Research Chair on Digital Thriving in Franco-Ontarian Communities

Megan Cotnam-Kappel — Faculty of Education

Research Chair on Digital Thriving in Franco-Ontarian Communities

Digital thriving is an emerging area of research focusing on cultivating a vibrant, empowering digital presence, ensuring equitable access to technology and improving digital literacies. In minority language settings, however, digital inequalities have a disproportionately negative impact on speakers in sectors such as education, employment and health care. This chair examines the root causes of these disparities and, working with a community of experts and stakeholders, helps reshape the digital landscape for the benefit of Franco-Ontarians.

Digital Thriving

“I’m a proud Franco-Ontarian. This aspect of my identity guides my research about digital challenges, practices, and possibilities for empowering minority language communities through education.”

Megan Cotnam-Kappel

— Research Chair on Digital Thriving in Franco-Ontarian Communities

In University news and the media

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New research chair to explore digital thriving in Franco-Ontarian communities

The Faculty of Education congratulates Professor Megan Cotnam-Kappel, an expert in educational technology and minority-language education, for her app…

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Lego Foundation awards $2.7 million grant to our researchers for the creation of a Canadian Playful Schools network

Congratulations to Co-principal investigators, Andy Hargreaves and Trista Hollweck, and the entire CHENINE team including Amal Boultif, Megan Cotnam-K…

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Student in a maker lab smiling at professor.

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Let’s play: Tinkering with tech and transforming education

What do 3-D printers, laser cutters, sewing machines, robotics, and green screens have in common? You can find them all in the edustudiO, a unique, in…

The 91st Annual ACFAS Conference: Conference round-up | Research and Innovation, May 2024

New research chair to explore digital thriving in Franco-Ontarian communities | Faculty of Education, April 25, 2024

Les pédagogues l’Ontario français se rassemblent autour des nouvelles technologie | Le métropolitan, February 11, 2024

Citoyenneté 3.0 : défis franco-ontariens autour des technologies éducatives | I-express, February 5, 2024

Events

September 25, 2024 | INNOVA Inauguration and launch of the new Research Chair on Digital Thriving in Franco-Ontarian Communities | The Teaching and Learning Support Service (TLSS)

June 13, 2024 | Digital Horizons: Navigating Canadian Perspectives in Digital Literacy Research | Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE)

May 13 – 17, 2024 | Enjeux liés à l'éducation de langue française en contexte minoritaire canadien; Voix des jeunes et éducation à la citoyenneté numérique éthique : Une approche sociocritique en contexte francophone minoritaire;Impacts et opportunités de l’intelligence artificielle pour la relève scientifique francophone au Québec et au Canada | ACFAS

May 10, 2024 | La citoyenneté numérique éthique avec et pour les jeunes en contexte francophone minoritaire: Une approche ethnographique critique et participative | Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la formation et la profession enseignante (CRIFPE)

May 7, 2024 | Francophonie connectée: Défis et perspectives en littératie, citoyenneté et équité numérique| Le Réseau d'enseignement francophone à distance (REFAD)

February 2, 2024 | Citoyenneté et participation en ligne : enjeux et possibilités pour l’épanouissement numérique des communautés franco-ontariennes | Citoyenneté 3.0 L’aventure technopédagogique en milieu franco-ontarien – ECampus Ontario

Videos

Francophone Ontario La participation en ligne en Ontario français - revue Éducation et francophonie

Equitable access eCampusOntario Citoyenneté 3.0 : L’aventure technopédagogique en milieu franco-ontarien

Affiche : Le numérique et les communautés linguistiques en milieu minoritaire rôles, impacts et enjeux

Lorem ipsum La vie en ligne en français et les inégalités numériques : des réflexions du personnel enseignant en Ontario durant la pandémie de la Covid-19

Photo Gallery

Megan Cotnam-Kappel Delivering keynote address

REFAD Keynote Address

Professor Cotnam-Kappel delivered the keynote address 'La citoyenneté numérique éthique avec et pour les jeunes en contexte francophone minoritaire: Une approche ethnographique critique et participative' during the annual meeting of the Réseau d'enseignement francophone à distance du Canada (REFAD). The event was held May 6-8, 2024 at the Collège La Cité, in Ottawa.

Megan Cotnam-Kappel presenting in a circle of researchers

ACFAS 2024: Enjeux actuels de l’éducation

During the ACFAS 2024 conference held at the University of Ottawa May 13-17th, Professor Cotnam-Kappel presented research findings during colloquium #517, entitled 'Enjeux actuels de l’éducation de langue française au Canada.' This year`s event brought several thousand participants together from across the world, under the theme 'Mobilizing knowledge in French.'