{"id":4668,"date":"2026-11-05T13:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T18:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/?page_id=4668"},"modified":"2026-11-05T16:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T21:24:11","slug":"science-of-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/oad\/science-of-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Science of Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Office of Academic Development is excited to launch this series of seminars dedicated to the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Science of Learning<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at Dawson<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">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. 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