Below is an interview with Hélène Nadeau (Physics), Facilitator of Designing an Interdisciplinary Science Integrative Project Course, a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) taking place over the 2025-26 year at Dawson. This FLC’s goal is to provide support to teachers interested in teaching the IP course, which is the capstone course of the new version of…
Registration will open April 20 for the annual SALTISE conference, this year June 1-2 at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
Registration and the programme is open for the annual AQPC conference June 3-5 Drummondville Qc. (Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale)
Faculty PD series from Eductive in French or English with simultaneous translation: Calendrier - Éductive
Upcoming offering includes April 17: 5 fonctionnalités ludiques sur Moodle ; April 24: How to Create Your Own Escape Game
Journalism isn’t always boring. In fact, it can feel like a game of cops and robbers. That’s what ALC students discovered during a recent visit from Chris Curtis, founder of Montreal’s The Rover. The talk was organized through a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) on journalism and media literacy, which brings together faculty and others from across disciplines to develop tools and approaches for teaching media literacy in the classroom.
With over 37,000 Instagram followers, Chris has become known for condensing complex local issues into accessible reels, offering an alternative to mainstream media and meeting audiences where they already are. The approach resonated strongly with students.
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Indigenous Perspectives: Speaking out for Mother Earth and Survive and Thrive by John Mohawk
John Mohawk was a heavyweight in native intellectual thought. He was a traditionalist Seneca as well as a writer, journalist, researcher, lecturer, activist and negotiator. In two 30-minute videos, he speaks about the current climate crisis. A group discussion to follow.
Tuesday, March 31, 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 1, 2pm to 3:30pm
Indigenous Perspectives: John Trudell, a documentary
John Trudell was a Native American author, poet, actor, musician and political activist and a founding member of the American Indian Movement (AIM). This documentary chronicles his life. A group discussion to follow.
Tuesday, April 7, 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday, April 8, 2 PM to 3:30 PM
https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/oad/indigenous-perspectives/
The SALTISE webinars are ongoing : https://www.saltise.ca/events/
Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale annual conference program is announced: Colloque AQPC 2026
The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education conference program and registration: https://stlhe.ca/conferences/2026-stlhe-conference/conference-schedule/
The New Faculty Orientation Part 1 will be held in-person on Thursday, March 19, from 9 AM-12:30 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.
This orientation includes asynchronous and synchronous components:
· Competency-based education and the program approach
· Academic integrity at Dawson
· Faculty deadlines
· Faculty roles and responsibilities
· Classroom scenarios and discussion
· Meet the Deans and Directors of Dawson
Please register via this link: RSVP by March 13.
Indigenous Perspectives: Basic Call to Consciousness. Part 2: The Haudenosaunee message to the Western World at Geneva Switzerland, Autumn 1977
This presentation will consist of the reading and discussion of two chapters: Policies of oppression in the name of “Democracy” and Our strategy for survival.
Choice of Tuesday Feb. 24, 10 AM to 11:45 AM or Wednesday, Feb. 25 1 PM to 2:45 PM
Register here: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/oad/indigenous-perspectives/
Feb. 10, 10 AM to 12 PM
Indigenous Perspectives, documentary series: Rumble: the Indians who rocked the world.
This documentary tells the story of Native American influence on contemporary music.
Feb. 24, 10 AM to 11:45 AM and Feb. 25, 1 PM to 2:45 PM
Indigenous Perspectives: Basic Call to Consciousness. Part 2: The Haudenosaunee message to the Western World at Geneva Switzerland, Autumn 1977
This presentation will consist of the reading and discussion of two chapters: Policies of oppression in the name of “Democracy” and Our strategy for survival.
Register here: Indigenous Perspectives – Office of Academic Development
Sign-ups are currently open to participate in five new Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) running in the 2026-27 academic year! Here is the list of selected FLCs for next academic year:
Sign up here.
To read descriptions of each new FLC, please visit our website.
Photo caption: Media and Journalism FLC in action. Credit: Jeff Gandell
The mental health of CEGEP students has been deteriorating in recent years and continues to be a major issue even years after the pandemic. Dawson Ped Day keynote speaker Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt listed several contributing factors, such as social media, relationship thinning and developmental mismatch and provided some practical things teachers can do to counter these influences.
Visit the link for the homepage news story, which includes a link to Ped Day resources.
Last Modified: April 30, 2026
