{"id":4128,"date":"2025-07-28T12:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/?page_id=4128"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:24:14","slug":"pedagogical-days-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/pedagogical-days\/pedagogical-days-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Ped Days &#8211; Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dawson College hosts Pedagogical Development Days for faculty and educational staff, providing the opportunity to learn from others and share teaching expertise. The events feature a rich variety of workshops, presentations and panel discussions on teaching and learning, built around Dawson community interests and suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.dc_accordion .dc_accordion-body:before{\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\t\theight: 10px;height: 1rem;\n\t\t\t\tcontent: \"\";\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"ped-day-2026-winter\" class=\"new dc_accordion open  \"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#ped-day-2026-winter\">Ped Day 2026 Winter <\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" ><p>January 14, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link-to-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Tracy-Vaillancourt_bio-pic-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4387 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Tracy-Vaillancourt_bio-pic-1-527x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Tracy-Vaillancourt_bio-pic-1-527x640.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Tracy-Vaillancourt_bio-pic-1-791x960.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Tracy-Vaillancourt_bio-pic-1-768x932.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Tracy-Vaillancourt_bio-pic-1-1266x1536.jpg 1266w, https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Tracy-Vaillancourt_bio-pic-1.jpg 1516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Keynote : Tracy Vaillancourt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The move into CEGEP is one of the most consequential periods in a young person\u2019s life.\u00a0This keynote examines what we know about mental-health trajectories during this developmental window, why the CEGEP transition is uniquely stressful, and how small, practical shifts in college teaching practice can significantly strengthen student wellbeing, resilience, and academic success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t.dc_btn_wrap.inline-block {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-right: 25px;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.buttons-group {\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: flex;\n\t\t\t\tflex-flow: column;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 740px) {\n\n\t\t\t\t.buttons-group {\n\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: flex;\n\t\t\t\t\tflex-flow: row wrap;\n\t\t\t\t\tjustify-content: flex-start;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t.buttons-group.justify-space-between {\n\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: flex;\n\t\t\t\t\tflex-flow: row wrap;\n\t\t\t\t\tjustify-content: space-between;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t.buttons-group.columns-2>div {\n\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 48%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t.buttons-group.columns-3>div {\n\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 32%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t.buttons-group.columns-4>div {\n\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 24%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.buttons-group>div {\n\t\t\t\t\/* width: 100%; 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display:block;\"><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"  font-size:16px;  \" class=\"btn-dc-dark orange  \" href=\"https:\/\/collegedawson.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PedDays\/SitePages\/Ped-Day-W2026.aspx\"><span style=\"display:block; align-items:center; height:100%;\">Workshop resources, slides and videos<\/span><\/a><br><span class=\"dcmc_desc\">Dawson log-in required<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ped-day-2025-autumn\" class=\"new dc_accordion  \"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#ped-day-2025-autumn\">Ped Day 2025 Autumn<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" ><p>November 7, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link-to-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Riddell_3-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4218 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Riddell_3-4-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Riddell_3-4-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/Riddell_3-4.jpg 514w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>2025 Ped Day Keynote : Jessica Riddell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Educators in the CEGEP system are uniquely positioned to reimagine what teaching and learning can become. This session draws on the Hope Circuits framework to explore how we can create classrooms that spark curiosity, deepen motivation, and foster a culture of student flourishing.<\/p>\n<p>Through storytelling, interactive reflection, and shared inquiry, Jessica Riddell will introduce conceptual tools that help educators move beyond mere survival toward more hopeful, human-centered forms of teaching.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"dc_btn_wrap \" style=\"text-align:left; display:block;\"><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"  font-size:16px;  \" class=\"btn-dc-dark orange  \" href=\"https:\/\/collegedawson.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PedDays\/SitePages\/Ped-Day-W2026.aspx\"><span style=\"display:block; align-items:center; height:100%;\">Workshop resources, slides and videos<\/span><\/a><br><span class=\"dcmc_desc\">Dawson log-in required<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ped-day-2024\" class=\"new dc_accordion  \"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#ped-day-2024\">Ped Day 2024<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" ><p>October 11, 2024<\/p>\n<h4>Eliana El Khoury<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/PictureElKhoury_400x400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2463 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/PictureElKhoury_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Assessment is on everyone\u2019s mind, from teacher to student and all that serve to support the mission of student learning. Eliana El Khoury presented on enhancing student assessments to better focus on learning and support.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Eliana El Khoury is a recognized leader in the field of alternative assessment, whose work is dedicated to enhancing educational practices through more thoughtful and supportive assessment strategies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dc_btn_wrap \" style=\"text-align:center; display:block;\"><a  style=\"  font-size:16px;  \" class=\"btn-dc-dark blue  \" href=\"https:\/\/collegedawson.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PedDays\"><span style=\"display:block; align-items:center; height:100%;\">Workshop resources, slides and videos<\/span><\/a><br><span class=\"dcmc_desc\">Dawson log-in required<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ped-day-2023\" class=\"new dc_accordion  \"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#ped-day-2023\">Ped Day 2023<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" >\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t.imgtxt {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t\tposition: relative;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 40px!important;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 4rem!important;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 40px!important;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 4rem!important;\n\t\t\t\t\/* min-height: 420px; 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overflow:hidden; display:flex; flex-flow:row wrap; background-color:#fff; padding:30px;  align-items:center; justify-content:space-around; min-height:420px;\"><div class=\"imgtxt-img desktop-12 tablet-full mobile-full contained\"><div style=\"display:block; font-style:italic; font-size:13px; text-align:center; margin-top:10px; color:#555;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"imgtxt-txt desktop-10 tablet-full mobile-full contained tile-content\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Transition and Resilience building in emerging adulthood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Erin Barker, Ph.D.<br \/>\nAssociate Professor, Psychology<br \/>\nConcordia University<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ped-day-2022\" class=\"new dc_accordion  \"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#ped-day-2022\">Ped Day 2022<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" ><h4>Roger Azevedo<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"link-to-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/Roger-Azevedo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1868 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/Roger-Azevedo-400x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulated Learning with Learning Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roger Azevedo, Ph.D.<br \/>\nUniversity of Central Florida<br \/>\nSchool of Modeling Simulation and Training<\/p>\n<div class=\"dc_btn_wrap \" style=\"text-align:center; display:block;\"><a  style=\"  font-size:16px;  \" class=\"btn-dc-dark blue  \" href=\"https:\/\/collegedawson.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PedDays\"><span style=\"display:block; align-items:center; height:100%;\">Workshop resources, slides and videos<\/span><\/a><br><span class=\"dcmc_desc\">Dawson log-in required<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ped-day-2021\" class=\"new dc_accordion  \"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#ped-day-2021\">Ped Day 2021<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" ><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching in Turbulent Times <\/strong><em><strong>(and We\u2019re Not Just Talking about COVID-19)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1683 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/ped-day-2021-saul-carliner-2013-portrait-edited.jpg\" alt=\"ped-day-2021-saul-carliner\u20132013\u2013portrait-edited\" width=\"132\" height=\"197\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Saul Carliner<\/p>\n<p>Even without considering COVID, experts predicted disruption in higher education over the next decade or so resulting from a combination of trends in demographics, technology, and society. When COVID hit, it unearthed some additional considerations. This session first explores these disruptions, then suggests ten specific ways these disruptions might affect the day-to-day work of C\u00e9gep instructors, including the impacts on the student body and their expectations, the nature of courses being taught, and the nature of teaching.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dc_btn_wrap \" style=\"text-align:center; display:block;\"><a  style=\"  font-size:16px;  \" class=\"btn-dc-dark blue  \" href=\"https:\/\/collegedawson.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PedDays\"><span style=\"display:block; align-items:center; height:100%;\">Workshop resources, slides and videos<\/span><\/a><br><span class=\"dcmc_desc\">Dawson log-in required<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ped-days-2020\" class=\"new dc_accordion  \"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#ped-days-2020\">Ped Days 2020<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" ><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Usha James<\/h4>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Seizing opportunities and meeting the challenges of assessment in online, blended and physically distanced environment<\/strong>\u201d Tuesday October 13 1pm \u2013 2:30pm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/Ped-Days-2020-Dawson-College-Oct-12-2020-Usha-James.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slides<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-service=\"vimeo\" data-category=\"functional\" data-id=\"473624008\" data-title=\"\" data-autoscale><\/div>\n<h4>Michelle Miller<\/h4>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Assessing for Learning: How Testing and Practice Help Students Become Expert Thinkers<\/strong>\u201d Friday October 16 11am-12:30pm<\/p>\n<div data-service=\"vimeo\" data-category=\"functional\" data-id=\"473627258\" data-title=\"\" data-autoscale><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"dc_btn_wrap \" style=\"text-align:center; display:block;\"><a  style=\"  font-size:16px;  \" class=\"btn-dc-dark blue  \" href=\"https:\/\/collegedawson.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PedDaysOctober2020\"><span style=\"display:block; align-items:center; height:100%;\">Workshop resources, slides and videos<\/span><\/a><br><span class=\"dcmc_desc\">Dawson log-in required<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ped-days-2019\" class=\"new dc_accordion  \"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#ped-days-2019\">Ped Days 2019<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" ><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Usha James<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/Usha.jpg\" alt=\"Usha\" width=\"137\" height=\"139\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Usha James is Executive Director at The Critical Thinking Consortium where she also contributes as a resource writer, speaker and facilitator. She has seen how an understanding of critical thinking can deepen teacher understanding and practice of assessment, instruction, curriculum design, literacy, numeracy and differentiation.<\/p>\n<p>Usha has worked as a secondary teacher, and as an instructor in the Initial Teacher Education Program and Director of the Secondary Program at OISE at the University of Toronto.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/Dawson-College-Keynote-Montreal-Jan-14-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slides<\/a> to Dr\u00a0James&#8217; Keynote<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/slides-e-learning-Ped-Day-2020-v.-231219-CG-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slides<\/a> to workshop\u00a0&#8220;Blended teaching&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/Slides-Ped-Day-2020-Rabbat-Roy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slides<\/a> to workshop &#8220;Strategies to Engage Students&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/slides-INTERMEDIATE-ACTIVE-LEARNING-\u00c0-LA-CARTE-IN-A-LOW-TECH-ENVIRONMENT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slides<\/a> to workshop &#8220;Active Learning\u00a0\u00c0 la Carte\u00a0in a low tech environment&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ped-day-2018\" class=\"new dc_accordion  \"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#ped-day-2018\">Ped Day 2018<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" ><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1101 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/GEC-internet-656x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>George Elliot Clarke<\/h4>\n<h2>Teaching with passion and performance<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">A prolific artist in poetry, song, drama, fiction, screenplay, and essays,\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">George Elliott Clarke <\/span>is also a pioneering scholar of African-Canadian literature. Dr. Clarke, a professor of English at the University of Toronto, has held the prestigious role of Canada&#8217;s Parliamentary Poet Laureate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Clarke is racialized \u201cBlack\u201d, and identifies as a proud Afro-M\u00e9tis Africadian, reflected in his writing on social justice and Canadian identity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"program-meta-box\">\n<div class=\"program-meta-section program-buttons\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ped-day-2017\" class=\"new dc_accordion  \"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#ped-day-2017\">Ped Day 2017<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" ><p><a class=\"link-to-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/pedday_2017_dr_randall_bass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/pedday_2017_dr_randall_bass.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/244680144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video: Randall Bass\u2019 Keynote at Dawson College Ped Day 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/BassKeynote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slides<\/a> to Dr Bass&#8217; Keynote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/dc:accordion]<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ped-days-past\" class=\"new dc_accordion  \"  ><h2 class=\"dc_accordion-title highlighta\" ><a class=\"\" style=\"\" href=\"#ped-days-past\">Ped Days Past<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"dc_accordion-body \" style=\"\" ><p>Allan Sears (University of New Brunswick) was the keynote speaker in 2016.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"host-lopnbnfpjmgpbppclhclehhgafnifija\" style=\"position: relative;z-index: 2147483647\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dawson College hosts Pedagogical Development Days for faculty and educational staff, providing the opportunity to learn from others and share teaching expertise. 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