Is this quarantine cramping your style?! Do you want to stretch your horizons and learn some tools听 to improve your health? As part of their internship, third-year Physiotherapy Technology students will be offering a series of webinars on various health promotion topics. Sessions will take place听 every Monday and Wednesday at 11 a.m. via Zoom….
Tomorrow (April 22) is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which is usually celebrated in a big way at 星空传媒视频 with a week-long program of events. This year, Earth Week is going virtual at Dawson and all over the world: Virtual presentation by yogipreneur Bhaskar Goswami (pictured) on Wednesday, April 22 via ZOOM meeting…
Dr. Cathy Richardson will be presenting her 1.5 hour workshop, 鈥淩esistance, Resilience and Beyond鈥� March 24听at noon as part of the Warren G Flowers Art Gallery鈥檚 Resistance and Resilience Series, and sponsored by the Peace Centre and the Faculty Hub. In this presentation, Dr. Cathy Richardson will discuss the concepts of resistance, resilience and responses…
Engaging All Our Students: The Basics of Universal Design of Learning Today we live in a complex world, and we know that 鈥渙ne size fits all鈥� does not apply to learning.听 We hear about class 鈥榓verages鈥� and 鈥榥orms鈥� and use them to make assumptions about how to teach our courses. Dawson鈥檚 own Universal Design of…
Building Students鈥� Metacognitive Skills Much recent pedagogical literature increasingly stresses the merits of reflective writing on the richness of students鈥� learning experiences. In fact, 鈥淟earning to learn鈥� sits at the very top of the 星空传媒视频 Graduate Profile, which states that 鈥淪tudents will become active and engaged participants in their own learning through the effective…
You will recognize the teachers featured in a webinar this Thursday, Feb. 20 given by the听Minist猫re de l'脡ducation et de l'Enseignement sup茅rieur about implementing the Plan d'action num茅rique. Come to a watch party this Thursday, Feb. 20 from 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.听in the Colab (3F.43) or click on Read More to register for the free webinar and watch on your own.
Maker education is an innovative framework for developing 21st century competencies. A makerspace is a place for students to be active learners, to problem solve, exercise critical thinking and learn by constructively questioning ways of doing and by being exposed to innovative technologies and practices. The MakerSPACE project is part of an ECQ grant examining…
The Faculty Hub has two great workshops planned for faculty professional development next month:
It's today and tomorrow! Internationally renowned speaker Julie Laonde will be here to give听I鈥檝e got your back: Bystanders stepping up to prevent sexual violence.
Choose one of three sessions and register in Omnivox under Non-Academic Services: click on the link entitled听Prevent Sexual Violence Training.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem, experiencing a mental health crisis, or听a worsening of their own mental health. Just like physical first aid is provided until medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate support is found or until the crisis is…
Last Modified: April 21, 2020
