Winter 2023 Learning Communities Recap
I. Winter 2023 LC Course Development Three teams completed the LC course design process this winter, resulting in new offerings in F23 and W24 in General Education and in two Social Science profiles: Psychology and Social Change and Solidarity. Carmen-Silva Cristea and Jeff Gandell will utilize a common time block for two new English and…
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Learning Communities Project Development Winter 2023
Three new projects in Social Science, Science and General Education are in full design mode this winter in the Learning Communities project. The project teams meet weekly or biweekly, supported by LC sector leads and guided by Dawson’s homegrown LC Design Toolkit. These interdisciplinary teams are creating some truly exciting curriculum design innovations, to the…
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LC Info Session: Thursday Sept 29, 1-4pm Rose Lounge
Have you ever thought it would be interesting to work with another teacher in your classroom? To bring different disciplinary perspectives into your classes To create interesting class-based projects that allow students from different courses, or even programs, to work together To combine your respective expertise and time to design learning opportunities that enable your…
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Call for Proposals: Learning Communities Project Development – Winter 2023
Faculty interested in integrative learning and collaborative curriculum development are invited to submit proposals for the Winter 2023 phase of Dawson’s Learning Communities project. Proposals will be welcomed from sectors where LCs have already been implemented (Science, Social Science and Certificates/General Education), and equally from other programs and profiles (Pre-U and Careers) interested in…
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Winter 2022 Learning Communities Recap
Brainstorming interdisciplinary connections in the new Science program, June 8 I. W22 Project Wrap: Interprofessional Education, Physics for Physiotherapy Technologies and The Temple: Religion and Classics The final meeting of faculty working on W22 LC projects took place on May 30, with reports from all three teams on their accomplishments. Physics for Physiotherapy: Maureen…
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Multiple Formats for Learning Communities Team Teaching
Interested in more details on models for team-teaching? Browse our guide to multiple formats.
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Winter 2022 Learning Communities Update
Three new Learning Community projects are in development this Winter 2022 semester. Two projects, Physics for Physiotherapy and Inter-professional Education, illustrate the continued expansion of LC curriculum development to career programs, specifically in the medical technologies, where collaboration between program and contributing discipline faculty aims to optimize student learning. A third project, LCs for…
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Call for New Learning Communities Projects – Winter 2022
Faculty interested in integrative learning and collaborative curriculum development are invited to submit a proposal to participate in the Winter 2022 phase of Dawson’s Learning Communities project. Proposals will be welcomed from sectors where LCs have already been implemented (Science, Social Science and Certificates/General Education), and equally from other programs and profiles (Pre-U and Careers) interested…
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LCs W21 Final Update – June 2021
June 2021 saw five teams wrapping up new LC course development. As was the case last year, Winter 2021 presented challenges in workflow and communication related to the ongoing circumstance of the pandemic. Yet each project team successfully completed the three-phase course development process, and the final meeting on June 8 highlighted the introduction of…
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Learning Communities Course Development Update – Winter 2021
Winter 2021 course development is underway in the Learning Communities project, with six teams and a total of twelve teachers working on eleven new courses to be launched in the F21 and W22 semesters. Working remotely imposes significant constraints on the course design process, just as it does with teaching. However, as in the second…
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