Télé-université

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Télé-université
Established:	1990
Type:	Public
Rector:	Claude Corbo
Faculty:	55 distance learning professors[1]
Undergraduates:	c. 20,000 (distance learning)[2]
Location:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Campus:	Distance learning[1]
Mascot:	Citadins
Affiliations:	CVU, AUCC,
Website:	http://www.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.

Contents 1 Programs 2 Partners 3 Students 4 Teaching Methods 5 Research 6 References 7 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Partners

Télé-université is a partner with the Canadian Virtual University.

[edit] Students

It has over 20,000 students, more than half of them in the Montreal area^[8]. 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).

[edit] Teaching Methods

Téluq offers several types of courses. Support format includes paper, DVDs, and Web sites (using content management tools such as SPIP)^[9].

Courses are designed by teams lead by a professor. Teams include research assistants, associate designers, education science specialists, proof readers and other edition staff including artists.

Most courses are offered by tutors who help students by phone or email, and mark assignments. Professors manage the course content and work with graduate students.

[edit] Research

In 2005-2006, it got $5 millions in research funding, including one million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council^[10]. 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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Website
• Papers by Téluq's researchers on UQAM's open archive

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