CRISPESH, SALTISE & AQPC happening this week & next
June 1-3
June 2-4:
June 10-11:
OAD’s Madeleine Bazerghi wins CCDMD photo contest
Madeleine Bazerghi's photo, entitled A Socially Distant Moment, has won the Concours Photo Le Monde en Images - Cat茅gorie Personnel du r茅seau coll茅gial qu茅b茅cois from the Centre coll茅gial de d茅veloppement de mat茅riel didactique (CCDMD).听
Madeleine works as a pedagogical counsellor in Dawson's Office of Academic Development and is on the Faculty Hub team.
"So I submitted to a photo contest for the very first time. Never thought of doing so but, I thought this photo worthy of representing a socially distant moment," she said.
To see more of Madeleine's photos, visit:
Nursing teacher promotes environmental understanding for Quebec nurses
For more than 20 years, Fiona Hanley has been an activist and researcher studying the impact of the environment on our health. In recent years, the Dawson Nursing Program teacher has been a key mobilizer in collaborating with the聽Ordre des infirmi猫res et infirmiers du Qu茅bec聽(OIIQ) to create a climate change committee.
Click Read More for the homepage news story and a link to her recent article on the OIIQ website.
Gender Matters – Call For Guest Teachers
Gender Matters is a unique course pairing Women鈥檚/Gender Studies students and faculty in a learning community to explore how gender shapes our individual lives, societal institutions and the systems of privilege and exploitation that mark our world. Inaugurated in Fall 2018 under the guidance of Cinema | Communications鈥� Dipti Gupta, and now lead by Emma Doubt of Fine Arts.
Central to the course is the participation of a diverse group of guest teachers who explore the problem of gender inequality, from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. If you are interested, please contact Pat Romano聽产测听Tuesday, June 9. You do not need to have a course listed with the W/GS Certificate, but must have some experience in the field. We are looking聽forward to putting together another great team!
Rethinking Dawson鈥檚 general classrooms: Classroom 2.0
In 2018, the Academic Dean launched an initiative to rethink learning spaces and improve the learning environment in the college鈥檚 general-purpose classrooms. Teachers and students were surveyed about how these classrooms should be equipped and configured to facilitate student engagement. The findings were analyzed by Melanie Doyle (Psychology) and Leigh Shapiro (Interior Design), who presented…
Highlights of HyFlex High-Tech experience
A small group of Dawson faculty members opted to meet some of their students on campus for optional in-person classes when this was permitted from March 22-April 12. It was a lot of work to outfit classrooms with cameras and up-to-date technology in preparation for the in-person activities. Due to public health restrictions, a limited…
Over at the Faculty Hub
Upcoming Conferences:
- - 10 years of Inclusive Pedagogy in Quebec鈥檚 Colleges and Universities, JUNE 1-3
- - Moving Forward Together: Opportunities and Challenges for Pedagogical Innovation, JUNE 2-4
- - 40 ans de p茅dagogie: Pour des changements durables en 茅ducation, JUNE 10-11
Strategy:
Click Read More to go to the Faculty Hub site.
An opportunity to make teaching better at SALTISE June 2-4
It鈥檚 an understatement to say the last 12 months have been some of the most challenging globally. Among those impacted have been educators and their students. As we begin to turn the corner on the restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 virus, more than ever, we each have recognized what is truly important. For us,…
Over at the Faculty Hub
Check out the upcoming events at the Hub!
Two great resources:
- for teachers, leaders and administrators, and staff and student services, from BCcampus
- - Instructional resources from the Harvard Graduate School of Education Teaching and Learning Lab
CRISPESH conference on technology and anxiety May 5
CRISPESH is offering one more lunch 'n learn conference on the impact of technology on college students' anxiety. It will be held Wednesday, May 5 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. The talk will be given in French and simultaneous translation in English will be available. Registration is through Eventbrite:
Last Modified: June 1, 2021
