Online courses are growing in higher education, resulting from an increased access to information and communication technologies. While such courses allow time and/or space flexibility for both students and instructors, they also promote active learning and require more autonomy from the students. In this paper, we present the main design features of a new prerequisite mathematics online course in a business faculty. While most of the course was designed in an asynchronous mode, it also includes blended synchronous support sessions that students can attend each week. As a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project, we related the design features of the course to students’ learning support and perceptions by analyzing the content of the learning management system as well as students’ narrative comments in course teaching evaluations over five semesters. The main themes reported concerned the appreciated course design and structure, the enhanced instructor’s presence through commented slideshows and support sessions, the instructor’s accessibility and care, a challenging but relevant course, and collaborative practice with a software application. In particular, the instructor’s presence and follow-up throughout the semester was highlighted by the students as a means to support their learning. Furthermore, most students’ comments reported positive perceptions about the online course and specific design features. Several comments also allowed to identify potential areas for change in a future version on the course, as part of the SoTL research that focuses on teaching and learning improvement.
When digital technologies are used to supervise teacher trainees, internship supervisors adjust their practices to enhance their presence within their cohort in order to reduce the isolation felt by those who choose to do their internship locally, when home is in a remote location from their campus or university. In this article, we will share findings about the concept of social presence through a description of practices according to three indicators from the online community of inquiry theoretical model: emotional expression, open communication and group cohesion. From a qualitative methodology, our results attest to the humanistic nature of the remote supervision. During their online interactions with trainees, the internship supervisors interviewed share their feedback about videos and graded work tactfully, bearing in mind the distance that separates them. Despite how difficult it is to show empathy in mediated communication, they try by many means, including video and immediacy, to comfort trainees who may feel alone. They offer them frequent practical support and check in with them at the beginning and throughout the internship. Their support is bolstered by the authenticity of the situations observed in video footage, above and beyond the institutional systems.
Spécificités et contraintes des grands corpus de textes scolaires : problèmes de transcription, d'annotation et de traitement Le forum de coélaboration de connaissances (FCC) : une base de données à analyser Marie-Eve Desrochers et Godelieve Debeurme
Dans le cadre d’un balado, une conseillère pédagogique et une chercheuse en évaluation posent des questions à une formatrice sur son expérience de conception d’une situation d’évaluation par les pairs effectuée lors d’un cours de deuxième cycle en éducation se déroulant à distance en mode asynchrone. Cette réflexion constructive à trois voix et cette triangulation des praxéologies de formation ont permis l’analyse de la pratique évaluative et de ses retombées sur l’expérience étudiante et les apprentissages acquis. Les constats tirés de cet échange sont présentés de manière à mettre en lumière les bénéfices et les limites de l’évaluation par les pairs à l’aide du numérique afin de favoriser sa mise en place dans d’autres contextes en enseignement supérieur.
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