For more than 20 years, Fiona Hanley has been an activist and researcher studying the impact of the environment on our health. In recent years, the Dawson Nursing Program teacher has been a key mobilizer in collaborating with the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) to create a climate change committee.
Click Read More for the homepage news story and a link to her recent article on the OIIQ website.
Gender Matters is a unique course pairing Women’s/Gender Studies students and faculty in a learning community to explore how gender shapes our individual lives, societal institutions and the systems of privilege and exploitation that mark our world. Inaugurated in Fall 2018 under the guidance of Cinema | Communications’ Dipti Gupta, and now lead by Emma Doubt of Fine Arts.
Central to the course is the participation of a diverse group of guest teachers who explore the problem of gender inequality, from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. If you are interested, please contact Pat Romano by Tuesday, June 9. You do not need to have a course listed with the W/GS Certificate, but must have some experience in the field. We are looking forward to putting together another great team!
In 2018, the Academic Dean launched an initiative to rethink learning spaces and improve the learning environment in the college’s general-purpose classrooms. Teachers and students were surveyed about how these classrooms should be equipped and configured to facilitate student engagement. The findings were analyzed by Melanie Doyle (Psychology) and Leigh Shapiro (Interior Design), who presented…
A small group of Dawson faculty members opted to meet some of their students on campus for optional in-person classes when this was permitted from March 22-April 12. It was a lot of work to outfit classrooms with cameras and up-to-date technology in preparation for the in-person activities. Due to public health restrictions, a limited…
Check out the upcoming events at the Hub!
Two great resources:
CRISPESH is offering one more lunch 'n learn conference on the impact of technology on college students' anxiety. It will be held Wednesday, May 5 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. The talk will be given in French and simultaneous translation in English will be available. Registration is through Eventbrite:
The DALC, DawsonAI, and Korbit Technologies invite the entire Dawson community to a talk by the CEO of Korbit Technologies (Iulian Serban), followed by a hands-on interactive workshop on the theme of intelligent tutoring systems. When: Friday, May 7th 2021 from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM. The talk will end at around 3:20 PM and…
This is a friendly reminder that should you wish to submit your research activities for the past year (between April 1 2020 and March 31, 2021) to the Annual Research Report, please email your contributions to research@dawsoncollege.qc.ca (a point-form list is fine or updated CV) by Monday, May 10.
Lizzie Irniq and the late Mary Kiatainaq of Kangisujuaq, Nunavik share stories of life on the land, the brilliance of dog teams and their experiences learning and teaching for the First Peoples Post-secondary Storytelling Exchange.
Watch their video!
https://fppse.net/stories/myvoice/ (scroll down the page to find it)
Dawson College opened what Dr. Sabrina Jafralie called a “brave space for courageous conversations” when the educator and McGill University lecturer spoke virtually at Dawson College on the topic of anti-racism on April 28. A brave space is where you “say what you have to say, reflect on it and say where it’s coming from,”…
Last Modified: May 18, 2021
