Workshops & Trainings

Here is a compilation of workshops and training sessions previously developed by the RÉCIT VT for conferences or events in centers. Feel free to reach out if you would want us to replicate these sessions in your community, either as presented or adapted to your needs. We're here to facilitate knowledge sharing and learning experiences that align with your requirements.

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Unlocking Belonging: Escape Room Classroom Activities for Vocational Training

This workshop introduces escape games as engaging, inclusive learning strategies in vocational training. Participants explore real examples, reflect on applications in their trade programs, and experiment with Adobe Aero to add simple AR elements. The session emphasizes creativity, collaboration, and hands-on planning as participants begin designing their own escape room-style activities. (View more)

Duration: 3 ½ hours
Presented at Competency Development Centre Pont-Viau
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Teaching with Microsoft Teams

Through themed blocks, participants explored how to plan, organize, and deliver hybrid and in-person lessons using Teams. Each block included short demos, differentiated task lists, and time for guided exploration. Participants experienced Teams from both the teacher and student perspective, and left with practical tools and resources to build their own Teams environments aligned with vocational teaching needs. (View more)

Duration: 3 hours
Presented at West Island Career Centre (LBPSB)
Task Road Maps for Each Block – View and Download

Mastering Effective Email Skills

This interactive workshop focuses on writing clear, professional emails tailored to different audiences. Participants explored message management strategies, email as a teaching and collaboration tool, and key practices for digital security. The session included practical activities on organizing inboxes, using calendars and contacts, and avoiding common pitfalls. (View more)

Duration: 3 hours
Presented at Lennoxville Vocational Training Centre (ETSB)
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Teaching Connections - An EdCamp Experience

RÉCIT VT can offer educators the opportunity to gather for EdCamps, where they can explore topics that matter most to them. In this January 2025 session on Teaching Connections, discussions covered teaching strategies, student engagement, and program-specific challenges. The open format encouraged collaboration across disciplines, creating a space for sharing insights and learning from one another. (View more)

Duration: 3+ hours
Presented at Centre d'expertise en transport ACCESS (RSB)
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Creating, Editing, Publishing and Sharing videos with Clipchamp

This in-depth workshop and resource is split into two parts. Part one emphasizes the importance of pre-production, including scriptwriting. The second part introduces Clipchamp, a user-friendly web-based video editing tool, guiding users through editing, publishing, and sharing their videos effortlessly. Click to read more.

Duration: 3+ hours
Presented at LVTC (ETSB) and Access Cleghorn (RSB)
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Integrating AI in the Vocational Classroom

This workshop provides vocational training educators with an initiation to understanding AI and its integration into educational settings. Participants will explore AI's origins, types, advantages, and challenges. They will also gain hands-on experience with generative AI tools and brainstorm practical applications for classrooms and laboratories. Click to read more.

Duration: 2 hours
Presented at Journée pédagogique nationale en formation professionnelle, November 8, 2024
Format: Interactive workshop
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Digital pedagogical flexibility in VT? Yes, it's possible!

Explore the possibilities and potential when inclusion and accessibility team up. In this workshop, we take an in-depth look to making documents more accessible, including using features like Immersive Reader to make text larger and read out loud. Click to read more.

Version 2:
Duration: 1 hour
Presented at Journée pédagogique nationale en formation professionnelle, November 8, 2024
Format: Interactive workshop
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Version 1:
Duration: 45 minutes
Presented at QACVE conference, May 17, 2024
Format: Interactive workshop
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Enhancing Cyber Defense Skills in a Rapidly Evolving Digital World

Topics include developing strong passwords and authentication practices, recognizing and avoiding phishing scams, secure browsing and good social media practices, mobile device security, and much more. Click to read more.

JPNFP Version (in English)
Duration: 1 hour
Presented at the Journée pédagogique nationale en formation professionnelle, November 8th 2024
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JNÉ Version (in French)
Duration: 1 hour
Presented in French at the Journée du numérique en éducation et en enseignement supérieur, November 1st 2024
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AI-Palooza: An Educator’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence

Dive into the essentials of AI in vocational training with an in-depth interactive session lead by the RÉCIT VT team. Explore AI types, practical applications, and potential impacts, through presentations and hands-on-keyboard activities. Click to read more.

Short version:
Duration: 45 minutes
Presented at QACVE conference, May 17th 2024
Format: Interactive workshop
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Extended Version:
Duration: 5 hours
Presented at Verdun Adult and Career Centre (LBPSB), September 27th 2024
Format: Interactive workshop
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Teams Meetings for Teachers

A series of videos designed to help vocational training teachers use Teams for video meetings. Each video focuses on a specific topic and is concise, allowing teachers to pick and choose the ones that interest them. Click to read more.

Duration: 14 short videos ranging in length from 2 to 7 minutes.
Produced in the Spring of 2024
Format: Self training
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Transforming Trades: Navigating the Future with Mixed Reality in Vocational Training

By integrating mixed reality into programs and their competencies, students can benefit from a more interactive, immersed and personalized learning experience, while teachers can explore new and effective ways to engage their students and enhance the learning process. In this session, we explore and experience current projects across VT centres across Quebec

Duration: 45 minutes
Presented at QACVE conference, May 17th 2024
Format: Interactive workshop
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Le RÉCIT FP - Une équipe de spécialistes en pédagonumératie pour vous servir et vous soutenir partout au Québec

The RÉCIT FP and VT group of pedagogical advisors is here for you, managers, professional staff and vocational training teachers in Quebec. In this workshop, we introduce you to the current and future challenges and issues involved in integrating and using technology in your workshops and vocational training classes.

Duration: 60 minutes
Presented at TRÉAQ conference, May 30th 2024
Format: Presentation
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From Passive to Active Learners: Leveraging Technology to Boost Student Engagement

This workshop focuses on practical utilization of a classroom website to foster student engagement in laboratory or shop based vocational programs. Click to read more.

Duration: 45 minutes
Presented at QACVE conference, May 16th 2024
Format: Interactive workshop
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Google Classroom and Digital Interactive Board for New Teachers

After being presented with the various features of the Google Classroom learning management system (LMS), the participants are briefly introduced to the the components of a digital interactive whiteboard. They then get 75 minutes to experiment with the LSM and/or the equipment. Click to read more.

Duration: 3 hours
Presented at LBPSB offices, April 15 2024
Format: Interactive workshop, hands on keyboard, interactive white board(s) required
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Google Drive Desktop App

The workshop starts with a presentation of the features of the cloud synchronisation application. After learning how to install it on their individual laptops, participants practice various collaboration tasks. Click to read more.

Duration: 1.5 hour
Presented to the administrative staff of Pearson Adult and Career Centre (LBPB), August 21 2023
Format: Presentation followed by hands on keyboard practice
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I am Too [blank] for PD!

In this workshop, participants reflect on their past PD experiences, good and bad, and identify the characteristics of PD practices that fit their needs, interests, and availability. Click to read more.

Duration: 1 hour
ACE Online Forum , March 16, 2023
Format: Online (or in person) reflective workshop
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The RÉCIT Vocational Training - Support, Discoveries and Resources

This webinar presents the various ways that RÉCIT VT supports the integration of technology in teaching and learning a trade. Click to read more.

Duration: 25 minutes plus Q&A
Observatoire de la formation professionnelle, January 24 2023
Format: Online webinar
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VR, AR and MR in Education

Much has developed and evolved in terms of virtual, augmented and mixed reality during the pandemic. Improved software and new hardware continues to revolutionize industry. Click to read more.

Duration: 3 hours
Western Quebec School Board - April 2022
Format: In-person workshop
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The Perks of Teaching Trades with Technology

This presentation includes an introduction to the RÉCIT VT services followed by the exploration of 5 positive aspects of using technology to teach a trade. Click to read more.

Duration: 40 minutes plus Q&A
Laurier Macdonald Career Centre (EMSB), December 2022
Format: Online webinar
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Assessment in Teams - Tools Tips and Tricks

The objective of this workshop is to explore and use new Forms features on the web and integrated in Teams. Topics include branching, collaborating, and Immersive Reader in Forms. Click to read more.

Duration: 60 minutes
ACE 2021
Format: Online webinar
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Bloom’s Taxonomy and Educational ICT Applications

In this session we review, discuss and apply Bloom's planning verbs and apply them to information and communication technologies (ICT) applications including Miro, Wooclap, H5P (Lumi) and others. Click to read more.

Duration: 60 minutes
ACE 2021
Format: Online webinar
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Introduction to VR

The OG workshop that began it all! RÉCIT VT was invited to CDC Pont-Viau for a follow-up visit and VR session that introduced centre staff to virtual reality's potential at the start of the school year. Click to read more.

Duration: 60 minutes
CDC Pot-Viau, March 2019
Format: In-person workshop
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HTC Vive and Oculus VR Technology: An introduction to its classroom use and potential

The goal of this presentation is to demystify and explain virtual reality (VR) in Layman's terms. Also highlighted are VR's pedagogical uses and VT and AGE projects realized due to its potential. Click to read more.

Duration: 60 minutes
QPAT 2019
Format: In-person workshop
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SMART Learning Suite Online

Presented at Riverside School Board's Tech Cohort PD session, this workshop explains the potential and ease of use of Smart's move to online for a web based version of it's Notebook software. Click to read more.

Duration: 60 minutes
Riverside School Board - October 2019
Format: In-person workshop
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Marketing Your$elf Online

RÉCIT-VT was invited to present how to markets one's self online for Starting a Business students at Access (RSB). Topics include Google Sites, Twitter and LinkedIn. Click to read more.

Duration: 45 minutes
Access (RSB), November 2018
Format: In-person workshop
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Cyber Security and Online Privacy

This presentation covers how to understand cyber threats and best practices to safeguard against them. The importance of online privacy and protecting personal information is also explored . Click to read more.

Duration: 60 minutes
Nova Career Centre (NFSB), December 2018
Format: In-person workshop
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Office 365: Introduction for administrative staff

In this presentation we explore Office 365 apps with the aim to streamline and facilitate daily office tasks. We dive into OneDrive and Outlook and also touch upon SharePoint. Click to read more.

Duration: 90 minutes
Shadd (EMSB), November 2017
Format: In-person workshop
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Planning and Executing Lessons the SMART Way

The Smart Board has evolved over the years, in both hardware and software. We explore both in this version and brought up to speed with its value in creating and delivering pedagogical content. Click to read more.

Duration: 60 minutes
CCI 2017
Format: In-person workshop
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POV Recording Glasses - Creating Videos for Student Learning

RÉCIT VT and Tami Belhadj, ped consultant at Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, teamed up to put together a workshop to explain point of video recording and editing, as well as the hardware and software that runs the show . Click to read more.

Duration: 60 minutes
CVCEC, Ormstown - November 2017
Format: In-person workshop
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