The Office of Academic Development is excited to launch this series of seminars dedicated to the Science of Learning at Dawson.  

The purpose of this series is to bring you a summary of relevant, robust research from cognitive science and pedagogical research in a way that is accessible and easy to apply. Each session will focus on one question that is relevant to all educators. We will focus on understanding the basic cognitive principles and their practical applications for teaching and learning. We will share and reflect on real examples from our Dawson community.  

After attending the relevant session, you will be able to use the existing scientific consensus to inform your response to one of the following questions: 

Participants will be able to continue these discussions in a dedicated Teams group which will include all the materials presented in the in-person session, additional resources that dive deeper and a chat feature where colleagues can share questions, challenges and solutions in implementation with the community. 

We aim to repeat this Science of Learning cycle each year so if you have missed a topic of interest to you – not to worry: these, and other topics, will be offered again in the future.  

Please join us for one, some, or all of these sessions.