Glendon College – York University

Synopsis

1. Number of technology-assisted courses: 327;
2. Number of online courses: 8 + 15 first year Master’s degree courses in Conference Interpretation;
3. Courses under development: 14;
4. Platforms: Moodle; Adobe Connect;
5. Multimedia rooms: 45 classrooms;
6. Estimated investment: not specified;
7. Human resources: Data processing (6 employees); advisory committee on online teaching (7 members); academic coordinator for new technologies; York University tech services;
8. Challenges: Investment in course development;
9. Initiatives: Master’s degree in Conference Interpretation;
10. Common areas of interest: Program complementarity and cooperation as natural points of contact; knowledge and technical solution sharing; development of international marketing strategies; funding formulas.

Glendon College - York University sees the convergence of its interests with those of the other Aménagement Linguistique Policy (PAL) partners in the following areas:

1. Direct cooperation with University of Ottawa programs, allowing for consolidation of low enrolment course offerings;
2. Exploration of program complementarity as natural points of inter-institutional contact and Master’s program prerequisites (including those of the Quality Council);
3. Sharing and cooperation in the field of technical and technological solutions to online delivery challenges and issues in order to broaden the skills pool;
4. Development of international market development strategies and especially the facilitation of Canadian study permits for students who studied online from other countries;
5. Exploration of funding formulas in an online universe (Who do students “belong” to?).

The detailed fact sheet can be found in Appendix 6 of the accompanying document. This fact sheet is available in French only.

Technology-assisted and Online Courses and Programs Currently Offered