Resources from Intercollegiate Ped Days 2022
January 19th, 2022
Thanks to Dawson colleagues who contributed to the success of Intercollegiate Ped Days 聽2022, which took place Jan. 12-14 online. More than 50 presentations were given and over 700 participants from the English-language CEGEPs attended. The theme was Systemic Transformation: Developing Our Inclusive Practices. Resources will be available for a limited time on the Linkr site: . The Linkr site is free but you need to request to join using your college email account. A selection of resources will also be featured on Dawson鈥檚 Faculty Hub site.
January 19th, 2022
Our classrooms can mirror oppressive structures in our society. Those who wish to build an anti-racist future can work toward including more narratives, histories and teaching methods in their classrooms. This was the message of Jamilah A.Y. Dei-Sharpe, who gave the closing presentation at Intercollegiate Ped Day 2022 on Jan. 14 and presented her Anti-Racist…
January 19th, 2022
Intercollegiate Ped Days began on Jan. 12 with a beautiful welcome by 星空传媒视频 Board of Governors member and McGill professor Alex McComber. His welcome, which was in English and Kanien’k茅ha, was to Mother Earth and aimed to remind us of how we are all tied together and how we should be thankful for all…
Social Science Week is Feb. 7-11
January 19th, 2022
A new semester is upon us and Social Science Week 2022, to take place聽Feb. 7-11, is offering a stimulating week of talks and activities. Please review the line-up for the week in the聽program.
In light of the current situation, the conference will be online this year.聽
- If we have returned to in-person teaching, these talks will be streamed into your classroom and, wherever possible, we鈥檒l set up two-way cameras to facilitate interaction between students and presenters.
- If we are continuing with online teaching, students will be able to sign into these talks from wherever they are connecting.
January 19th, 2022
In 2022, the Dawson Active Learning Community (DALC) is celebrating their 10th anniversary of promoting active learning pedagogy. DALC has shared their knowledge with peers at 星空传媒视频, the SALTISE Conference and network, the CEGEP network and educators interested in active learning around North America. Over 100 Dawson faculty members belong to DALC. Active learning…
UNMASKED: AEC Photography exhibit
December 1st, 2021
Don't miss 鈥淯nmasked,鈥� an exhibition showcasing Dawson's AEC Commercial Photography聽graduates.
"Unmasked" reveals the creative results of a two-year formative process in the face of the pandemic. It is marked by resilience and captivating visuals.
The exhibition will be at the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery from Dec. 20聽to 23 and from Jan. 4-11, 2022.
The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
December 1st, 2021
Ten years ago, something special took root at Dawson. Initiated and driven by a diverse group of teachers, supported by a rich foundation of evidence and research, and with the goal of developing better teaching and learning practices, a rough-around-the-edges Learning Community of a dozen or so individuals designed and oversaw the development of Dawson鈥檚…
SPACE students win the Astro Prize at the McGill Physics Hackathon
December 1st, 2021
Dawson students once again took part in the McGill Physics Hackathon which took place this year on November 6-7. The goal of the friendly computer programming competition was simple: to welcome everyone into the wonderful world of scientific computing!
Over a 24-hour period, participants had the opportunity to work on projects combining the physical sciences and computing, and to meet and learn from like-minded, curious, and passionate individuals as well as with experts from both academia and industry.
A team of mainly Dawson students鈥擲hawn Maor, Syphax Ramdani, Joey Yu鈥攚on the Astrophysics prize for their project, Star Formation, and were awarded telescopes! A write-up of their experience can be found on the SPACE website:
The students also earned credits towards the new SPACE: Arts and Sciences Certificate by competing and creating a project for the hackathon.
Selma Hamdani & Joel Trudeau receive their AQPC mention d’honneur awards
December 1st, 2021
Selma Hamdani (Coordinator of the Psychology Profile) and Joel Trudeau (Coordinator of the SPACE Certificate) were celebrated by the at a special awards ceremony on Nov. 20. Joel received a mention d鈥檋onneur for teaching and pedagogy in 2020 and Selma received the same honour in 2021.
Finally, a proper celebration was possible to highlight Selma and Joel鈥檚 high quality of work, contribution to the evolution of teaching, and daily dedication to best practices. 星空传媒视频 was proud to share this news on our social media channels last week:
Plan a Blanket Exercise for next semester
December 1st, 2021
As a part of the 星空传媒视频 Peace Centre's commitment to decolonization and Indigenization, we will continue to offer organizational and financial support to faculty to host an Indigenous Elder to facilitate a Blanket Exercise in their classroom in the Winter 2022 semester. The Blanket Exercise is an interactive experiential exercise which enables students to understand Indigenous history on Turtle Island (A鈥檔owara鈥檏o:wa) as well as the legacy of colonization.
For more information or to host this activity (or another decolonization or Indigenization initiative) in your class, please contact Diana Rice: drice@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
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