From May 23 to 26 2006
International Conference on “Innovation in Education : Challenges, Issues and Solutions”
UQAM and TÉLUQ will host the first joint congress of the Canadian Association for Distance Education (CADE) and the Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada (AMTEC). The event will be held from May 23 to 26, in the Sherbrooke Pavilion of UQAM's Pierre-Dansereau Science Complex, 200 Sherbrooke Street West.
More than 500 participants from Canada, the United States, Europe and Africa will take part in this conference exploring distance education and the educational uses of information and communication technologies. There will be representatives from the world of teaching and educational research, including students, specialists in media and educational technology, and guidance and counselling professionals. Every level of education, from primary to university, will be covered. For the full program, see : www.acedamtec.uqam.ca
Special Activities
Three panels with simultaneous translation
Panel 1 : “The Bimodal University”
Wednesday, May 24
8:30 – 10 a.m.
Rooms SH-2800, SH-3420, SH-3620
Chair: Joan Collinge, President of CADE, Associate Dean of Continuing Studies, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
Contributors:
Dominique Abrioux, President Emeritus, Athabasca University
(1995-2005), Alberta
Louise Bertrand, Director General, TÉLUQ
Roch Denis, Rector, UQAM
Panel 2 : “Digitalization, Stimulant to Innovation”
Wednesday, May 24
10:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Rooms SH-2800, SH-3420, SH-3620
Chair: Rik Hall, President of AMTEC
Contributors:
Terry Anderson, Professor, Athabasca University and Head Researcher, Canada Research
Chair in Distance Education, Alberta
Françoise Thibault, Researcher, LABSIC and Ministry of Research, France
Martine Vidal, Senior Editor of Distances et Savoirs, France
Panel 3 : “The Human Factor in the Development of Teaching”
Thursday, May 25
8:30 – 10 a.m.
Rooms SH-2800, SH-3420, SH-3620
Chair : Raymond Brulotte, Professor, Economics, and Director of Administrative Affairs, TÉLUQ
Contributors :
Patrick Guillemet, Specialist, Educational Sciences and Teaching Assistant,
TÉLUQ,
Laurent Petit, Head of Directoire des technologies de l'information et de
la communication, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France
Rosina Smith, Executive Director, Alberta Online Consortium
Paris Dakar Montréal Videoconference with smiltaneous translation
“Distance Education and TICE (technologies de l'information et de la communication pour
l'enseignement) in the Francophonie”
Friday, May 26
8:30 a.m. – noon
SH-2800, SH-3420, SH-3620
Chair: Gaëtan Tremblay, Professor, Faculty of Communications, UQAM and Director of the Centre d'études et de recherche sur le Brésil
Contributors:
François Bédard, Professor, Department of Urban and Tourist Studies,
ESG-UQAM, Montreal
André-Jacques Deschenes, Professor, UER Education, TELUQ, Montreal
Frantz Fongang, Head of Distance Education, Agence universitaire francophone,
Dakar, Senegal
Pierre Moeglin, Professor, Information and Communication Sciences, MSH Paris Nord,
France
Jacques Wallet, Professor, Department of Education Sciences, Université
de Rouen, France
Sessions
More than 130 parallel sessions, with 20 in French, will be given on the following topics :
- Networks, Technologies and Platforms
- Learning Tools
- Pedagogical Models and Theories
- Organizational Models
- Thoughts on Innovation
- Learner Profiles
About CADE
This national association is the voice of Canada's distance distance and online education communities. It comprises educators, researchers, and practitioners committed to excellence in the provision of distance and online learning in Canada.
For further information about CADE, please contact :
Joan Collinge, President, CADE
Phone : 604-291-3850
collinge@sfu.ca
About AMTEC
AMTEC is a Pan-Canadian association of professionals working to facilitate and improve learning
in all educational contexts, through the appropriate application and integration of educational
technology
For further information about AMTEC, please contact :
Rik Hall, President, AMTEC
hall@unb.ca
Source : Mélanie Helou,
Press Relations and Special Events Officer
UQAM Communications Office
Phone : (514) 987-3000, ext. 1707#
Fax : (514) 987-3251
helou.melanie@uqam.ca
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