Distance Education at the Secondary Level in Québec Présentation à la réunion annuelle de la P/TDEA Ottawa, Ontario Pierre Giguère Robert Saucier 13 octobre 2005

Présentation à la réunion annuelle de la P/TDEA

Ottawa, Ontario

Pierre Giguère

Robert Saucier

13 octobre 2005

Content SOFAD description Brief history of DE at the secondary level SOFAD : a detailed description Major recent developments and issues Conclusion

SOFAD description

Brief history of DE at the secondary level

SOFAD : a detailed description

Major recent developments and issues

Conclusion

SOFAD description Adults Self-paced Materials In DE or in adult education centres Online and in print French and English

Adults

Self-paced

Materials

In DE or in adult education centres

Online and in print

French and English

Brief history of DE at the secondary level One administrative unit at the Ministry for 50 years 1946 Lack of materials for vocational education Lack of technical schools Correspondance school 1972 General education Télé-Université 80’s Popular education and cegep level courses Business minded organisation Registrations peaked

One administrative unit at the Ministry for 50 years

1946

Lack of materials for vocational education

Lack of technical schools

Correspondance school

1972

General education

Télé-Université

80’s

Popular education and cegep level courses

Business minded organisation

Registrations peaked

Brief history of DE at the secondary level Early 90’s DE institution created for the cegep level First courses offered in English «Planned» decline of DE at the secondary level takes place 1994 Liaison committee is created: CLIFAD with SOFAD, CCFD and Télé-université 1995-96 E nd of the single unit for DE at the Ministry

Early 90’s

DE institution created for the cegep level

First courses offered in English

«Planned» decline of DE at the secondary level takes place

1994

Liaison committee is created: CLIFAD

with SOFAD, CCFD and Télé-université

1995-96

E nd of the single unit for DE at the Ministry

Brief history of DE at the secondary level A new system with two subsets 1995, all services to the students go to the school boards 1996, SOFAD a central body, outside the Ministry, administered by the school boards to develop, produce or coproduce learning materials for general education, either in DE or in adult education centres to promote DE to carry out studies and research to foster the use of new technologies to encourage partnerships

A new system with two subsets

1995, all services to the students go to the school boards

1996, SOFAD

a central body, outside the Ministry, administered by the school boards

to develop, produce or coproduce learning materials for general education, either in DE or in adult education centres

to promote DE

to carry out studies and research

to foster the use of new technologies

to encourage partnerships

SOFAD Detailed description For both French and English speaking communities For the adult population, 16 years and over More than 200 courses offered: All academic courses Secondary 1 to 5 (French and English) Vocational courses in Secretarial Studies and Accounting (French) A few professional training and popular education courses (French)

For both French and English speaking communities

For the adult population, 16 years and over

More than 200 courses offered:

All academic courses Secondary 1 to 5 (French and English)

Vocational courses in Secretarial Studies and Accounting (French)

A few professional training and popular education courses (French)

SOFAD Detailed description Specialized in Technological and instructional design Project management Quality control 26 people Projects coordinators New technologies consultant Research & Development advisor Institutional research & Communication advisor Digital rights negotiator Technical support Web integrator Client services Support staff

Specialized in

Technological and instructional design

Project management

Quality control

26 people

Projects coordinators

New technologies consultant

Research & Development advisor

Institutional research & Communication advisor

Digital rights negotiator

Technical support

Web integrator

Client services

Support staff

SOFAD Detailed description Outsourcing for 2/3 of production costs Subject matter specialists Researchers Authors System analysts and programmers Illustrators, recording studios, actors Graphic designers Interface designers Content reviewers Llinguistic reviewers Proofreaders Technical reliability testers Webmasters

Outsourcing for 2/3 of production costs

Subject matter specialists

Researchers

Authors

System analysts and programmers

Illustrators, recording studios, actors

Graphic designers

Interface designers

Content reviewers

Llinguistic reviewers

Proofreaders

Technical reliability testers

Webmasters

Major Recent Developments and Issues Course Registrations Continuous growth in DE 1995-1996 10 600 course registrations 2004-2005 28 000 + course registrations Unequal growth of the registrations in DE over the territory

Continuous growth in DE

1995-1996

10 600 course registrations

2004-2005

28 000 + course registrations

Unequal growth of the registrations in DE over the territory

Major Recent Developments and Issues An Agreement Agreement about DE and e-learning in Québec School boards signed in december 2003 by four parties: The Ministry of Education La Fédération des commissions scolaires du Québec The Québec English School Boards Association SOFAD

Agreement about DE and e-learning in Québec School boards signed in december 2003 by four parties:

The Ministry of Education

La Fédération des commissions scolaires du Québec

The Québec English School Boards Association

SOFAD

Major Recent Developments and Issues An Agreement SOFAD’s mandate confirmed and expanded SOFAD identified as the privileged partner Changes considered about the organisation of DE Consortia Harmonization Out of Québec students Financing Youth sector

SOFAD’s mandate confirmed and expanded

SOFAD identified as the privileged partner

Changes considered about the organisation of DE

Consortia

Harmonization

Out of Québec students

Financing

Youth sector

Major Recent Developments and Issues An Agreement SOFAD’s mandate Learning materials Promotion Research Teacher’s continuing education Online preparation to the GED

SOFAD’s mandate

Learning materials

Promotion

Research

Teacher’s continuing education

Online preparation to the GED

Major Recent Developments and Issues Online Learning Some operational principles All credit courses developed online and in print Online and printed versions available at about the same price for the student Courses designed for DE as well as in-class students Courses also available to independant students

Some operational principles

All credit courses developed online and in print

Online and printed versions available at about the same price for the student

Courses designed for DE as well as in-class students

Courses also available to independant students

Major Recent Developments and Issues Online Learning Courses are complete elearning environments providing all learners need to learn all teachers/tutors need to support learning in an integrated fashion self paced and, when appropriate, collaborative learning within present school boards/SOFAD structure

Courses are

complete elearning environments providing

all learners need to learn

all teachers/tutors need to support learning in an integrated fashion

self paced and, when appropriate, collaborative learning

within present school boards/SOFAD structure

Major Recent Developments and Issues Online Learning

Major Recent Developments and Issues Online Learning edu SOFAD.com 3 sections Students Teachers Administrators

edu SOFAD.com

3 sections

Students

Teachers

Administrators

Major Recent Developments and Issues Online Learning Now online: 5 courses and 5 services Test de classement en mathématiques Test de classement en anglais langue seconde Biologie de la reproduction et périnatalité Réunions d’affaires Communication bilingue Industrialisation et urbanisation Démocratie et culture Initiation aux ressources informatiques Éveil à la lecture et à l’écriture Du français sans fautes

Now online: 5 courses and 5 services

Test de classement en mathématiques

Test de classement en anglais langue seconde

Biologie de la reproduction et périnatalité

Réunions d’affaires

Communication bilingue

Industrialisation et urbanisation

Démocratie et culture

Initiation aux ressources informatiques

Éveil à la lecture et à l’écriture

Du français sans fautes

Major Recent Developments and Issues Online Learning By the end of 2005: 8 more courses or services Test de classement en français langue d’enseignement Biologie du système respiratoire Géométrie III Trigonométrie I Méthode de doigté Recherche d’information À la recherche d’un emploi Bilan et choix professionnel

By the end of 2005: 8 more courses or services

Test de classement en français langue d’enseignement

Biologie du système respiratoire

Géométrie III

Trigonométrie I

Méthode de doigté

Recherche d’information

À la recherche d’un emploi

Bilan et choix professionnel

Major Recent Developments and Issues Online Learning By the end of 2005: English portal, 4 courses or services Placement test in Mathematics Geometry III Trigonometry I The Human Reproductive System and Perinatal

By the end of 2005: English portal, 4 courses or services

Placement test in Mathematics

Geometry III

Trigonometry I

The Human Reproductive System and Perinatal

Major Recent Developments and Issues Customized Services New sector: 5 people One big project with the Environment Ministry which makes SOFAD: producer of distance courses and organization responsible for training more than 25 000 workers using or selling pesticides in Québec Main recent issue: make this new sector a profitable initiative Main recent challenge wished for: a contract to produce and deliver some online customized services

New sector: 5 people

One big project with the Environment Ministry which makes SOFAD:

producer of distance courses and

organization responsible for training more than 25 000 workers using or selling pesticides in Québec

Main recent issue: make this new sector a profitable initiative

Main recent challenge wished for: a contract to produce and deliver some online customized services

Major Recent Developments and Issues Various projects up and coming The need for new materials because of the reform of the curriculum DE for the youth sector SOFAD’s opinion A go-ahead from the board of directors to distribute the document and to actually do some things A research project about student support in DE E-portfolio for life-long learning (an international conference in Quebec City in the spring of 2006)

The need for new materials because of the reform of the curriculum

DE for the youth sector

SOFAD’s opinion

A go-ahead from the board of directors to distribute the document and to actually do some things

A research project about student support in DE

E-portfolio for life-long learning (an international conference in Quebec City in the spring of 2006)

Conclusion Ten years old in a few months Still looking for a coming-of-age experience

Ten years old in a few months

Still looking for a coming-of-age experience

Contact Pierre Giguère (514) 529-2171 [email_address] Robert Saucier (514) 529-2175 [email_address] www. sofad . qc .ca www.edusofad.com

Pierre Giguère

(514) 529-2171

[email_address]

Robert Saucier

(514) 529-2175

[email_address]

www. sofad . qc .ca www.edusofad.com