- Télé-université
Infobox University
name = Télé-université
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established = 1990
type = Public
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faculty = 55 distance learning professorsSeeTéluq ]
rector = Claude Corbo
students =
undergrad = c. 20,000 (distance learning) [ [http://www.uqam.ca/apropos/apropos.htm UQAM | À propos de l'UQAM ] ]
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doctoral =
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city =Montreal
state =Quebec
country =Canada
campus =Distance learning
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free =
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mascot = Citadins
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affiliations = CVU, AUCC,
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website = http://www.uqam.ca/
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logo =Télé-université is a component of the
Université du Québec à Montréal [ [http://www.instances.uqam.ca/reglements/reglement_19.html 19 - Règlement sur le développement et le fonctionnement de la Télé-université à l'UQAM ] ] . Sometimes abbreviated to Téluq, it became a component ofUQAM inJune 2005 .Programs
It offers several undergraduate programs including six degrees. It also offers two master degree programs and one Ph.D. program [ [http://www.teluq.ca/siteweb/etudes/static/programmes_etu.html?&p_cycle_inf=1&p_cycle_sup=3#MAI TÉLUQ - Programmes / Liste des programmes ] ] . Excluding research funding, it has a yearly budget of nearly $33 million [ [http://www.teluq.ca/siteweb/enbref/financement.html TÉLUQ - Financement ] ] . In 2006-2007, its student population grew by 12.5% [ [http://benhur.teluq.uquebec.ca/~journal/2007_10/nouvelle4.html Sans Papier ] ] .
With over [http://teluq.uqam.ca/bottin/prof.php3?param=%25&type=2 55 professors] and over 200 tutors and teaching assistants [ [http://www.teluq.ca/siteweb/enbref/structures.html TÉLUQ - Structures ] ] , Téluq has a number of courses and degrees in
computer science ,education ,communication ,environmental science s, andmanagement .Partners
Télé-université is a partner with the
Canadian Virtual University .tudents
It has over 20,000 students, more than half of them in the Montreal area [ [http://www.teluq.uqam.ca/siteweb/enbref/profil.html TÉLUQ - Profil des étudiants ] ] . Most students (70%) are females. About a third of all students (35%) taking courses at Téluq are from other universities or in on-compus programs. Most students (61%) are under 35 years old. About a fifth of the student population (22%) holds a degree.
There is a student paper called the [http://benhur.teluq.uqam.ca/~journal/2007_06/index.html S@ns P@pier] (available online), a student union ( [http://www.aeteluq.org/mirador/ AETELUQ] ), and a popular posting board ( [http://benhur.teluq.uqam.ca/forums/viewforum.php?f=8 C@fé] ).
Teaching Methods
Téluq offers several types of courses. Support format includes paper, DVDs, and Web sites (using content management tools such as
SPIP ) [Judy Roberts, [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/61/19/37648127.pdf La Télé-université, A case study in open educational resources production and use in higher education in Canada] , June 2006.] .Courses are designed by teams led by a professor. Teams include research assistants, associate designers, education science specialists, proof readers and other edition staff including artists.
Under the authority of a professor,tutors help students and mark assignments.
Research
In 2005-2006, it got $5 millions in research funding, including one million from the
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council [http://www2.uquebec.ca/siteuq/objets/UQQqchiffres/Diffusion/20052006/uqqc_20052006_recherche.PDF] . Hence, it received $100,000 per professor in research funding.Téluq has one research center in
Cognitive Informatics : [http://www.licef.ca LICEF] .It has several laboratories including:
* [http://www.licef.ca/lorit/index.htm LORIT] : anuser interface laboratory
* [http://communiques.gouv.qc.ca/gouvqc/communiques/GPQF/Juillet2007/04/c3644.html ERASME] : adata warehouse laboratoryTéluq is also a contributor to the [http://benhur.teluq.uqam.ca/SPIP/cergo/ CERGO] (governance research center) with
ENAP .The pancanadian research network [http://www.lornet.org/ LORNET] is managed by Téluq. The research network comprises
Simon Fraser University ,University of Waterloo ,University of Saskatchewan ,University of Ottawa ,École Polytechnique de Montréal , andTélé-université .References
External links
* [http://teluq.uqam.ca Website]
* [http://www.archipel.uqam.ca/perl/search/advanced?groups=teluq Papers by Téluq's researchers] onUQAM 's open archive
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