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Now available through the Dawson library Authors: Mintzes, Joel J. and 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….
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Storytellers Challenge Finalist (2016) Shelley Moore (UBC) talks about inclusive education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYtUlU8MjlY
From March to May 2020, join Contact North | Contact Nord Research Associate Dr. Tony Bates for a series of five 1-hour webinars via Adobe Connect. The five webinars cover respectively: (a) using online learning to develop new skills; (b) deciding on the right mix of online and face-to-face teaching; (c) choosing appropriate media and…
Are you concerned about artificial intelligence being used in an unregulated and ethically-questionable manner, and worried that industry is moving forward at breakneck speed with little oversight? Do you have opinions on how regulation can be used to protect the privacy of Canadians while not deterring leading-edge research and innovation? If so, join our discussion groups…
Dawson College teachers Selma Hamdani and Yann Brouillette share their experience with the innovative pedagogy of active learning and the peer support of the Dawson Active Learning Community (DALC) in a new video requested by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur. The video was produced as a knowledge…
Du 17 au 21 février 2020 Pour une 3e année, nous vous invitons à la semaine de la formation à distance (FAD). Découvrez-en davantage sur ce sujet grâce à plusieurs ateliers pratiques, tables d’échange, présentations de résultats de recherche et témoignages. C’est l’occasion de mettre en lumière des expertises variées des acteurs de la FAD au…
By Gwen Bass, PhD, and Michael Lawrence-Riddell Published in Faculty Focus Creating educational experiences for our students that integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT), a philosophy of education that centers students’ cultural backgrounds as essential to their learning (Ladson-Billings,1994), is a powerful tool for preparing them for today’s professional environment,…
Press coverage of artificial intelligence highlights its exponential growth, which is generating both fascination and fear in many fields, including education. On the one hand, we are fascinated by the opportunities offered by this technology: artificial vision, which allows a machine to identify the content of an image and to proceed to classification by inferred…
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