Thank You Dawson Community!
Thank you to everyone who collaborated with the Faculty Hub pedagogical counsellors this semester to provide over 50 online professional development workshops. We have enjoyed working with you, despite the virtual mode! Best wishes to all for a wonderful summer and a well-deserved break!
Read More about Thank You Dawson Community!CICan Webinar June 9: Where Indigenous Education and Sustainability Intersect
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 12:00 pm EST in English Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada means establishing a road map for lasting reconciliation, and education is often at the centre. For colleges and institutes, that means finding a balance between culturally relevant and accessible programming for Indigenous populations and…
Read More about CICan Webinar June 9: Where Indigenous Education and Sustainability IntersectAnne-Laure Teichet Published in Profweb – HyFlex Teaching
This week Profweb published two texts written by Anne-Laure Teichet (Faculty, French). Anne-Laure’s real-life stories describe her first-hand teaching experience in a HyFlex classroom. Here are the links to her texts: “Le rôle de l’assistant dans la classe comodale” and its translation in English : “The Role of Assistant in The HyFlex Classroom“ “La classe…
Read More about Anne-Laure Teichet Published in Profweb – HyFlex TeachingUpcoming Conferences: CRISPESH, SALTISE, AQPC
Check out these upcoming conferences… which will all be held virtually. CRISPESH – 10 years of inclusive pedagogy in Quebec’s colleges and universities, JUNE 1-3 SALTISE – Moving Forward Together: Opportunities and Challenges for Pedagogical Innovation, JUNE 2-4 AQPC – 40 ans de pédagogie: Pour des changements durables en éducation, JUNE 10-11
Read More about Upcoming Conferences: CRISPESH, SALTISE, AQPCDawson Moodle Day – May 28, 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 More about Dawson Moodle Day – May 28, 2021More Than a Diverse Reading List: Challenging an Antiblack Pedagogy with Dr. Philip Howard (McGill) – May 12!
More Than a Diverse Reading List: Challenging an Antiblack Pedagogy Dr. Philip Howard, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University When we think about challenging antiblack pedagogies, it is easy to limit our thinking to a quest for toolkits of ready-to-implement strategies. Such an approach does not take seriously the ways in which antiblackness…
Read More about More Than a Diverse Reading List: Challenging an Antiblack Pedagogy with Dr. Philip Howard (McGill) – May 12!Podcast: Overcoming Student Distaste for Collaborative Group Work Online
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 More about Podcast: Overcoming Student Distaste for Collaborative Group Work OnlineDawson’s White Pine – A Symbol of the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
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 More about Dawson’s White Pine – A Symbol of the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee ConfederacyDawson Celebrates Earth Week(s) – April 19-30!
Celebrate Earth Week Virtually!
Read More about Dawson Celebrates Earth Week(s) – April 19-30!First Nations HRDC/CRISPESH Website Launch – April 20!
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 More about First Nations HRDC/CRISPESH Website Launch – April 20!1:57 pm