Dawson faculty members share their experiences about adopting active learning pedagogy and some examples of how it enriches learning in a bilingual video made on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Dawson Active Learning Community (DALC). The video features interviews with Jean-François Brière (Physics), Daniel Goldsmith (Humanities), Selma Hamdani (Psychology), Carmen Leung (Chemistry), and…
(MONTREAL – Nov. 18, 2022) – Just in time for National Addictions Awareness Week, five Montreal CEGEPs have launched a cannabis video series entitled Do you know your bud? Each two-minute video answers a question from a CEGEP student: What is more harmful- smoking or eating cannabis? Can using cannabis affect my brain in the…
The Dawson Active Learning Community (DALC) is celebrating 10 years of promoting active learning pedagogy at Dawson. More than 100 faculty members have been part of DALC. Active learning is established as a proven pedagogy that transforms students and teachers. As the anniversary year nears its close, we asked some students to share their experiences…
Twenty-four students in Dawson’s three-year Physiotherapy Technology Program are leading seniors in physical fitness activities this fall at the St. Raymond Community Centre in Montreal’s borough of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Seniors look forward to these morning sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. “Everyone shows up,” says Cécile L’Heureux (Bertucci), an 83-year-old regular who has been coming since the…
(MONTREAL – Nov.1, 2022) – Dawson College is currently investigating an incident that occurred on campus on Halloween, Oct. 31. The facts of the incident are as follows: A Dawson student wore a military uniform and a gas mask to school on Oct. 31 The student marched and made gestures associated with totalitarian regimes in…
Dawson College has just posted the job of Academic Dean, the academic leader of Dawson and a key member of the executive team. Candidates have until Nov. 9, 2022 to apply for the job and the start date is expected to be in January 2023. The Academic Dean plays a critical role in setting the…
Dónal Gill (Political Science), Angela Rose Lapierre (Biology), Jaya Nilakantan (Computer Science), Gregory Polakoff (Humanities) and Emilie Richer (Mathematics) were honoured on Oct. 14 when they each received a Teaching Excellence Award from Dawson’s Director General Diane Gauvin. They all teach different subjects but what their students have to say about them is quite similar:…
Dawson has a brand new Social Science Program! After three years of work, the input of more than 100 teachers and professionals, and consultation with universities and other stakeholders and partners, the new program was approved by Dawson’s Board of Governors on Oct. 12. Dawson will welcome its first cohort in the Fall of 2023….
Dawson’s Open House will be a blend of in-person experiences of the College by reservation only and online information sessions open to all. Students considering applying to Dawson are invited to: Explore the Dawson website program pages of our 27 technical and pre-university programs and the 19 themed profiles of study within our pre-university programs…
A class of over 25 students reclaimed a concrete area on Dawson’s urban campus by transforming it into a wetland as part of a unique-in-Canada Physical Education course. The brand-new Eco-Landscaping course was co-developed by Dawson’s Physical Education Department and the Sustainability Office. The new Dawson wetland, located on the Wood Avenue side of the…
Last Modified: November 30, 2022
