Speaker sessions - topic-specific
Tuesday November 3, 2020
Digital technology in educational institutions
10:35–11:20AM – Roundtable
Governance of transformation, through digital technology, in institutes of higher education: challenges and issues
The integration of digital technology into institutes of higher education is inevitable, and bears transformative potential that extends beyond instructors’ educational practices. This transformation enables institutes to review teaching, research and management tools and practices all at once. To attain this goal, the institutes need to develop a vision and a strategy and implement it. The panellists of this roundtable – including a vice-rector, a dean and an academic dean – will be invited to answer a number of questions about governance associated with the transformation, driven by digital technology, in institutes of higher education.
France Gravelle (Chair), Professor (Université du Québec à Montréal)
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Renée-Claude Lafontaine, Executive Vice Rector of Information Systems (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Frédéric Fournier, Chairman of the Learning and Research committee and professor-researcher (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Aline Germain-Rutherford, Vice Provost, Academic Affairs (Université d’Ottawa)
Patrice LeBlanc, Dean of academic management and academics (Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue)
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Charles Duffy, Academic dean (Collège Ahuntsic)
11:20AM–12:05PM – Roundtable
Issues and perspectives: a digital shift adapted to the student condition
This presentation by national student associations will help position Quebec’s digital shift within the current student context. What issues, challenges and barriers does online teaching present to the student population? What needs to be implemented in order to ensure adequate universal access to education? Representatives for the Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec (FECQ), the Quebec Student Union (QSU) and the Fédération des associations étudiantes universitaires québécoises en éducation permanente (FAEUQEP) will discuss these topics with you during this workshop.