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The Web Space service is financed by the ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur as part of its service agreement with Collecto.

The basic service, free of charge for education professionals in the college network, aims to enable users to develop and host teaching and learning resources intended to be shared for free in order to promote reuse in the network.

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Update of the Free-of-Charge Web Space Service  

Frequently Asked Questions 

How will the service update affect my Web Space?

The update of the free-of-charge service will have no impact on your Web Space if you respect the following terms:

  • Your website is public;
  • You are part of the college network, and you use a valid institutional email address;
  • Your website is a WordPress or Wiki-type site;
  • Your website does not roll out into student multisites.

If your website is private and its content is suitable, you can simply make it public to promote its sharing and accessibility through search engines (including Eductive’s). Thus, you will preserve your eligibility for the free-of-charge service.

For security reasons, expert sites and multisite instances for students are no longer part of the free-of-charge Web Space service. These uses are no longer accepted for new website requests since November 1, 2022. From January 1, 2023, existing expert sites and multisite instances for students will no longer be eligible for the free-of-charge Web Space service and any related technical support. Users will have until September 2023 to find another hosting solution.

Before November 2022, I used the Web Space to create a private website. Can I keep it?

The free-of-charge version of the Web Space is financed by the ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur. We support the sharing and pooling of educational resources.

Thus, to remain free of charge, your Web Space will have to be publicly accessible to other members within the college network. From January 1, 2023, existing expert sites will no longer be eligible for the free-of-charge Web Space service and any related technical support. Users will have until September 2023 to make their website public or to find another hosting solution.

Before November 2022, I was using the “student multisites” option on the Web Space. Will this service still be offered?

In order to offer a more secure Web Space to all users, the “student multisites” option will no longer be offered with the free Web Space option. From January 1, 2023, the existing student multisites will no longer be eligible for the free-of-charge Web Space service and any related technical support. Users will have until September 2023 to find another hosting solution.

I do not teach at the college level. Can I obtain a Web Space?

The free-of-charge version of the Web Space is financed by the ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur. Since our service agreement is intended exclusively for the pedagogical staff in the Quebec college network, the free-of-charge Web Space cannot be provided to users from another teaching level.

I use the Web Space as a blog or a department logbook. Can I keep on using the service?

Absolutely! You should simply be aware that your Web Space must be made public and accessible to everyone through the Eductive search engine to be eligible for the free-of-charge service. The Web Space service is financed by the ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur. The free hosting service is part of a common vision to promote the sharing, spreading, and reusing of educational resources created for the network, by the network.

I conducted a research study and I wish to share the results within the college community. Is the Web Space appropriate for this type of sharing?

Definitely! The Web Space platform allows the hosting and sharing of teaching and learning resources within the college community. The hosting service is offered for free to college pedagogical staff in order to support the publishing and pooling of developed resources in the network.

Can I get support when creating my Web Space?

Of course! Our team is available to help you with the creation of your Web Space. You would like to share a resource, but you do not wish to act as a webmaster? Contact us to share your project. We can help with the hosting, promotion, and rollout of your resource.

Please note that the technical support does not extend to third-party applications (plug-ins) installed by users within their Web Space. The users are responsible for these applications, their updates and their compatibility with WordPress or Wiki.

I wish to change the Web Space URL in order to remove the mention “eductive.ca”. Is that possible?  

The mention “eductive.ca” appears from the start in the URL of all free Web Spaces. It is a way to spread this service offered for free to college network members through Eductive (Collecto). It is possible to modify the URL of your Web Space or to migrate on your institution servers, but fees apply since your instance will be considered independent from the free-of-charge service we offer.

What will happen to my Web Space if I no longer work in the college network?

In order to maximize the use of the free-of-charge Web Space service for the pedagogical staff in the Quebec college network, inactive Web Spaces are periodically deactivated as to free space on servers allowing other users to make use of the service.

If your departure is permanent (e.g., retirement, change of job), two options are offered to maintain your site:

  • You can transfer your Web Space for free to another member of the college network who wishes to retrieve it. This person agrees to be bound by the Terms of Use in effect since November 2022.
  • You have 6 months following the departure date to obtain authorization from Collecto to maintain your hosting rights (fees apply).

In case of a temporary departure, (e.g., sabbatical, leave), your Web Space will be deactivated after 1 year of inactivity. You will receive an email notification and you will have 3 months following the receipt of the notification to request the reactivation of your Web Space. If no action is taken, your Web Space will be deleted without further notice.

Please note that in every case, the users are responsible to keep their professional contact information updated in their Web Space, including a change of job to another institution, as well as keeping a backup copy of their website.

Can I host videos or other large files on my Web Space?

You can add videos to your Web Space, but these have to be hosted on external platforms such as YouTube or Vimeo. Your Web Space has a maximal capacity of 1 GB, including all the sites it contains (maximum of 3 sites per user).