In providing an infrastructure which favours projects, partnerships and learning within the university community of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), CHOQ.FM distinguishes itself by being both the first Internet radio station for information and entertainment in the Montreal region and by being the biggest student project in the history of a university with a population of 40,000. The proof is that the 200 or so volunteer students who evolve daily in the world of this medium with its proactive philosophy, innovative ideas and original approach, have succeeded in establishing themselves as the source of information for students on campus. In this regard, the recent setting up of a cultural portal through its Internet site aims, on the one hand, at informing students about cultural activities taking place on the UQAM campus, and, on the other, at giving concrete expression to the ties of collaboration established with several student groups and associations from here and elsewhere (Mexico, France, Belgium and the Congo). Furthermore, the musical anthology project which has just been launched will add a new dimension to the station and provide a platform for music groups from the local scene.
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Teaching is often described as a vocation. In the case of seven students in pre-school and elementary education at the Université du Québec à Rimouski, Lévis campus, that is certainly a truism. After remarking a shortfall in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching during their training, these students decided to launch the Péd@linux project to offer pedagogical training on the integration of ICT. Using recycled computers and the Linux operating system and related software, they created different pedagogical scenarios in order to help teachers demystify the computer world. Last January, following several achievements in schools and organizations around Quebec City and Lévis, Péd@linux, in collaboration with Horizon Cosmopolite, exported that expertise to Senegal. For six weeks, the seven members of Péd@linux thus shared both their knowledge of computer science and their culture, going so far as to build a library filled with books imported from Quebec.
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After realizing there was a shortage in the exchange of ideas on the Université de Sherbrooke campus, a graduate student and four fellow students set up an original form of debate in October, 2000, which encourages the participation of students from all disciplines. The birth of Débathon clearly filled a gap because the monthly meeting, in which two teams of students debate a current issue under the supervision of a guest host and in which the public is also invited to take a stand, is attended by up to sixty people. Debates on a variety of subjects such as Technologie: poison ou remède? (Technology: poison or remedy?), Élitisme ou démocratie? (Elitism or democracy?), Environnement ou économie? (Environment or economy?), Privatisation de l’éducation (The Privatization of education) and Internet: ouverture ou fermeture? (Internet: opening or closure?) have enabled students to reflect on issues relating to current affairs. A fervent promoter of knowledge sharing, Débathon has also led to the creation of a weekly debate club in which more emphasis is put on argumentative methods than on the subject at hand. Furthermore, by taking advantage of the ties which link it to the experienced McGill Debating Union, Débathon has added panache and depth to its activities.
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