Fall 2006, Fall 2008, Psychometrics applied to design (DIN3212)

Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Games, experiences and interactions (DEJ6003)

This distance learning project, motivated for family reasons (my partner having accepted a position as an anesthesiologist in order to repair a hospital in a remote region), led me to innovate technologically and educationally. I have developed and distributed a certain number of courses using podcast technology (podcast; between 6-10 per session, the others being given in person). The podcasts were transferred week after week to a web server; students could then download them to their computer and even to a digital music player (iPod type). A system for transferring work and exercises, based on an electronic portfolio project then on a modified version of Moodle, allowed students to share the results of their reflections with me.

The Center for Studies in Training and Higher Education (CEFES) as well as the CITE research group closely followed this experience. Despite the technical and pedagogical difficulties encountered, in-depth reflection and evaluation of practices must be seriously carried out in order to measure the relevance and possibilities of this innovative form of teaching and learning.

An assessment of this experience was presented at the conference of the International Association of University Pedagogy (AIPU) in 2007. “When the teacher lives on the Islands: assessment of a podcast teaching experience”. Proceedings of the 24th AIPU Congress, Montreal.