Recent releases
- Monday February 20 2012 Séverine Parent (Cégep Limoilou) Michelle Deschênes (Collège O'Sullivan de Québec) Pedagogical Applications of Twitter Michelle Deschênes, a teacher of website technology at Collège O'Sullivan in Quebec City, and Séverine Parent, an IT pedagogical counselor at Cégep Limoilou, present a handsome report on the pedagogical applications of the Twitter microblogging resource. They explain what Twitter is in simple language and provide an overview of its basic characteristics. Pedagogical activities and examples of interesting classroom applications are included along with a reference section of additional examples, support documents and practical tips.
- Monday October 3 2011 János Varga (Cégep John Abbott College) Cloud-based Blended Synchronous/Asynchronous Shared Documents János Varga explains how cloud-based blended synchronous/asynchronous shared documents promote collaboration and active learning among students.
- Monday August 24 2009 Sophie Ringuet (Cégep@distance) Using On-line Academic Forums As students now collaborate on the web for academic purposes as well as for fun, the electronic forum has become an excellent tool to encourage academic motivation. Sophie Ringuet, a pedagogical counselor at Cégep@distance gives us an in-depth tour of what a forum is as well as various academic applications where the forum can be of interest. The report presents concrete examples and and a detailed guide to their use within an academic context. The reference section allows the reader to go beyond the information presented by indicating resources in both English and in French. We hope that you will find Profweb's article 'Using On-line Academic Forums' a useful resource to familiarize yourself with forums. Feel free to comment and ask questions in the sections provided for this purpose.
Reports List (11)
Reports
Using On-line Academic Forums
Sophie Ringuet
Educational Advisor, Cégep@distance
Useful References
There are English and French references listed. References in the English edition are not identical to those in the French edition.
How to Use and Moderate an Academic Forum
The guide below gives short capsules on aspects of using an electronic discussion forum. It targets educators and administrators. The authors explain what to do before, during and after a project for reaching your planned objectives. Easy to consult, this guide is worth a look!
HAMEL, Christine and Stéphane ALLAIRE. Guide d'animation d'un forum de discussion, [On line] (Consulted February 13, 2008).
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The Guide d'encadrement des cours Internet, which follows, suggests a number of interesting uses of the electronic forum for training purposes. It presents a five stage model for using a forum and discusses the role of the tutor and factors for success.
Cégep@distance, Collège Boréal and Centre franco-ontarien de ressources pédagogiques. Guide d'encadrement des cours Internet, 2002 [On line] (Consulted January 23, 2008).
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The following reference will get you off on the right foot for an educational use of a forum. It presents a five step conversation-based learning model and suggested teacher approach for student support. As well, it discusses the value added to learning that can be achieved with a forum and makes suggestions on how to most efficiently use a forum in your classes.
CLASS, Barbara and Jacques VIENS.Utilisation pédagogique d'un forum, March 2003 [On line] (Consulted November 13, 2007).
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Alain Farmer's report gives an overview of various tools which could be used in conjunction with the forum.
FARMER, Alain. Tools to Communicate and Collaborate With on the Web: an Overview, published in Profweb December 4, 2006, [On line] (French version consulted February 13, 2008).
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The four following references will help you to write your rules for netiquette in your operating rules and code of ethics. The first site can give important guidelines for using the Web in general whereas the second is specifically adapted to the context of the electronic forum.
HAMBRIDGE, S. RFC 1855 Netiquette Guidelines on the site of Delaware Technical and Community College, [On line] (French translation consulted February 7, 2008).
DUPAGNE, Dominique. « La Netiquette des Forums », published October 27, 2007 on ATOUTE. Forums, [On line] (Consulted February 7, 2008).
Canadian Canoe Routes is an online meeting place for those who enjoy exploring the lakes and rivers of Canada by canoe. Its section on netiquette at http://www.myccr.com/netiquette.php is well-written.
The British Columbia Institute of Technology's site also contains a good section on netiquette at http://www.bcit.ca/distance/currentstudents/online/resources/netiquette.shtml.
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Here are three video capsules produced by Cégep@distance where Denis Gilbert, an on-line moderator for the Télé-Université network with twenty years of experience, presents ten commandments to efficiently moderate a forum. Not to be missed, these videos contain all the basics for moderating and using a forum.
Personal Accounts of Forums Used at the College Level 5
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APOP Workshop
Given in January 2008, Éric Watelle, teaching at Cégep de Sainte-Foy and at Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon, concretely explains how to use a forum as part of his political science course to incite students to debate different course-related events in the news.
Future Reference:
Workshop title: WATELLE, Éric. L'utilisation d'un forum de classe comme facteur contribuant à la réussite : bilan et perspectives. [On line]
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Workshop PGG-501 given at APOP on January 10, 2008.
In this workshop at the APOP Symposium in January 2008, Steve Boucher, a professor of geography at Cégep régional de Lanaudière, explains how he used a forum in his course « Défis de la planète (Planetary challenges) » to help students to arrive in class better prepared and to interact with a guest.
Future Reference:
Workshop title: BOUCHER, Steve. Les forums de discussion en ligne en géographie.
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Workshop ATI-212 given at l'APOP January 9, 2008.
You can also read a story by the same teacher on his initial experiences with a forum.
BOUCHER, Steve « Quelques conseils judicieux pour utiliser les forums de discussion dans des activités d'apprentissage », published in Profweb October 30, 2006, [On line] (Consulted February 13, 2008).
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During the APOP Symposium, Claudette Ouellette, counselor and member of the coordinating team at the DECclic collegial platform, presented this workshop where she explained how the forum, as well as other features on the DECclic platform, could be used to support students in work-study programs.
Future Reference:
Workshop title: OUELLETTE, Claudette. DECclic pour superviser les étudiants en stage sans les inconvénients de la distance. [On line]
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Workshop ATI-608 given at APOP January 10, 2008
In this story, Gilles Plamondon, who teaches philosophy at Cégep d'Alma, tells how he used a forum for team work among his students.
PLAMONDON, Gilles.« Les TIC au service des «natures brouillonnes» - Comment une plateforme peut devenir un outil efficace de gestion de classe ! », published in Profweb October 23, 2006, [On line] (Consulted January 11, 2008).
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Viviane Fournier, a nursing teacher at Cégep de Saint-Laurent writes a story about how she used a forum on which students built case histories using both subjective and objective information about a patient.
FOURNIER, Viviane. « L'enseignement par DECclic en Soins infirmiers : possible même pour une néophyte ! »,published in Profweb March 5, 2007, [On line] (Consulted January 11, 2008). 
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5 Once APOP has put the videos from its January 2008 symposium on line, hyperlinks and references will be added.
Comments by readersReact to this text
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Your report has really helped my forum activities
Dear Sophie Ringuet, I read your report over the summer, actually I translated it, and I feel it is important for you to know how impressed I am with the results of putting even simple advice given in this report into action in a forum presented to my own students. 1. I did start with a social activity. Students did feel more relaxed having been 'socially' obligated to post at the beginning of the semester. 2. I made the forum directly linked to an important group project in my course. 3. Students are requested to post work on the forum for grades. 4. I spent a lot of time programming access to different topics for different groups and tailoring permissions so that there was a lot less confusion than on forums I have used in years past. 5. I am extremely aware of my role as a moderator and am present on the forum to get participants over rough spots and dispense information. Thanks to your report, I was able to take a more analytical approach to the forum, and I have been rewarded with almost shockingly enthusiastic participation which I did not have before.
Norman Spatz, teacher, Cégep du Vieux Montréal [2009-9-09]Forum gestion
Merci pour ce dossier. Après lecture de votre article je me demandais si il n'y avait pas avantage à construire un forum sur les thèmes principaux d'un cours (exemple thème du des cours de la semaine) afin que les utilisateurs puissent mieux s'orienter dans le forum qui selon certaine plateforme (ex. WEBCT) n'est pas toujours un outil convivial pour suivre un sujet et non un débat qui souvent dérive! Ces thèmes seraient identifiés par l'enseignant et il pourrait dû fait même suivre les thèmes d'intérêt ou encore ceux problématiques.
Guy Cardinal, Étudiant DÉSS Tech. éducatives, U Laval [2010-4-01]Une recherche de votre part sera nécessaire
Profweb s'intéresse à l'intégration des TIC pour l'ordre d'enseignement collégial (équivalent du lycée en France). Comme nous ne connaissons pas de banques pour les autres ordres d'enseignement, il sera nécessaire que vous entrepreniez votre propre recherche. Toutefois, les idées proposées dans ce dossier peuvent être transférées pour votre contexte. Bonne chance dans votre recherche ou votre adaptation!
Françoise Marceau, Conseillère pédagogique, Profweb [2009-3-12]Question
Je voudrais trouver un site qui propose des situations problèmes pour l'enseignement primaire.
mohamed sahel, inspecteur de l'éducation , Algérie [2009-2-28]Types de textes
Je voudrais des activités d'écriture concernant les Types de textes: Narratif - informatif - argumentatif.
Azzeddine Allaoui, Inspecteur de l'éducation et de l'enseignement moyen (français), Direction de l'éducation Tlemcen - Algérie [2008-11-06]Très intéressant !
Ce dossier est vraiment complet et démontre bien des exemples d'utilisation efficace du forum de discussion comme outil pédagogique. Les suggestions d'activités d'apprentissage sont pertinentes. Je fais présentement une formation universitaire à distance et je sais combien l'outil forum est important pour éviter que les élèves ne se sentent isolés.
Nancy Boucher, Enseignante, Maison Familiale Rurale du Granit [2008-6-25]Inspirant et ça fonctionne!
Très bien documenté et très intéressant votre texte. J'utilise le forum avec LÉA pour préparer mes étudiants et étudiantes aux examens. Je pose une série de questions, je les laisse répondre et se répondre et j'interviens au besoin. Je viens d'aller voir la participation pour l'examen final de la semaine prochaine et je vois des chiffres comme 66, 64, 52 consultations pour chacune des questions. Eh! bien, ça fonctionne et ça communique!
Julie Frève, Enseignante, Cégep Limoilou [2008-5-01]Inspirant
Ce document a l'avantage de lier la pratique à la théorie, de démystifier les rôles de chacun et les attentes des apprenants. Merci de ce résumé inspirant.
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