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Electronic portfolios: An overview

September 20th, 2019

In a rapidly changing world, we strive to prepare our students to become engaged, ethical citizens. The 2007 report College Learning for the New Global Century recognized that graduates will need to rely on strong intellectual skills, a breadth of knowledge and a well-developed social and moral responsibility in order to successfully participate in and…

Engaging students by design

May 24th, 2019

Would you like your students to connect more often, more deeply and more consistently with what you are teaching? Meet SALTISE.

Engaging students in authentic research through Neuroscience

September 19th, 2019

Students learning about the realities of doing research, navigating uncharted territory, and developing self-efficiency, resilience and collaborative skills in the face of multiple obstacles.

Escape into learning

January 8th, 2020

Translating the experience of an escape room into pedagogical activities.

Expanding Library Instruction to Enhance Information Literacy

January 9th, 2019

Dawson’s librarians are adopting new approaches to help students engage more meaningfully with search tools and sources, while inviting faculty to collaborate more closely in the development of deeper learning opportunities.

Felix and Anya: Exploring trauma and resilience through visual storytelling

September 17th, 2019

How do we move on from tragedy and hardship? How can we integrate painful experiences into who we are, without letting them completely define us?

First-Year Students’ Office – One Year In

May 23rd, 2019

A one-stop shop to ease students’ transition to college.

Food for thought: Using food and sustainability to engage students

September 20th, 2019

How to engage students by connecting the overwhelming issues of climate change with meaningful and actionable ideas related to food justice and sustainability.

French à la carte: Customized workshops for disciplines, profiles and programs

September 20th, 2019

Creating French-language workshops and custom material to help students communicate in their field of study.

Introducing our Newest Communities of Practice

January 8th, 2020

Two new communities of practice have been launched at Dawson:  Resist Violence and Indigenizing the Curriculum. Both communities are funded by external grants. Resist Violence Resist Violence community members will explore pedagogy that is rooted in nonviolence and addresses a variety of social issues, including rape culture, “othering” and media violence. Pat Romano and Kim…

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