Guide to Associations and Organizations Operating with Funding Support from the Ministère de l’Éducation, de Loisir et du Sport: “This Guide presents, in a single document, an overview of the main organizations, associations and services currently addressing the integration of information and communications technologies (IT) within the Québec college system.”
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APOP (Association pour les applications pedagogiques de l’ordinateur au postsecondaire): Non-profit organization that promotes the use of computers at the cegep level and offers various training options
AQPC (Association quebecoise de pedagogie collegiale): Non-profit organization that promotes pedagogical innovation at the cegep level by hosting an annual conference attended by some 1000 delegates, as well as publishing Pedagogie collegiale, a review of current pedagogical practices in Quebec
CCDMD (Centre collegial de developpement de materiel didactique): Centre subsidized by the Quebec Ministry of Education for the development of educational materials (print, digital and online) designed for cegep teaching staff and students. Online materials include course packages, software and Quebec en images (soon to be Monde en images), a bank of rights-free images that can be used for educational purposes. Marleigh has some of the CCDMD materials available in the office – come see if anything would be useful to you.
CDC (Centre de documentation collegiale): Documentation centre housing thousands of books and periodicals pertaining to college-level education in Quebec and beyond – the centre is located in Cegep Andre Laurendeau, but a number of resources are available online (e.g. PAREA research reports)
Cegep a distance: Leader in college-level distance education in Quebec – students can register for courses and have them credited to their home college, or they can register for a full DEC program offered completely by correspondence or online. Cegep@distance also makes many of its materials available to teachers in the cegep network (for free!)
Infiressources: A very comprehensive site designed to diffuse nursing knowledge by disseminating a wide range of articles and research in the sectors of care and education.
Profweb: Site maintained by the MELS to help teachers integrate technology into their courses – publishes a weekly newsletter, more in depth looks at the use of I.T. in teaching, and also offers free web space to all teachers in the cegep network.
REPTIC (Reseau des repondants TIC ): A community of practice bringing together I.T. Pedagogical Advisors from all colleges across Quebec
Vitrine Technologie-Education: Updates on the use of technologies in education in Quebec and beyond