September 24 @ 14:30 – 16:00 Assessment Challenge Webinar Series F2021 Assessing student learning is a major challenge for teachers, those new to the profession and those well-seasoned in it. As a result of the pandemic and online teaching, many of us were forced to confront the limitations and challenges of the assessments we have…
The Teamwork Challenge Webinar PART 2: Research to Practice March 26 @ 14:30 – 16:00 As teachers, we make countless big and small decisions when using group work in our courses 鈥� some successful, others less so. When we look to the literature on this topic the messages are mixed. So, how should we interpret…
SALTISE virtual events series The Teamwork Challenge Webinar PART 1: Platforms & Practice Join us Friday, February 26th @ 2:30 PM EST Teachers want to use group work but no matter how much we believe it is a great way to learn, even the best of us struggle to get it just right. Is it…
From Profweb, April 27, 2020 A number of technologies have facilitated the transition to alternative methods of teaching. In recent years, these tools have become more user-friendly and accessible to teachers, who are using them to support a blended or fully on-line approach within their teaching practice. Yann Brouillette聽and聽Carmen Leung聽are 2 such teachers from Dawson…
From:聽聽Faculty Focus April 29, 2020 Article by:聽聽Siva priya Santhanam, Ph.D. The transition to online teaching has been partially, if not completely, challenging for faculty teaching in colleges and universities. I am writing this article while reflecting on my own experiences since March 16, 2020, when our university made the decision to move to online teaching….
Free Webinar from Eric Mazur, Harvard Professor and聽Co-founder, Perusall:聽聽 Like many of us, I have had to transition fast to teaching online because of the coronavirus pandemic. This sudden move to online teaching has been a good opportunity for me to rethink my approach to teaching. As you may know,…
Now available through the Dawson library Authors: Mintzes, Joel J. and聽Walter, Emily M. This book explores evidence-based practice in college science teaching. It is grounded in disciplinary education research by practicing scientists who have chosen to take Wieman’s (2014) challenge seriously, and to investigate claims about the efficacy of alternative strategies in college science teaching….
By David Adams, PhD, and Enoch Hale, PhD Providing a high-quality education where students have the opportunity to take part in active learning is one of the most important things we can do for our students. Doing so, however, is much more involved than we may think. All of our instructional…
星空传媒视频 teachers Selma Hamdani and Yann Brouillette share their experience with the innovative pedagogy of active learning and the peer support of the聽Dawson Active Learning Community聽(DALC) in a new video requested by the Minist猫re de l鈥櫭塪ucation et de l鈥橢nseignement sup茅rieur. The video was produced as a knowledge…
CALL FOR PROPOSALS聽 DEADLINE: February 10, 2020 SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL PRESENTATION TYPES: Please聽click here聽for details on the available formats you may choose from for your proposal. The topics can include the reporting of: Best practices and advice on using聽new pedagogies聽(i.e., using active learning approaches, flipped-classroom,聽blended learning, e-learning, etc.) Implementation of technological innovations聽聽(i.e., online…
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