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Read Full Text: Entente Canada-Quebec (ECQ) Grants Awarded to Dawson Faculty

Entente Canada-Quebec (ECQ) Grants Awarded to Dawson Faculty

September 7th, 2021

In August, the Minister of Higher Education announced a total of $512,076 in Entente Canada-Quebec (ECQ) grants for Dawson, from the 2021-22 call for projects launched last March. Here is a list of the Dawson projects that were funded:   Creative collective for change / Le Collectif créatif pour le changement (Patricia Romano and Kim…

Read Full Text: Food Justice Toolkit Launched!

Food Justice Toolkit Launched!

June 18th, 2021

Congratulations Anna-Liisa Aunio and the Food Justice Team!

Read Full Text: Asynchronous Video: A Powerful Way to Teach, Present, and Communicate with Students

Asynchronous Video: A Powerful Way to Teach, Present, and Communicate with Students

June 15th, 2021

From Faculty Focus – June 14, 2021 Excerpt: We know that students used audio-visual media even before the COVID-19 move to online teaching. The number of viewers and subscribers to YouTube channels that host video tutorials by instructors provides strong evidence of students’ preference for this video content. For example, Professor Allen Sens from the…

Read Full Text: Dawson Moodle Day – May 28, 2021

Dawson Moodle Day – May 28, 2021

May 11th, 2021

May 28th, 2021 (Friday) –  Online through Zoom Agenda Welcome speech: 9:00 – 9:10 Presentations: 9:10 – 11:40 Closing Speech: 11:40 – 11:45 Presentation Schedule How Moodle Can Be Used to Handle a National Exam for 21,000 Students By François Lizotte, Technopedagogical Project Manager  (Collecto – Montreal) 9:10 – 9:40 9:40 – 9:45: The question-answer period New…

Read Full Text: Podcast: Overcoming Student Distaste for Collaborative Group Work Online

Podcast: Overcoming Student Distaste for Collaborative Group Work Online

May 6th, 2021

How can you help students overcome their distaste for collaborative group work online (and also thereby change your view of such work)? Wendy Trevor discusses how the timing of the assignment, the structure, instructor presence, feedback, and a grading rubric which privileges individual contributions, and signals the importance of engaging with others’ views, can help…

Read Full Text: Dawson’s White Pine – A Symbol of the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy

Dawson’s White Pine – A Symbol of the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy

April 22nd, 2021

Originally published in D News – April 20, 2021 Most students and employees are probably not familiar with Dawson’s white pine tree or its significance. The white pine, described as the Great Tree of Peace, is a symbol of the unity of the five nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy — also known as the Iroquois…

Read Full Text: First Nations HRDC/CRISPESH Website Launch – April 20!

First Nations HRDC/CRISPESH Website Launch – April 20!

April 12th, 2021

  The First Nations Human Resources Development Commission of Quebec (FNHRDCQ), in collaboration with CRISPESH, is pleased to invite you to the official launch of the Nisidotam website which will take place on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 beginning at 9:30 on Zoom. The objectives of this new website are to: promote employment and community inclusion…

Read Full Text: Entente Canada-Québec Funding Requests – Deadline Announced

Entente Canada-Québec Funding Requests – Deadline Announced

March 10th, 2021

The Entente Canada – Québec stems from the law on official languages that promotes the two official languages, French and English.  Negotiated and signed by Patrimoine canadien and Quebec’s Ministry of Education, the Entente supports minority language instruction and second language instruction.  Within Quebec’s higher education sector, grants are awarded through an annual call for proposals…

Read Full Text: WirisQuizzes 4 for Moodle – Available Now!

WirisQuizzes 4 for Moodle – Available Now!

February 19th, 2021

Your favorite STEM add-on is now available with a load of new features! Contact Rafael Scapin or Cameron Campbell in IST for more information.  

Read Full Text: Your Course May Help to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!

Your Course May Help to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!

February 10th, 2021

Dear Faculty, In September 2015, Canada and all United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda), a shared blueprint for partnership, peace and prosperity for all people and the planet, now and into the future. As part of this Canadian initiative, the Dawson Sustainability Office is working on including the 17…

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