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Tuesday, May. 12, 2020

Academic News, Homepage news, Well-being for all

Comfort and healing through recipe sharing

Students in Anna-Liisa Aunio'sÌý Sociology of Food course shared recipes, the stories behind them and photos of making them for a unique assignment. Click Read More for a homepage news story and links to a selection of the recipes and stories.

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#DawsonProud, Dawson Foundation, Dawson Gives, Homepage news, Well-being for all

The “why” of the Dawson Blues Band

The Dawson Blues Band has been actively preparing for the launch of their first video, Lean on Me, slated for Tuesday, May 19. The premiere of the first song will be a celebration to cheer the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ community and friends of Dawson. Click Read More for the homepage news story and more information to help and get involved.

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#DawsonProud, Dawson Professional Theatre, Events

Theatre grads production “Masques” to be livestreamed May 29

The show must go on! The upcoming production of Masques will be livestreamed.

The Professional Theatre Department welcomes you to attend Masques, written and performed by the graduating students. A vocal masque is a style of performance in which one actor plays multiple characters, telling an original story. This event will be live-streamed May 29Ìýat 7:30 p.m.

A link to the performances will be published on , closer to the date

For more information: lesau@dawsoncollege.qc.ca

Well-being for all

Share your recipes for next week and enjoy no-knead pizza this week

Several people have suggested that members of the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ community could share recipes to help us through these difficult times. Christina Parsons (Communications) would like to get this started with a recipe she loves from childhood friend Claire Tansey, who grew up to become a chef and cookbook author. Time and yeast will do all the work overnight and you can enjoy homemade pizza the next day. There are more great recipes in Claire's 2018 book Uncomplicated.

Please share your favourite recipe(s) by using the submit news form or emailingÌýChristina. Recipes will be shared in upcoming D News issues.

Go to the No-knead Family Pizza Recipe by clicking Read More.

#DawsonProud, Sustainability, Well-being for all

Dawson’s now a fair trade campus

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ is now officially designated a Fair Trade Campus. The Sustainability Office received the news along with a certificate from Fair Trade Canada on May 6.

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Academic News, From the Director General, Homepage news, In the news/in social media

Summer and Fall semesters mostly virtual

To protect our students, staff and the broader community of Montreal, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ will mostly be virtual for the summer and fall semesters. All employees received an email on May 11 and all students were notified via Omnivox on May 12. For the homepage news, click Read More.

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Dawson Remembers, Milestones

R.I.P. Marian-Ellen Ring

We regret to inform you that Marian-Ellen Ring has passed away.

Marian-Ellen had taught at Dawson since 1996 and served on the Humanities Executive, most recently as Curriculum Coordinator. In addition to teaching, Marian-Ellen was involved in the Active Learning community. She was always present at social events and was often one of the last to leave a good party.

Her obituary is in the Read More link.

Events

Virtual panel discussion on women’s empowerment May 21

In collaboration with the American Film Showcase andÌýQuebec High School,ÌýÌýthe U.S. Consulates General in Quebec City and Montreal are inviting you to take part in a virtual panel discussion on women’s empowerment,Ìýfocused on the legal field.ÌýThe discussion will take place onÌýThursday, May 21 at 2 p.m. Click Read More for more info and an email address to register.

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Academic News, DawsonAI, Faculty Hub

An A.I. Fellow offers teaching material for your courses

Robert Stephens, who teachesÌýPhilosophy as well as Humanities, and whoÌýwas part of the first cohort of fellows of the AI-themed community of practice, has developed A.I. teaching materials and wishes to share them with you. Click Read More for a link and more info.

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Academic News, Dawson Talent, Well-being for all

Life Drawing sessions continued online

The Open Studio Life Drawing Sessions continued online and gave students, faculty and others a great opportunity to practice capturing the human form.

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Faculty Hub

Faculty Hub highlights

  • Check out Chemistry teachersÌý Yann BrouilletteÌýandÌýCarmen LeungÌýin aÌýProfweb PodcastÌýaboutÌýhow they are usingÌýH5P,ÌýMoodleÌýandÌýmyDALITEÌýto make their courses more interactive.
  • Join in a Friday drop-in with the DALC to share and learn with/from colleagues about the challenges and successes of actively engaging students in an online environment.Ìý Participate in this discussion by clicking on the Join Button on the Faculty Hub.

Click Read More to visit the Faculty Hub.

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In the news/in social media, Well-being for all

Kevin Rochford and his family’s themed dinners

Kevin Rochford (SSBT) and his family were in the news last week. They have been thoroughly enjoying self-isolation with elaborate themed dinners. Click Read More to watch the Global News television report.

Well-being for all

Your body will thank you!

We are concluding the last week of live webinars at the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Health Clinic. We will hear about the benefit of being mindful with our posture and how to incorporate regular 30-minute workouts into our daily routine. Our intern students look forward to welcoming you to join our presentations on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

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DawsonITE

DawsonITE Newsletter # 469

DawsonITE is your weekly curated news related to IT and Education prepared by Dawson's Rafael Scapin. In this issue:

  • This is what students want us to know about pandemic learning
  • 4 habits of highly effective lifelong learners
  • Experimenting with hybrid teaching in a dedicated Room - Preliminary conclusions of a project From LaSalle College financed as part of the Digital Action Plan

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Last Modified: May 12, 2020

 

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