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Check out the April events at the Faculty Hub!
Suggested Article: Strategies for Antiracist and Decolonized Teaching
Introducing the Dawson Decolonizing and Indigenizing Community Exchange!
Please join this MS Teams site that is a forum for discussion, resource sharing, support and inspiration.
The forum is open to all employees of Dawson (Sign in to MS365 required). Please join in!
Topics for discussion include:
- Pedagogical Resources
- Community Collaborations
- Envisioning and Aspirations
- Land-based Pedagogy
- Research Projects and Initiatives
- Seeking Dialogue or Specific Resources
- Supporting Indigenous Students
Additional information can be found on this page of the Faculty Hub website.
For teachers: featured content from First Peoples’ Post-Secondary Storytelling Exchange
Looking for resources to support you in your process of Indigenizing and decolonizing your curriculum and pedagogy?
Check out https://fppse.net/resources/ "For Educators" for a curated list of resources for teachers. You will find accessible and engaging Indigenous created media suitable for the college classroom, lesson plans on topics including Residential schools https://fppse.net/wp-content/uploads/Indigenous-Education-Residential-Schools.pdf and Fashion and cultural appreciation vs appropriation https://fppse.net/wp-content/uploads/Indigenous-Education-Appropriation.pdf.
Resources also include the latest Calls to action & recommendations related to Indigenous education, websites, podcasts, readings on Indigenous pedagogy, storytelling, research & ethics. Whether starting to explore Indigenous topics, expanding your substantial knowledge base or adding to your teaching tool box, there is something here for you!
Learning Communities update
Winter 2021 course development is underway in the Learning Communities project, with six teams and a total of 12 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 half of last year’s winter semester, MS Teams is allowing co-teachers to work on documents asynchronously, meet via video chats, access all the relevant course design resources, and in short, create an almost satisfactory stand-in for in-person collaboration.
Click Read More to go to the full blog update.
Over at the Faculty Hub
Please join us for these Hub virtual events! Access all events from the Faculty Hub website.
March 25, 2 - 3:30 p.m.: Curating and Contextualizing Contentious Classroom Materials and Challenging Conversations: Part II
Presenters: David Austin (John Abbott College) and Shana Haines (Tidewater Community College) with Guest Facilitator Dr. Sabrina Jafralie (McGill). Join in a conversation where tools and resources that can be used when having challenging conversations in the classroom will be shared. We will explore intention and impact in teaching and learning settings. Hosted by Human Resources, the Peace Centre and the Faculty Hub.
March 26, 1- 2 p.m.: E-Learning Drop-in: Asynchronous Lesson and Homework, What is the Difference?
E-learning fellows Selma Hamdani (Psychology) and Catherine Braithwaite (History) will facilitate a constructive discussion about this topic, guided by your questions, experiences and feedback. Together we investigate queries, explore solutions and learn, in an ongoing endeavor to strengthen on-line pedagogy.
March 30, 2:30 - 4 p.m.: Immigrant Settler Responsibilities to Indigenous Peoples in the Time of Reconciliation
Facilitated by Deanna del Vecchio (University of Toronto), Nisha Toomey, (University of Toronto, OISE) and Jade Ho (Simon Fraser University). Hosted by the Peace Centre.
March 31, 1 pm - 2:15 p.m.: Poetry & the Art of Black Resistance
Shanice Nicole, Faith Pare and Lindsay Young will showcase their talents. Deana Smith will moderate a discussion on the need for inclusion of Black authors and artists as a part of the western artistic & literary canon and how the art is a means of resilience & resistance. Hosted by the Peace Centre.
Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research on March 24
On Wednesday, March 24, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., CRISPESH will give a workshop in French regarding the responsible conduct of research. This internal workshop is offered to employees of CRISPESH, Dawson College and Cégep du Vieux Montréal, as well as to our project collaborators. To register, send an email to: inscriptions@cripsesh.ca
New Faculty Orientation March 17
Dawson’s New Faculty Orientation is designed to introduce new faculty to information about college services and procedures, teaching at the college level, and tips for engaging students. The orientation will be March 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. The orientation includes asynchronous and synchronous components: Welcome from the Deans and Directors of Dawson…
Over at the Faculty Hub
Several pedagogical development events will be offered during the Dawson study break.
Visit the Faculty Hub website for the complete schedule!
Concepts in AI Algorithms March 12
Our colleague Garry Chu, who teaches Mathematics, will give a talk entitled “Concepts in AI Algorithms” March 12 from 4:30 PM to 5 p.m..
We are all invited to attend.
Zoom link: https://dawsoncollege.zoom.us/j/98129041419
Abstract: Do you know how machines sort emails? Can Toffoli score in his next NHL game? Is there any ethical issue in AI algorithms? We will explore these AI concepts together in this talk.
Upcoming Peace Centre events
For any questions related to the upcoming events please feel free to contact Diana Rice, drice@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
March 18 at 10 a.m.: Is the Sun Setting on Western Epistemologies? Nisha Toomey, University of Toronto, OISE will discuss how we can and should challenge the western canon and thought in educational institutions as a meaningful way to engage with decolonization. Open to Faculty & Staff Click here for more information
March 25 at 2 p.m.: SESSION II: CURATING AND CONTEXTUALIZING CONTENTIOUS CLASSROOM MATERIALS AND CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS with Shana Haines, David Austin and Sabrina Jafralie. Click here for more information. Open to Faculty & Staff.
March 30 at 2:30 p.m.: Immigrant Settler Responsibilities to Indigenous Peoples in the time of reconciliation, with Deanna del Vecchio (University of Toronto), Nisha Toomey, (University of Toronto, OISE) and Jade Ho (Simon Fraser University) Open to Students, Faculty & Staff. Click here for Zoom link.
March 31 at 1 p.m.: Poetry & the Art of Black Resistance, with Shanice Nicole, Faith Pare, Lindsay Young and moderated by Deanna Smith. Beginning with a recitation of their works Shanice, Lindsay and Faith will showcase their poetic talents. Following this, Deana Smith will moderate a discussion on the need for inclusion of Black authors and artists as a part of the western artistic & literary canon and how the art is a means of resilience & resistance. Click here for Zoom link Open to all.
April 6 at 5:30 pm: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, scholar, author, activist & artist extraordinaire join us as the final speaker in the Indigenous Climate Justice speaker series (JAC, Kativik School Board and Dawson Peace Centre). This series seeks to launch an ongoing discussion around climate injustice. Focusing on Indigenous climate action and pursuits of justice leads us to re-imagine how we conceive of, envision, and tackle the climate crisis. For the link to this speaker talk, please visit : http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/indigenous-climate-action, it will be provided on this site starting 2 weeks before the talk. For any questions, please contact Diana Rice, drice@dawscollege.qc.ca . Open to all.
Ivan Freud will be offering meditation sessions on Wednesdays from 12:30 – 1 p.m.!
Here is the link to Ivan's Wednesday meditation sessions:
https://dawsoncollege.zoom.us/j/95996123375
Last Modified: April 7, 2021
