New Faculty Orientation – August 18, 2023
The next orientation date is August 18th, from 1:30 pm-5:00 pm Dawson’s New Faculty Orientation is designed to introduce new faculty to information about college services and procedures, teaching at the college-level, and tips for engaging students. The orientation includes asynchronous and synchronous components: Welcome from the Deans and Directors of Dawson Competency based…
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Artificial Intelligence: Friend or foe? Free CICan Webinar May 17
May 17, 2023 at 1:00 pm EST Advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) has moved swiftly over the past few years and exponentially over the last few months. As a result, the education sector has been hit with a new set of challenges. Post-secondary institutions are now facing some very real dilemmas brought on by the…
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Considering Sources and AI through an EDI Lens – Free Performa webinar – May 24
With Sharon Coyle, Master Teacher Program (MTP), Performa faculty, University of Sherbrooke Students learn better when they feel a sense of belonging in their college classrooms, and expanding the variety of sources to be investigated can support that sense of belonging. As we work to improve Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) we encourage a wider search than traditional sources…
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Educators’ Mental Health: Breaking the Stigma & Finding Solutions – Free Webinar
Wednesday May 31, 2023 at 7:00 PM (online) If there is one thing we have learned over the past several years is that self-care is of paramount importance, and it’s okay to learn and talk about our own mental health, as well as that of others. To address this issue, LCEEQ presents this wellness webinar….
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Registration for the SALTISE Conference is OPEN!
Educators as Designers: A Practice-Research conversation In recent years, it has become increasingly evident that bringing together the many aspects of evidence-based instruction is very much a design process. Educators as designers emphasize this new role for instructors when they implement student-centred approaches, grounded in socio-cultural views of learning. The theme of this year’s conference…
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Building Campus Culture through Mindfulness – Presentation & Symposium
Concordia will be holding a FREE hybrid presentation + symposium (Journée d’échange ) on Friday, May 12 (10 am – 5 pm EST) where we will bring together researchers and staff who are interested in or are running mindfulness programs on their university campuses. The invitation In the last ten years there has been a…
Read More about Building Campus Culture through Mindfulness – Presentation & SymposiumCall for SALTISE 2023 Awards Nominations
We are surrounded by colleagues who are actively promoting academic excellence, using innovative pedagogies, and supporting their academic communities. They deserve recognition for their invaluable work! Take the time to nominate them for one of the Awards below: • Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award: o College Instructors o University Instructors o Pedagogical Counsellors…
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Free Online Courses about ChatGPT
From Mashable.com… We can’t say for sure whether or not artificial intelligence will end up taking over, with human consciousness effectively replaced by the singularity, but we’re excited to find out. If you’re also looking to get an insight into this terrifying future, you can take a wide range of online artificial intelligence courses on…
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Content Creation Using AI: How AI Can Be Used to Build Courses and Learning Experiences – Webinar – March 29
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Eastern Time) A team in the US used ChatGPT to create a 19-module, 36-hour long micro-credential in less than 20 hours. Their second course took half the time and the third half again. Content engines accelerated the creation of quality content. Others are using AI…
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AI and Learning Design in Education – Webinar – March 6, 2023
Hosted by Royal Roads University Date: March 6th, 2023 Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (PDT) Much excitement and reservation has surfaced in the learning design community with the unveiling of ChatGPT and other sophisticated AI tools last fall. Join us in Episode 3 of our webinar series, brought to you by the Master of Arts in…
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