Université TÉLUQ
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1972 |
| Rector | Claude Corbo |
Academic staff | 55 distance learning professors[1] |
| Undergraduates | c. 20,000 (distance learning)[2] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Distance learning[1] |
| Affiliations | CVU, AUCC, |
| Mascot | Citadins |
| Website | http://www.teluq.uqam.ca/ |
Télé-université is a component of the Université du Québec à Montréal[3]. Sometimes abbreviated to Téluq, it became a component of UQAM in June 2005.
Programs
It offers several undergraduate programs including six degrees. It also offers two master degree programs and one Ph.D. program[4]. Excluding research funding, it has a yearly budget of nearly $33 million[5]. In 2006-2007, its student population grew by 12.5%[6].
With over 55 professors and over 200 tutors and teaching assistants[7], Téluq has a number of courses and degrees in computer science, education, communication, environmental sciences, and management.
Legal Status
TÉLUQ became a component of the UQAM on October 19th 2005. It now has no board of directors, headquarters or registrar. However the direction's offices are located in Quebec City. According to rule 19[8] of UQAM, which reflects a similar TÉLUQ rule in application before its merge with UQAM, these offices must always be maintained in Quebec City. With approximately 60 000 students, the TÉLUQ-UQAM establishment is the biggest francophone university.[9]
Partners
Télé-université is a partner with the Canadian Virtual University.
Students
It has over 20,000 students, more than half of them in the Montreal area[10]. 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 S@ns P@pier (available online), a student union (AETELUQ), and a popular posting board (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)[11].
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[12]. Hence, it received $100,000 per professor in research funding.
Téluq has one research center in Cognitive Informatics: LICEF.
It has several laboratories including:
- LORIT: an user interface laboratory
- ERASME: a data warehouse laboratory
Téluq is also a contributor to the CERGO (governance research center) with ENAP.
The pancanadian research network 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, and Télé-université.
References
- ^ a b See Téluq
- ^ UQAM | À propos de l'UQAM
- ^ 19 - Règlement sur le développement et le fonctionnement de la Télé-université à l'UQAM
- ^ TÉLUQ - Programmes / Liste des programmes
- ^ TÉLUQ - Financement
- ^ Sans Papier
- ^ TÉLUQ - Structures
- ^ Rule 19 - Règlement sur le développement et le fonctionnement de la Télé-université à l'UQAM (French)
- ^ Rencontre avec le recteur Roch Denis - Un nouveau rendez-vous pour la science (French)
- ^ TÉLUQ - Profil des étudiants
- ^ Judy Roberts, La Télé-université, A case study in open educational resources production and use in higher education in Canada, June 2006.
- ^ http://www2.uquebec.ca/siteuq/objets/UQQqchiffres/Diffusion/20052006/uqqc_20052006_recherche.PDF
External links
- Website
- Papers by Téluq's researchers on UQAM's open archive