TÉLUQ University (French: Université TÉLUQ) is a public French-language distance learning university and part of the Université du Québec system. Originally founded in 1972 as the Telé-université, Université du Québec commission to develop distance education courses, TÉLUQ is now a full university which offers programs in undergraduate and graduate studies. Though it is based in Quebec City, about two thirds of its professors work from its Montreal offices.
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Students
It has over 20,000 students, more than half of them in the Montreal area. Most students (71%) are females. About a third of all students (35%) taking courses at TÉLUQ are from other universities or in on-campus programs. Most students (64%) are between 20 and 34 years old. About a fifth of the student population (22%) holds a degree. Further information in the French version.
There is a student union AÉTÉLUQ ([1]).
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Teaching Methods
TÉLUQ offers several types of courses. Support format includes paper, DVDs, and Web sites (using content management tools such as SPIP).
Courses are designed by teams led by a professor. Teams include research assistants, associate designers, education science specialists, proof readers and other edition staff including artists.
Under the authority of a professor, tutors help students and mark assignments. Further information in the French version
Research
TÉLUQ has one research center in informatics: LICEF. It has several laboratories including:
- LORIT: an user interface laboratory
- ERASME: a data warehouse laboratory
TÉLUQ has two Canada research chairs:
- Canada Research Chain on the Socio-Organizational Challenges of the Knowledge Economy;
- Research Chair on Instructional and Cognitive Engineering.
TÉLUQ signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. Accordingly, it offers an open access repository where the public can access the research works it produces.
Further information in the French version
References
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