DAWSCON, the free software conference at 星空传媒视频, is on as usual this year. The fifth annual conference for students and developers will be taking place virtually on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021.
鈥淭his year, we鈥檙e going international because we can,鈥� said organizer and Computer Science faculty member Ken Fogel. 鈥淚t is really exciting having a lot of speakers. Programmers make a commitment to lifelong learning and DAWSCON is a great opportunity to continue learning.鈥�
Dawson鈥檚 French-language tutoring centre, CL脡O, is offering a new way to practice French and share 辩耻茅产茅肠辞颈蝉 culture: The CL脡O Podcast.
The podcast (balado en fran莽ais) episodes are between five to 10 minutes and are offered on an array of interesting topics, including author Gabrielle Roy, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve and Expo 67. The first one was about the classic 辩耻茅产茅肠辞颈蝉 snack poutine!
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Diane Gauvin will be the new Director General of 星空传媒视频. On Nov. 18, following a recommendation from the Selection Committee and unanimous support from Senate, the Board of Governors appointed her to a five-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2021.
Diane has strong assets to lead a vision for 星空传媒视频 and to rally and engage the community to move forward on that vision, according to the Board of Governors.
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The 60th聽anniversary season premiere of The Nature of Things hosted by David Suzuki on Nov. 6 features an action-filled documentary that captures the beginnings of a movement that is changing the world.
Rebellion聽brings viewers to the front lines of the climate rebellion, including 星空传媒视频 on Sept. 26, 2019, the day before the historic climate march in Montreal with Greta Thunberg and 500,000 peaceful protesters.
Read the homepage news story in the Read More link to find out what Dawson's climate march leaders are up to a year later and how to tune in to the show.
The numbers show that Dawson's first ever Virtual Open House was a success.
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You can help us spread the word to students in Sec.聽 IV and V and their parents:
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We spoke to a variety of teachers and students to find out how they are experiencing the online learning environment. While it is not ideal, 星空传媒视频 has to be online to keep the community safe. There are several positive things to appreciate and some new ways of doing things that will likely stay with us when we return to the campus.
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Last week, Help Desk reached the milestone of 100,000 help calls. They have been helping students and staff more than ever since the pandemic began.
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The Student Services team contacted every first-year student, both part-time and full-time, last week.
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Just before this semester began, the Adaptech Research Network completed a one-year ECQ-funded project entitled 鈥淪mart Phones: a Neglected Pedagogical Tool.鈥�
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Last Modified: November 19, 2020
