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6 Ideas for Creating a Remote Community of Learners

April 22nd, 2020

Originally posted on April 12, 2020 by Katie Martin Collaboration and connection are vital to our academic success as well as our social-emotional well being. They can occur more naturally in our face to face environments which is why we have to be more intentional about creating the conditions…

Transforming Your Lectures into Online Videos

April 17th, 2020

From: Faculty Focus April 17, 2020 When I was asked to create an online course 20 years ago, I simply transcribed my face-to-face lectures into 10–15 page Word documents that I posted in our LMS. Don’t ask me how my students managed to get through them. I was making the…

Free Webinar: How to flip your class online when the world is flipping out

April 14th, 2020

Free Webinar from Eric Mazur, Harvard Professor and Co-founder, Perusall: Like many of us, I have had to transition fast to teaching online because of the coronavirus pandemic. This sudden move to online teaching has been a good opportunity for me to rethink my approach to teaching. As you may know,…

Performa Summer 2020 Courses will be Online

April 8th, 2020

Performa Summer 2020 courses will take place entirely online. To register please visit the Dawson registration site. For more information about the Performa Program, please contact Azra Khan or visit the Performa website.

Free Online Performa Course: Blended Learning in College Education

April 1st, 2020

Enrol now… space is limited! Next course starts September 14, 2020 To meet current needs as efficiently as possible, college education institutions wish to offer student multiple possibilities and formats for taking their courses, be they face-to-face, blended or online. In this context, thanks to its greater flexibility, blended learning is an outstanding option, enabling…

3 Strategies to Engage Students in Online Learning

March 29th, 2020

From the TechSmith Blog: Despite the popularity of online programs, online-only students tend to struggle more than those in face-to-face courses. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are three practical, proven ways to engage students in online learning programs. 1. Engage students in online learning – know them…

Going Online in a Hurry: What to Do and Where to Start

March 24th, 2020

By Michelle D. Miller The coronavirus has colleges and universities swinging into action to move courses online. In the coming weeks, we’ll find out just how prepared (or not) academe is to do this on a large scale. Those of us in online teaching and educational technology have moved quickly to help, too, and it’s astonishing how…

Guiding Principles for Academic Work in Unprecedented Times

March 24th, 2020

By Robert Talbert Mar 15th 2020 Tags: Academia, Higher Education, Leadership Here is an excerpt from this article: For faculty When you’re in a situation with no precedent and you have to work anyway, what you need are guiding principles for making decisions, not a lot of details about how those decisions might be enacted. Here is what we decided in my…

Well-Being during Coronavirus-Practices, resources, and articles for individuals, parents, and educators facing COVID-19

March 24th, 2020

BY GREATER GOOD | MARCH 18, 2020Published by the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley At Greater Good, our mission is to share scientific research that can help promote a happier, more compassionate society. With the recent COVID-19 outbreak, we’re committed to bringing you stories, tips, and tools for these uncertain times in our global community. We’ll…

Online Teaching Tutorial – Developed by Dawson Teachers Laurent Duval and Chantale Giguère

March 13th, 2020

Based on an actual Dawson blended course, this 15 minute multi-media tutorial will introduce you to: online course development technology choices advantages and challenges Thank you Laurent and Chantale!! Continue to the tutorial…

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