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TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF CEGEPS… INVESTMENTS MUST BE MADE IN TEACHING
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AT THE END OF THE SPRING 2006 NEGOTIATIONS Joint committee’s work began in the fall of 2006 Union party: FAC - FEC/CSQ - FNEEQ/CSN Employer party: CPNC (MELS and Fédération des cégeps) Mandate to analyze current teaching practices at the college level, more specifically in terms of individual workload (CI) parameters and impact of ICTs
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TO DATE Preparation and dissemination of a profile of the teaching profession in October 2007 Profile document validation in October, November, and December 2008 With teachers by the union party With college administrations by the employer party Changes made to the document following the validation process in January and February 2008
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CONTENTS IN BRIEF 7 CHAPTERS Background Program Department and subject Teaching ICTs Professional Development Activities Within and Outside the Institution
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BACKGROUND Broadening of the initial mandate of Cegeps as post-secondary education hubs in every Quebec region. The need to make work more collective. A more heterogeneous student population with specific requirements Impact of ICTs Challenges related to teaching staff renewal The 1994 reform and its consequences: Legislative framework Program-based approach and competency-based approach Increased importance of student success New evaluation policies Higher workforce qualification standards
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PROGRAM New decision-making processes related to local management of competency-based programs implementation of program committees establishment of links with departments
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PROGRAM Program reviews, updates, and changes based on success rates enrolment levels changes in professions, etc.
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PROGRAM Introduction of Programs combining a College Diploma and a University Degree (DEC-BAC) Programs combining a Diploma of Vocational Studies and a College Diploma (DEP-DEC) Work-study programs Intensive College Diplomas Distance learning etc.
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DEPARTMENT AND SUBJECT Fundamental role of the department as a meeting place for teachers of a same subject or discipline as a place to carry out pedagogical and administrative activities Increasing amount and complexity of departmental activities
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TEACHING Teaching involves mastering both the subject and the pedagogical relationship, which implies: Long term planning, updating, etc. Analyzing the educational situation and designing the pedagogical intervention: course planning and preparation Performing the pedagogical intervention: teaching, support, supervision, and evaluation in the classroom; providing upport and supervision outside the classroom Providing support and supervision in and outside the classroom, evaluating Adjusting the pedagogical intervention: implementing adjustments and modifications
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TEACHING Consequences of the reform Interdisciplinarity owing to the program- based approach Increasingly complex planning of the teaching and learning process owing to the competency-based approach Increasingly systematic use of formative evaluations, IPESAs, comprehensive evaluations, etc.
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TEACHING Consequences of the reform More support and supervision activities: success, changes in the student population, etc. Development of ICTs Increased cooperation among teachers
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING Includes, among others, Professional development in the teacher’s teaching field Pedagogical professional development Some factors Accelerated development of knowledge and information Increased interdisciplinarity and specialization Technological developments Updating of programs
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ICTs Cause major changes in teaching practices Uses Information processing Communication and collaboration tools for administrative and pedagogical purposes Creation of learning situations
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ACTIVITIES WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE INSTITUTION Many others activities enhance institutional life within the Cegep promote the institution outside the Cegep
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FOLLOW UP Recognize the need for more respect towards the Cegep teaching profession Ask the ministry to follow up on the joint committee’s work in order to find solutions to the most urgent problems.
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