Dawson’s Virtual Campus opens
Dawson College began a big move yesterday: the move online to our new Virtual Campus.
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Teachers saving the semester
For the past two weeks, many teachers have become students learning all about online teaching platforms. They have also been working hard to adapt course outlines and figure out how to present their material online while maintaining academic integrity and continuing to engage their students.
Dawson’s Communications Office spoke with two teachers about resuming teaching online.
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Live COVID-19 graph focused on Quebec developed by Dawson teachers
Jonathon Sumner (Physics) started working on a live interactive graph project with the idea of showing the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in different parts of the world, while normalizing for population size, as well as showing the impact of interventions like physical distancing.
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First online classes Monday
The first online classes are planned for this coming Monday. Dawson's Online Response Team is working hard to support our teachers and our core educational mission.
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Dawson Homebody: fitness tips from our Phys. Ed. teachers
Have you been putting exercise on the back burner? Are you having withdrawals from the gym? The Dawson Physical Education Department has you covered. Our Phys. Ed. teachers have prepared a Dawson Homebody workout. Click Read More for their tips and exercises.
50 years of Women’s Studies
Greta Hofmann Nemiroff, a pioneer in Women's Studies in Canada and at Dawson College, was here March 6 for a panel discussion moderated by Pat Romano about Women's Studies. The other panelists were Shree Mulay (Memorial University) and Alanna Thain (McGill University). Click Read More to find out more about the beginnings of Women's Studies 50 years ago and the state of it today.
We have the tools and technology to fight climate change: Elizabeth May
On March 5, Elizabeth May gave a special lecture to Anna-Liisa Aunio's Environmental Seminar, which was moved to 3C.1 to allow over 200 students to attend. Elizabeth spoke about the urgent need to press the government to act on its commitment to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Click Read More for a news report about her talk.
Making the world more inclusive
Improving the lives of people living in a disabling situation has been the work of CRISPESH for almost 10 years. CRISPESH is Dawson's unique College Centre for the Transfer of Technologies (CCTT). The project is in partnership with Cégep du Vieux Montréal. Currently, there are about half a dozen teachers from CVM working on CRISPESH research. Dawson teachers are invited to contact CRISPESH to find out about research opportunities. Click Read More to access the news piece.
Last Modified: March 31, 2020
