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Integrating the Use of Learning Objects from Virtual Museums in Canada Amongst Francophone Teachers at the Elementary and Secondary Levels: a Pan-Canadian Research

by Maryse Paquin, Ph.D., Professor

Background

For Francophone teachers in Canada, online French-language resources—which includes Internet accessible educational materials provided by virtual museums for free—are essential to help reach learning objectives and develop skills identified in school curricula. In a minority Francophone setting, these are increasingly important to compensate the absence of available French-language resources that would support teachers in achieving their teaching goals in this minority language. 

Goal and objectives

While online learning objects provided by museums can be useful in a minority as well as a majority Francophone setting, their integration in teaching practices nevertheless represent important challenges to teachers. With this in mind, our research aims to discover and understand issues in regards to integrating the use of learning objects provided online by Canadian virtual museums to the various curriculum subjects, by Francophone teachers in both elementary and secondary schools in Canada. Developing a better understanding and knowledge of these issues is essential in order to meet the needs of teachers.

The main research question is: What issues affect the integration of French-language learning objects from Canadian virtual museums made freely available online for use by Francophone teachers in both elementary- and secondary-schools in Canada? The secondary questions are: What is the value and importance of learning objects to learning programs? What conditions enable the integration of learning objects for use in teaching? What are the means and purposes of using learning objects for teachers? What are the barriers and obstacles affecting the use of learning objects? What are the teaching philosophy and concept linked to integrating the use of learning objects?