Transforming Inclusive Education
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Storytellers Challenge Finalist (2016) Shelley Moore (UBC) talks about inclusive education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYtUlU8MjlY
Free Webinars with Dr. Tony Bates – Teaching in the Digital Age
From March to May 2020, join Contact North | Contact Nord Research Associate Dr. Tony Bates for a series of five 1-hour webinars via Adobe Connect. The five webinars cover respectively: (a) using online learning to develop new skills; (b) deciding on the right mix of online and face-to-face teaching; (c) choosing appropriate media and…
Dawson Ped Days 2020 ppt slides now available!
Check out the PowerPoint slides from Dawson Ped Days 2020 here!
The Illusion of Good Class Discussions and What to Do About It
By David Adams, PhD, and Enoch Hale, PhD Providing a high-quality education where students have the opportunity to take part in active learning is one of the most important things we can do for our students. Doing so, however, is much more involved than we may think. All of our instructional…
Privacy and Artificial Intelligence – Meetings at Dawson Feb. 28 and March 5
Are you concerned about artificial intelligence being used in an unregulated and ethically-questionable manner, and worried that industry is moving forward at breakneck speed with little oversight? Do you have opinions on how regulation can be used to protect the privacy of Canadians while not deterring leading-edge research and innovation? If so, join our discussion groups…
Dawson Active Learning Community Featured in MEES Webinar
Dawson College teachers Selma Hamdani and Yann Brouillette share their experience with the innovative pedagogy of active learning and the peer support of the Dawson Active Learning Community (DALC) in a new video requested by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur. The video was produced as a knowledge…
‘You just spiral’: UBC president who overcame mental health crisis determined to help Canadian students
Advocates say the numbers of students suffering from anxiety and depression amounts to a mental health crisis on Canadian campuses. Interview on CBC Radio show The Current February 14, 2020
The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Quebec Colleges
By Alice Havel (Adaptech) and Odette Raymond (Institut des troubles d’apprentissage) Along with the continual growth in the number of students with disabilities in colleges over the past 20 years, the associated challenges have become increasingly more complex. Consequently, there has been a paradigm shift emerging that not everyone is ready…
Semaine de la Formation à Distance – Offerte entièrement en ligne et gratuitement!
Du 17 au 21 février 2020 Pour une 3e année, nous vous invitons à la semaine de la formation à distance (FAD). Découvrez-en davantage sur ce sujet grâce à plusieurs ateliers pratiques, tables d’échange, présentations de résultats de recherche et témoignages. C’est l’occasion de mettre en lumière des expertises variées des acteurs de la FAD au…
Adopting a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Mindset at the College Level
A Structured Approach for Reflecting on One’s Teaching Practices The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), a movement that has been making inroads in higher education for some 30 years (Boyer, 1990), is particularly dynamic in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Western Canada, but still quite new to Quebec, particularly at the college level….
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