December 1st, 2021
The鈥痮rientation鈥痠ncludes聽asynchronous and synchronous components:聽 Welcome from the Deans and Directors of Dawson聽 Competency based education and the program approach聽聽 Academic integrity at Dawson聽聽 Faculty聽deadlines聽 Faculty roles and responsibilities聽 Classroom scenarios and discussion聽 Professional聽development聽opportunities聽 This event is open to all new Day and Continuing Education faculty with [Fall聽2021 or聽Winter 2022] workload.聽 Please register聽via this link:鈥疪SVP聽聽 Content…
Over at the Faculty Hub
November 17th, 2021
- A virtual Ed Tech Drop-in Session will take place Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.. Join this session from the Faculty Hub
- Opinion piece from University Affairs:
- Save the dates: Intercollegiate Ped Days will take place Jan. 12-14, 2022. More info to come!
Beyond Orange Shirt Day at Dawson
November 17th, 2021
A committee at Dawson has been hard at work to ensure that Dawson does more than just mark Sept. 30.
Click Read More for a report about Beyond Orange Shirt Day from the committee.
November 17th, 2021
The Psychology Profile teamed up with the Peace Centre to invite聽Dr.聽Michael聽King (see bio below)聽to speak to students on Oct. 27. Dr. King joined us virtually during a General Psychology class that forms a learning community triad with an Anthropology and a History course, under the theme of Race, Ethnicity and Migration. The talk on radicalization…
Join us for Dawson’s first ever Certificate Day on Nov. 10
November 3rd, 2021
Certificates offer students from all programs the opportunities聽to interact in a learning community of fellow students and teachers who share a passion for thinking about and finding solutions to a specific contemporary issue.聽Students currently can take along with their DEC a certificate in Women/Gender Studies, Hellenic Studies, Peace Studies, Decolonization and Indigenization, and as of this year, SPACE: Arts and Sciences and Environment and Sustainability.
Interested in learning more about any of these certificates? Wondering about how to get more involved or the possibilities for co-teaching a certificate course with a colleague? If so, we invite you drop by the Lower and Upper Atriums on Wednesday, Nov. 10 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
For more information, please contact LC Certificate Lead Pat Romano at promano@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
November 3rd, 2021
I have had the opportunity to speak with some 20 faculty and staff in recent weeks at two meet-and-greets. These occasions have provided exciting and welcome opportunities to re-connect with the Dawson community. Before I go into further detail about these events, it might be useful to introduce myself, how I first came to Dawson…
November 3rd, 2021
On Oct. 30, 张百乔女友裸照 students in Jonathan Egan鈥檚 Outdoor Education Activities course were fortunate to have Kanien鈥檏eh脿鈥檏a Elder and Knowledge Keeper Niioie:ren Patton of Kahnaw脿:ke speak to them out on the land. Surrounded by the beautiful trees and varied habitats of 脦le Saint-Bernard near Kahnaw脿:ke, students used old logs and moist ground as their…
Over at the Faculty Hub
November 3rd, 2021
- Article spotlight: 聽by Pat Romano (Humanities).
Excerpt:聽 These concerns have led us to reflect repeatedly on how we can frame these discussions in ways that can effectively engage at least a significant majority of our students in a real exploration of these divisive issues 鈥� one that may be uncomfortable and indeed take them into places where they would rather not go. In the next section you will find a brief overview of some of the conclusions we have drawn as we have discussed the difficulties and successes we have had in the classroom and mulled over the insights offered by the theory of nonviolence 鈥� its call for us to find connections across divides, its promotion of a process of social change that engages us intellectually, emotionally and creatively, and its emphasis that changes in our hearts and minds become most likely during moments where the unexpected happens.
November 3rd, 2021
Over 160 Dawsonites attended Dr. Saul Carliner鈥檚 plenary address to kick-off Dawson鈥檚 Ped Day on Oct. 15. Carliner illustrated, through an interactive and engaging virtual presentation, that COVID is but one cause of 鈥渢urbulence鈥� in higher education, which will continue to affect the day-to-day work of teachers in the 21st century. Carliner said that beyond…
New partnership with AI Launch Lab
October 13th, 2021
is thrilled to announce a new partnership with . Dawson students have a chance to learn AI through this partnership.
AI Launch Lab organized a series of workshops where college students receive hands-on training and mentorship in AI topics. They are working on projects ranging from robotics to natural language processing and computer vision, to sustainability and development, and more.
DawsonAI received applications from 65 Dawson students. The first cohort began on Sept. 25.
There will be other opportunities for Dawson students in Winter and Summer 2022.
One of the goals is to explore ways of connecting this student enrichment experience with program curriculum across disciplines as the partnership evolves.
Click Read More for a glimpse into the Fall 2021 program.
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