How would you describe your teaching philosophy? Teaching depends less on how well a teacher presents but depends more on how well the students understand. If a student already knows everything, s/he need not come to class. The reason why s/he comes to class is because s/he wants to learn something. Not only am I…
How would you describe your teaching philosophy? In the blur of the semester, teaching feels too elusive and too organic for a stable, well-considered philosophy. Ideally, each class is as spontaneous as a conversation. Most of the time I feel like an underslept vaudevillian trying to get students to hear the sound of their own…
How would you describe your teaching philosophy? I haven’t really thought about this. If there is one thing I feel is most important, then it’s caring for our students. I realize they are going through life, just as we are. They have highs and lows, goals and struggles. Our courses are but a small stepping…
How would you describe your teaching philosophy? My course is about building an open and safe environment where students feel comfortable asking questions and saying how they really think and feel while creating bonds with their classmates. I have developed a particular method that I like students to discover naturally as the semester unfolds. I…
It is Support Staff Week across Quebec from Sept. 23-27. During this Semaine du personnel de soutien de l’enseignement supérieur, we thank all support staff at Dawson for the incredible contribution you make every day across all areas of the College.
Support staff at Dawson work in a vast array of jobs, from technical support to administrative work, and play important roles in the background or support students directly.
Thank you for contributing so much to the Dawson community! You have every reason to be proud of your essential role.
The summer interns in the Dawson Research in Neuroscience Group will be presenting their research posters on Friday, Sept. 27 from 3 PM to 5 PM in 3H.10. Light refreshments will be served.
All are welcome!
The Creative Collective for Change has selected the winners for their 2nd annual Creative Change Maker Award! Look up as you walk the 5C corridor next week (October 1-4)! The CC4C will be showcasing the diverse student art works submitted last June for its Creative Change Maker Award. Their diversity was exciting – coming from both topic and…
Two absurdist comedies by Arthur Kopit will be performed by second-year Professional Theatre students Wednesday, Oct. 2 to Saturday, Oct. 5. Set in a 1930s mental institute, the women in Chamber Music devise a plan to thwart an attack from the men’s ward. Believing they are famous women from history, the characters raise questions about identity and self-perception in this dark comedy.
In The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis, wealthy, influential men gather to socialize at their country club. When a group of women break into the club and take over the tennis court, chaos ensues, and the status quo is challenged. Directed by Matt Holland and performed by the second-year students of the Professional Theatre Program at Dawson College.
Visit the link to reserve your tickets. Tickets are Pay what you can or a suggested $5 donation.
Three Dawson Professional Theatre students are finalists in Infinithéâtre’s The-Write-Stuff playwriting competition: Rachel Bruder-Wexler for her play On the Edge, Scarlett Harvey for her play Apple's Tree, and Emmanuela Idjidina for her play Micros.
The plays will be read by professional actors as part of Infinithéâtre's Park N' Play reading series on Saturday, September 28 at 2:30 PM at Parc Drolet-Rachel.
Congratulations to our students!
Photo: left to right: Rachel Bruder-Wexler, Scarlett Harvey, Emmanuela Idjidina
-Submitted by Leah Esau
Shayla Chloë Oroho:te Etienne, a student in Visual Arts at Dawson, created “Remember me,” an artistic image to be used on t-shirts created for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and for promoting related events at Dawson. The Communications Office did a brief Q & A with Shayla. Tell us a little about yourself….
Last Modified: October 10, 2024
