Campus d’Alfred – University of Guelph

Synopsis

1. Number of technology-assisted courses: approximately 9
2. Number of online courses: 4
3. Platform: Courselink – custom-tailored version of Desire2Learn (D2L)
4. Multimedia rooms: No (funding application under study)
5. Estimated investment: $56,000/year (human resources)
6. Human resources: One faculty member acting as part-time coordinator
7. Challenges: Technology adoption; commitment/freeing up teachers to develop courses; insufficient band-width; need for local dedicated expert resources
8. Initiatives: “Organic” technology adoption process; ESSOR program for immigrants taking advantage of online courses
9. Common areas of interest: Targeted investments; business model; bandwidth; common programs and courses; inter-institutional complementarity

Campus d’Alfred sees the potential convergence of its interests and those of other Aménagement Linguistique Policy (PAL) partners in the following areas:

1. The need for targeted investments to develop and test distance courses, hybrid learning and adapted classroom prototypes;
2. Exploration of the bases for a business model for generating new revenue through technology-assisted and online learning;
3. Identification of solutions to the problem of limited bandwidth in rural and isolated communities;
4. Enhancement of existing key partnerships with Collège Boréal in the immediate future, in order to improve the optional course offering and “delocalized” hybrid training, joint programs and certification;
5. Coordination of program and course development and inter-institutional complementary offerings.

The detailed fact sheet can be found in Appendix 1 of the accompanying document. This fact sheet is available in French only.

Technology-assisted and Online Courses and Programs Currently Offered