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Drop out rates, an historical matter of concern in distance education, remain a subject of preoccupation in online courses. In order to improve courses completion rates, Cégep@distance, a post-secondary distance education institution, conducted a...

In an attempt to find ways to improve persistence rates in its distance courses, the Cegep@distance introduced different forms of collaboration (peer interaction and collaborative learning activities) in selected courses. A mixed methodology was...

Many technical programs offered to small cohorts score below the viability threshold. This situation has consequences for the students and their instructors. The instructors find that their task becomes increasing difficult, and questions are raised ...

In CEFRIO’s CEGEP network project, telecollaboration (computer-mediated collaboration) was used to pair up teachers working in similar endangered technical programs in remote colleges to design learning activities for use in class. To evaluate the...

In the CEGEP network project in Quebec, telecollaboration is used to foster professional development among college teachers working in remote areas. The authors would like to discuss the future of telecollaboration with the participants, and share...

In CEFRIO’s CEGEP network project, telecollaboration (computer-mediated collaboration) was used to pair up teachers working in similar endangered technical programs in remote colleges to design learning activities for use in class. To evaluate the...

The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate the potential of a new social networking learning environment designed to increase retention rates at a self-paced distance education institution. Decisions and choices made will be explained and...