Leadership for high-technology initiatives
Keeping Dawson proactive in areas flowing from advances in technology.
Navigating Resistance
Using critical thinking, media literacy and artistic expression to respond to violence in our communities.
Online teaching: A rich pedagogical approach
At the heart of online pedagogy is one of its most noteworthy advantages: the close interactions and feedback that can be exchanged between students and teacher.
Pedagogical Resource – Using Bloom’s Taxonomy
Source: https://tips.uark.edu/using-blooms-taxonomy/ Bloom’s Taxonomy is a classification of the different objectives and skills that educators set for their students (learning objectives). The taxonomy was proposed in 1956 by Benjamin Bloom, an educational psychologist at the University of Chicago. The terminology has been recently updated to include the following six levels of learning. These six levels…
Performa
Three Dawson faculty recently completed their Master of Education in College Teaching through the Performa program at the Université de Sherbrooke. Vincenza (Enza) Pascale, Biomedical Laboratory Technology, with her final paper entitled “The Effect of Problem-Based Learning and Guided Reading on Students’ Learning Outcomes.” Caroline Haddad, Physical Education, with her final paper entitled “The Impact…
Promoting Well-Being for All, through Sustainable Happiness
The Dawson College Human Resources Department, in partnership with the Centre for Training & Development (CTD) and the Sustainability Office, will offer a Sustainable Happiness Facilitator Training course starting in January. Taught by Dr. Catherine O’Brien, this course will enable participants to deliver the Sustainable Happiness Certificate Program, which will be offered to faculty and…
Reflections on Ped Day 2018
Ped Day discussions have the power to inspire and encourage collaboration. These reflections reveal how Ped Day “is the perfect moment to check in and reflect about the practice of teaching” and that sharing experiences and approaches can be both intellectually and emotionally nourishing.
Refugee Boulevard: Making Montreal Home After the Holocaust
A unique opportunity to connect listeners with the stories of Holocaust survivors.
Reimagining support for Dawson teachers: Introducing the Faculty Hub
Initiating a collaborative, coordinated approach to faculty support and development.
Shedding Light on Peer Instruction – myDALITE
A web-based platform that allows teachers to support peer instruction uses technology and tools to take the pulse of a student’s understanding while stimulating exchanges between students.
Last Modified: January 15, 2020
