First anniversary of your D News
Up to 1,300 people read every issue and many contribute. Thank you to everyone who makes it a reflection of a great community.
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DAWSCON is on!
DAWSCON, the free software conference at Dawson College, is on as usual this year. The fifth annual conference for students and developers will be taking place virtually on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021.
“This year, we’re going international because we can,” said organizer and Computer Science faculty member Ken Fogel. “It is really exciting having a lot of speakers. Programmers make a commitment to lifelong learning and DAWSCON is a great opportunity to continue learning.”
Practice your French with The CLÉO Podcast
Dawson’s French-language tutoring centre, CLÉO, is offering a new way to practice French and share québécois culture: The CLÉO Podcast.
The podcast (balado en français) episodes are between five to 10 minutes and are offered on an array of interesting topics, including author Gabrielle Roy, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve and Expo 67. The first one was about the classic québécois snack poutine!
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Dawson’s climate rebels on The Nature of Things Nov. 6
The 60th anniversary season premiere of The Nature of Things hosted by David Suzuki on Nov. 6 features an action-filled documentary that captures the beginnings of a movement that is changing the world.
Rebellion brings viewers to the front lines of the climate rebellion, including Dawson College on Sept. 26, 2019, the day before the historic climate march in Montreal with Greta Thunberg and 500,000 peaceful protesters.
Read the homepage news story in the Read More link to find out what Dawson's climate march leaders are up to a year later and how to tune in to the show.
Virtual Open House was a success
The numbers show that Dawson's first ever Virtual Open House was a success.
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It’s today! Virtual Open House runs Oct. 20-25
You can help us spread the word to students in Sec. IV and V and their parents:
- By texting/messaging/emailing link to Dawson’s 49-second video: https://vimeo.com/468305558
- By sharing it on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGXbC2HJCOm/
- By sharing it on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dawsoncollege/posts/3661733377221018
- By sharing it on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mydawsoncollege/status/1316732467471093760
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Online experience of Dawson so far
We spoke to a variety of teachers and students to find out how they are experiencing the online learning environment. While it is not ideal, Dawson College has to be online to keep the community safe. There are several positive things to appreciate and some new ways of doing things that will likely stay with us when we return to the campus.
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IST team working hard to keep our online campus rolling
Last week, Help Desk reached the milestone of 100,000 help calls. They have been helping students and staff more than ever since the pandemic began.
Click Read More for the homepage news story for more on their projects and support and some thank-you notes from students and staff.
4,000 new students contacted in outreach blitz
The Student Services team contacted every first-year student, both part-time and full-time, last week.
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Phones as teaching tools in the classroom
Just before this semester began, the Adaptech Research Network completed a one-year ECQ-funded project entitled “Smart Phones: a Neglected Pedagogical Tool.”
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Last Modified: November 19, 2020
