CBC Interview: The Pandemic Reveals the Cracks in Canada’s Post-Secondary Education
CBC Sunday Magazine October 4, 2020 The pandemic reveals the cracks in Canada’s post-secondary education: The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and amplified many of the underlying pressures faced by colleges and universities across Canada. As classes resume, Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Brenda Austin-Smith, president of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), about the challenges and opportunities…
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Student Survey Results – October 2020
From September 22 to October 5, 2020, the Quality Assurance and Planning Office (QAPO) surveyed students about their fall course experience. The survey was conducted through Omnivox. Out of 10,834 eligible students in the Day division and in Continuing Education, 4,362 participated for a response rate of 40.3%. See the full results here (sign in to…
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A Ped Days Thank You!
Thank you all for supporting and participating in the October 2020 Ped Days! A special thank you to our faculty presenters who generously shared their time and knowledge! Until next time, The Faculty Hub and Ped Days Team
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Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times – United Nations Video Released in Celebration of 75th Anniversary
What is Dawson doing to help reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals? Read the Dawson Sustainability Report.
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UNESCO World Teachers’ Day – Week of Activities
The World Teachers’ Day 2020 will be celebrated with a week-long series of virtual events Every year on 5 October since 1994, UNESCO celebrates the World Teachers’ Day (WTD) to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers and the 1997 Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel. These…
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Dawson MS Teams Community – Open to All
Join the Dawson Teams Community (on Teams) to exchange tips, techniques and practices for creating engaging learning environments for our students using MS Teams. Administrators of this team are: Claudio Calligaris (Photography), Kurt Holfeld (Interior Design), Vincent Maggiore (Administration), Anne-Laure Teichet (French) and Einat Idan (OAD). Login to MS365 required.
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Free CRISPESH Webinar – Pour un Québec inclusif : L’évolution de l’inclusion au cours des dernièrs années
To register for this webinar, send an email to: crispesh@cvm.qc.ca
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Communities of Practice – Don’t Miss the Calls for Proposal
Have you ever considered joining a Dawson Community of Practice? These communities are led by faculty members and are a great way to exchange with others about the practice of teaching. More information about Dawson Communities of Practice can be found here. You will be inspired by the work they are doing! Click on a…
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Dawson Ped Days – October 13-16, 2020
Usha James of the Critical Thinking Consortium will be back with us for Ped Days this Fall. She will speak about and model critical thinking and student engagement. She has co-authored textbooks, teachers’ resources, course profiles and ministry documents with the aim of providing practical strategies for teachers seeking to refine their practice. Her keynote Seizing…
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4 Tips for Assessing Online Learning and Feedback
From ASCD InService By Monica Burns How do you assess student learning online? How is it different from checking for understanding and giving feedback in a classroom? Over the past few months, so many of our conversations have shifted to focus on the best ways to support student learning at a distance. We have platforms…
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