We are surrounded by colleagues who are actively promoting academic excellence, using innovative pedagogies, and supporting their academic communities. They deserve recognition for their invaluable work! Take the time to nominate them for one of the Awards below: • Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award: o College Instructors o University Instructors o Pedagogical Counsellors…
In July, the Minister of Higher Education announced a total of $214,988 in Entente Canada-Quebec (ECQ) grants for Dawson from the 2022-23 call for projects launched last March. Here is a list of the new projects funded, including brief summaries: Experiential Learning and Community-Based Fieldwork in the Local and Global Context Gisela Frias (Geography)…
Congratulations Anna-Liisa Aunio and the Food Justice Team!
This week Profweb published two texts written by Anne-Laure Teichet (Faculty, French). Anne-Laure’s real-life stories describe her first-hand teaching experience in a HyFlex classroom. Here are the links to her texts: “Le rôle de l’assistant dans la classe comodale” and its translation in English : “The Role of Assistant in The HyFlex Classroom“ “La classe…
To promote active learning in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), the Chemistry Department and the Illustration & Design Department at Dawson College, Westmount, QC, Canada, initiated a collaborative project to create a palpable introduction to the building blocks of matter for kindergarten children. Together, they created a Periodic Table Coloring Book illustrating the known elements of…
Sarah Beer, Sociology “Teaching is learning” for Sarah Beer, chairperson of Sociology and Political Science. “Great teaching is only possible with great students.” Sarah moved to Montreal in 2008 to complete doctoral research for their PhD in Sociology from the University of Windsor. Two years later, Sarah joined the Sociology department at Dawson College….
Last Modified: April 21, 2023
