Oct. 14 Ped Day Keynote Speaker: Roger Azevedo, Ph.D.
October 5th, 2022
Ped Day will be held on Oct. 14th. The schedule will be available shortly.
Dr. Azevedo is a Professor in the School of Modeling Simulation and Training at the University of Central Florida. He is also an affiliated faculty in the Departments of Computer Science and Internal Medicine at the University of Central Florida and the lead scientist for the Learning Sciences Faculty Cluster Initiative. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from McGill University and completed his postdoctoral training in Cognitive Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. His main research area includes examining the role of cognitive, metacognitive, affective, and motivational self-regulatory processes during learning with advanced learning technologies (e.g., intelligent tutoring systems, hypermedia, multimedia, simulations, serious games, immersive virtual learning environments). He has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers, chapters, and refereed conference proceedings in the areas of educational, learning, cognitive, educational, and computational sciences. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the recipient of the prestigious Early Faculty Career Award from the National Science Foundation.
Ped Day is presented by the Dawson College Human Resources Department, and supported by the Office of Academic Development.
Reservation system for Open House is now open
October 5th, 2022
Dawson’s 2022 Open House will be a blend of in-person experiences at the College by reservation only and online information sessions open to all.
For the in-person events, prospective students are required to reserve their spot in a Program Experience and/or Campus Tour, which are taking place on Sunday, Oct. 23.
Dawson’s reservation system opens Wednesday, Oct. 5 here and spots are limited. Each student may register for up to two program experiences and one campus tour. Due to limited capacity, students may only bring one guest.
For more details click on Read More.
Humanities and Public Life on until Sept. 23
September 21st, 2022
The Humanities and Public Life Conference continues until Friday, Sept. 23.
Check out the program, including descriptions of talks and locations: HPL 2022 Program
September 21st, 2022
I’ve been grappling with two questions about the institution of education that I used to frame my workshop: 1) How can an understanding of anti-oppressive practice shed light on how education systems preserve and reproduce racial inequities? And 2) How are we as educators implicated in the preservation and reproduction of racial inequities? We know…
September 21st, 2022
There will be a significant change to the Dawson College application form for those applying for admission to programs for Fall 2023. Given the high number of applications, the majority of Dawson’s programs have filled with first-choice applicants since 2010. This left very limited space for second choices. In addition, students who were offered admission to…
Senate has recommended new Social Science Program
September 21st, 2022
Dawson will have 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 Senate of Dawson College decided to recommend the revision of the pre-university program at their Sept. 20 meeting. It will be presented to Dawson’s Board of Governors for formal approval on Oct. 12 and Dawson expects to welcome its first cohort in the Fall of 2023.
The Viewbook and the website are being updated and will reflect the new program and its profiles in October.
Six provincial candidates came to Dawson for an election debate
September 21st, 2022
Following a long-standing tradition at Dawson, six provincial election candidates from the Ville-Marie riding were invited to answer questions from the Dawson community about the future of young anglophone and allophone Quebecers on Tuesday.
Award-winning journalist and Dawson alumnus Christopher Curtis moderated the debate between Jérémy Côté (Québec Solidaire), Bonnie Feigenbaum (Conservative Party), Balarama Holness (Bloc Montreal), Désirée McGraw (Quebec Liberal Party), Colin Standish (Quebec Canadian Party) and Alex Tyrell (Green Party).
The well-attended event was organized by the Dawson Student Union in collaboration with the Law, Society and Justice Profile and the Peace Centre. The candidates each addressed their respective parties' plans to tackle issues surrounding national identity, multiculturalism, environmental policy and climate change.
Unable to go vote on Oct. 3? Early voting will be available on campus on Sept. 23, 27, and 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m, and Sept. 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more, visit https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/homepage/
September 21st, 2022
Workshops Native Women’s Shelter Second Stage Housing and Indigenous Leadership Monday, Sept. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Virtual Session Nakuset, Executive Director of the Native Women’s Shelter, will discuss the project and issues. Register at https://arlo.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/register?sgid=79e4526481714b35b2005b9be055138d Decolonizing the Library/Decolonize the Catalogue: Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the library…
70 Dawson students signed up for AI workshops this fall
September 21st, 2022
Dawson AI and AI Launch Lab are hosting a series of workshops, which will give Dawson students the opportunity to learn AI through hands-on learning. The workshop series will cover a wide range of AI topics including data manipulation, fundamental machine learning models, deep learning, reinforcement learning and other advanced topics.
70 Dawson students are signed up to take part in the workshops. The series of eight workshops will begin this Saturday, Sept. 24 and end on Nov. 19. Students will have the opportunity to present their work and learnings at the end of the program.
This workshop series is available to college students in Quebec and is made possible by the generous funding of a NovaScience Program grant awarded to DawsonAI from the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation.
Click Read More for a look at the AI Launch Lab Fall 2022 program.
Academic Skills Centre workshops starting Sept. 26
September 21st, 2022
The Academic Skills Centre is running a series of seven workshops to help students prepare for, take and evaluate their own performance. The workshops run from Sept. 26 through Oct. 5. Please encourage your students to sign up.
In the workshops they will:
- Explore different ways to prepare for exam formats: essay, short answer, multiple choice
- Improve their strategies for taking exams
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