English (Second Language)

Lisa Deguire Teacher, Cégep de Jonquière

The Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec is a bastion of the French language where students have few authentic opportunities to engage in English conversation with Anglophones or English-speaking Allophones. This can be particularly problematic for English as a Second Language teachers. Thanks to a grant from the Entente Canada-Québec and the assistance of Vanier College, our project was able to find an innovative solution that provided students with the next best thing to an authentic English environment.

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Virtually Discovering the Real World Which Awaits on the Other End of the River

Published February 26, 2007 | Multidisciplinary

Sophie Jacmin Teacher, Vanier College

Now entering its second semester, the joint Humanities classes between Collège Vanier and Cégep de Sept-Îles begin to span the gap in life experience between the students living in these two communities. Read how technology is opening horizons on both shores of the Saint Lawrence!

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Wearable Smarts

Published October 5, 2014 | Multidisciplinary

Alexandre Enkerli Educational Advisor, Vitrine technologie-éducation

Wearable devices have been on people’s minds for a while. From Dick Tracy’s 2-way wrist radio to Geordi La Forge’s VISOR, gadgets have frequently found their way to fictional characters’ bodies. Recently, the world of consumer technology is abuzz with “smartglasses” made by Google along with “smartwatches” made by Samsung or Apple.

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Web 3.0 and the Inclusion of Choice

Published September 27, 2010 | Multidisciplinary

Ryan W. Moon Editor, Profweb

Cégep@distance is turning 20 next year. Ryan W. Moon writes about the importance of anticipating the needs of upcoming generations with regards to distance education within the context of the upcoming semantic web (aka Web 3.0). Mobile technology, open learning content and social networking sites could potentially spark a new era of dynamic and personalized learning that is available on-demand.

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Web-related Terminology: What Are the New Words Recommended by the OQLF?

Published April 1, 2017 | Multidisciplinary

Alexandre Dal-Pan Editor, Profweb

Following in the footsteps of the Francojeu des cégeps, which takes place during the month of March and is about the vocabulary of new technologies, Profweb became interested in the new web-related phrases that have been added to the Grand dictionnaire terminologique of the OQLF, in both French and English.

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Welcome to a New World of Virtual Communication and Teamwork

Published November 27, 2006 | Multidisciplinary

APOP

APOP (Association pour les applications pédagogiques de l’ordinateur au postsecondaire) has fostered the growth of IT use in postsecondary education through diverse activities ironically publicized through traditional media and old fashioned face-to-face presentations. In the autumn of 2005 during a brainstorming session, the idea of developing a real time on-line event using leading edge technology came to the fore.

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We’re making a list and checking it twice!

Published December 15, 2013 | Chemistry

Murray Bronet Teacher, Cégep John Abbott College
Petra Turkewitsch Teacher, Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles

As part of a collaborative laboratory course, the authors are creating an online cooperative science platform between students in the Gaspé and students at John Abbott. In order to test the use of both Google Docs and Moodle forums for writing an on-line collaborative lab report, a colleague was asked to conduct a two-week pilot study of the platforms.

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We’ve Got Highlights: Tablets and Moodle in Physical Education for Student Performance Enhancement

Published March 15, 2015 | Physical Education

Profweb Editorial team, Profweb

Profweb was invited to attend this presentation, which was organized under the auspices of the Réseau des cégeps et des collèges francophones du Canada (RCCFC). This organization has a mandate to promote partnerships and the sharing of expertise between Francophone colleges across the country. They certainly succeeded in organizing an informative and inspiring presentation, which was led by four PhysEd Teachers from two different CEGEPs: Vincent Cardinal Dufour and Kévin Ratté from the Cégep de Victoriaville, and Pascale Chamberland and François Berthiaume, from the Cégep de Trois-Rivières. The two colleges were partners in an RCCFC project to encourage the use of mobile technology in the classroom entitled Échange d’expertise en integration de la pédagogie mobile en enseignement postsecondaire.

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Real Life Stories

Published August 24, 2014

Meeting Students Where They’re At!

Becki George Teacher, Northland College
Kelly La Venture Teacher, Bemidji State University

Kelly La Venture and Becki George of Northland College Wisconsin presented a workshop on hybrid instruction at the recent Canadian International Conference on Education (CICE) at Cape Breton University in Sydney, Nova Scotia from June 16-19, 2014. After their workshop, in conversation with Profweb’s Norm Spatz, they elaborated on their motivation for creating and teaching hybrid classes. Kelly’s and Becki’s remarks are testimonials that providing flexible learning approaches builds contentment among students – helping Quebec college students master ICT profile skills.

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Articles

Published January 18, 2018

3 Platforms to Create Video-Based Tasks that Actively Engage Students

Andy Van Drom Editor, Profweb

In 2018, cell phones, tablets and computers combined with free applications or software give us the ability to create high quality video and broadcast it within moments. The internet gives us access to vast free video resources. Yet in spite of these technological innovations, students still consume digital media mostly passively in classroom settings. Three free online platforms allow you to create different types of video-based tasks that engage your students more actively.

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Featured Reports

Published September 3, 2018

Active Learning

Jean Desjardins Learning Technology Advisor, Collège Sainte-Anne
Isabelle Senécal Director of Teaching, of Pedagogical Innovation and of International Development, Collège Sainte-Anne

The active learning methods have in common of placing the students in the middle of the learning process. Their teachers can then also think about giving them a role in the planning of the evaluation. Active learning is inspired by real-life contexts that are meaningful for the students, which can increase their level of motivation for the tasks that are suggested to them. It encourages durable learnings rather than using only their short-term memory.

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