March 30th, 2022
Join us this Friday, when Pat Romano and Kim Simard from the Creative Collective for Change, Dawson College, Montreal, Quebec, will animate the session entitled, “Teaching about Complicity: Reflecting on creativity, critical thinking and social change.” Their presentation features new forms of engagement that foreground conversations. Using this innovative format they will show us ways…
February 25th, 2022
Please join us on March 4 and March 11 from 2:30 – 4:00 Join the conversation using this Zoom link: https://dawsoncollege.zoom.us/j/99704103182
February 18th, 2022
Better Assessments With Backward Design: Bringing critical thinking into the questioning February 25, 2022 | 2:30 – 4:00 PM There have been several national calls in the US to increase critical thinking in college classrooms, particularly in science classrooms. Despite improving the cognitive level in instruction and classroom activities, assessments are often poorly constructed…
February 2nd, 2022
ComPAIR: Using Assessment to Support Learning ComPAIR: Using Assessment to Support Learning Friday, February 4th @ 2:30 – 4:00PM (14h30 – 16h) EST From Fine Arts to Physics, instructors/teachers acknowledge the challenge of promoting students’ critical thinking and reasoning skills. One effective way to scaffold the development of these high-level cognitive processes is to…
January 26th, 2022
Wednesday, February 2nd, Mouloud Boukala, Ph.D. (UQAM – The Canada Research Chair in Media, Disabilities and (Self) Representations) will explain the motivations underlying a database development of Quebec media (self) representations of disabilities*. This event is free and open to all. * The talk will be in French but simultaneous interpretation in English will be…
January 20th, 2022
2022 Annual Vickers-Verduyn Lecture in Canadian Studies March 10, 2022 at 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Location: via ZOOM Cost: Free The School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies invites you to attend the 2022 Annual Vickers-Verduyn Lecture in Canadian Studies featuring Professor Charmaine Nelson When: Thursday March 10, 2022 @ 3 p.m. (EST) via ZOOM…
January 19th, 2022
The Dawson Active Learning Community will be hosting several workshops this semester. All faculty members are invited to attend! Workshops topics will include Perusall, Active Learning Foundations, and the flipped classroom approach, among others. Consult the DALC website for dates, times and venue (some workshops will be virtual, others will be in person)….
December 16th, 2021
You are invited to attend the 2nd annual Intercollegiate Ped Days Please join in January 12-14, 2022 All sessions will be virtual Intercollegiate Ped Days (IPD) seeks to promote sharing between college educators, foster intercollegiate professional development, and strengthen collaboration between the English-language CEGEPs. This year’s theme is Systemic Transformation: Developing Our Inclusive Practices There…
November 24th, 2021
Before taking a well-deserved break for the holidays, don’t miss the opportunity to attend our last Lunch-&-Learn of the year! Next Wednesday, December 1, Benjamin Gallais and Marco Gaudreault (ÉCOBES – Research & Transfer) will share the results of their provincial survey on the academic and psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on college students…
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