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El Hadji Yaya Koné is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Education, specializing in online learning and teaching in higher education. His research focuses on digital pedagogical issues, instructional design, inclusive learning support, teacher education development, and cross-border distance learning. As a member of the interdisciplinary research group Community Mobilization Crisis (CMIC), his work primarily employs qualitative research methodologies. Before joining the University of Ottawa, he gained extensive experience in various educational contexts, serving as a high school English teacher in Côte d'Ivoire and Quebec, a distance education intern at Université́ TÉLUQ, and a part-time professor at Université́ de Montréal. He also worked as a pedagogical advisor at Université du Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), where he created and directed a graduate microprogram in post-secondary education pedagogy. His scholarly contributions include publications in academic journals that discuss the integration of technology in teaching and the development of pedagogical frameworks for distance education.
Department of History