Honey extraction workshop Oct. 30
October 24th, 2024
Did you know we have two honey beehives on Dawson's rooftop?
The Office of Sustainability recently led a honey extraction workshop with Brian Mader's Biology of Sustainability course and next week employees are invited to harvest their own honey.
Approximately 30 biology students came last week. They had to get their hands dirty, or should I say their fingers sticky, and help extract honey from our bee frames located in the 4H rooftop hives.
Our bees are still young, but still produced a lot of honey thanks to our many pollinating flower gardens on campus, which are all maintained by our very own Sustainabili-team student and employee volunteers.
We will be offering a honey extraction workshop to employees on Wednesday, October 30 from 11 AM to 12 PM in the Rose Lounge (7C.5) This can be a great use of well-being hours for employees! The fun-filled hour will include uncapping honeycomb cells, hand-spinning honeycombs in the centrifugal extractor, and filtering the raw honey before jarring and labelling it.
All employees will leave with a little sample jar of Dawson's honey. To sign up, please fill out this MS form.
Space is limited. The Office of Sustainability will send you a confirmation email.
─Submitted by Jennifer de Vera
Performa Courses Winter 2025
October 24th, 2024
Dawson College offers support for current teachers and educational professionals to engage in the accredited professional development program in college teaching and pedagogy from the University of Sherbrooke. The Performa program encourages continuous learning directly relevant to teaching and professional roles in the college network.
View the Winter 2025 course offering in English or in French that includes:
- College Teaching and Course Design
- Instructional Strategies for Active Learning
- Motivation Engagement and Learning
The courses are held on-line and in blended learning format.
The deadline to register if you are new to Performa programs or independent study admission will be November 15, 2024. Contact Azra Khan, Pedagogical Counsellor, OAD for more information.
Reminder: Ped Day is Friday, Oct. 11
October 10th, 2024
All faculty and professional staff are warmly invited to come to the Dawson Pedagogical Day on Friday, Oct. 11. Even if you did not register already, you are welcome to attend. The catering orders have already been placed so those who missed the registration deadline cannot have lunch but are welcome to the sessions.
The keynote presentation by Eliana El Khoury, pictured, will start at 9 AM. Her presentation will be about enhancing student assessments to better focus on learning and support. This talk will explore the importance of appropriate assessments and introduce alternative and authentic methods in a variety of disciplines.
Workshops on a variety of topics will be given at 10:30 AM and 1:45 PM.
Ped Day Program information: Pedagogical Day 2024 Program (dawsoncollege.qc.ca) (OAD)
September 26th, 2024
Are you curious to learn more about what literature has to say about hybrid teaching and learning? Good news: there are a few more places to be part of the first cohort taking place at Dawson this fall. Watch this 2 min video for an overview of the course. Schedule The course will take place…
October Webinars offered by the AQPC
September 25th, 2024
A series of webinars with simultaneous translation is offered by the AQPC on various dates in October. Visit the links below for dates and details.
English site: Webinar (aqpc.qc.ca) French site:Webinaires (aqpc.qc.ca)
September 12th, 2024
The College has a wide range of activities planned in the days leading up to September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The entire community is encouraged to participate, engage and learn more about the Indigenous peoples of Canada, the legacy of colonization and the steps still needed towards reconciliation across our country…
September 12th, 2024
We are excited to introduce a new professional development course on hybrid teaching and learning. Through an ECQ grant, Dawson faculty in partnership with an educational researcher and pedagogical advisory team at the Université de Montréal designed and developed a course on teaching using a blended approach that is based on best practices reported in…
Six staff & professionals completed Sustainable Happiness
May 23rd, 2024
Facilitators Azra Khan and Jenn de Vera led another group of support staff and professionals in the Sustainable Happiness non-credit course. Congrats to our new SH grads of Winter 2024!
In the photo from left to right, here are the grads and their final projects:
- Azra Khan (HR, SH Facilitator)
- Liam Barnes (Industrial Design): Multicultural potluck with Industrial Design students
- Anne-Marie Marko (Library): Created music playlist with song ideas from Dawson community, posted board in library/partnered with Julien who also works in the library
- Skyler Charlie Hudon (CLEO): Wellness pomodoro workshops
- Anastasia Tzeckas (Finance): Community Coffee break for Finance and Social Science & Business Technology departments (partnered with Santa).
- Santa Di Stefano (Social Science & Business Technology): Community Coffee break for Finance and Social Science & Business Technology (partnered with Anastasia)
- Julien Procuta (Library): Created music playlist with song ideas from Dawson community, posted board in library/partnered with Anne-Marie who also works in the library
- Jenn de Vera (Office of Sustainability, SH facilitator)
Six faculty members completed Sustainable Happiness
May 23rd, 2024
Facilitator Holly McIntyre led a group of faculty members through the Sustainable Happiness non-credit course pioneered at Dawson. Congrats to our first SH faculty grads!
In the photo from left to right, here are the Winter 2024 SH grads along with their projects:
- Holly McIntyre (Phys ed, SH facilitator)
- Richard Montreuil (Department Chair, Phys ed): Created a student survey to understand what makes students happy in Phys. Ed. classes and shared results with the group and his department
- Cory Deegan ( Ed.): Adding SH activities and reflections to his Phys. Ed. courses
- Caroline Haddad ( Ed.): (with Layal) Put up a gratitude board in the hallway, provided to the community ways of feeling and expressing gratitude, and hosted a Phys. Ed. gratitude coffee and snack break to share gratitude
- Paul Wasacz ( Ed.): Planting three sisters with his Phys. Ed. class to prepare for the new Indigenous garden and arranging for students to take care of the seedlings
- Layal Nakhlé ( Ed.) (with Caroline): Put up a gratitude board in the hallway, provided to the community ways of feeling and expressing gratitude, and hosted a Phys. Ed. gratitude coffee and snack break to share gratitude
- Brian Mader (Program Co-Coordinator of Environmental Science,Biology): Ran a Bioblitz to identify species on campus
SALTISE 2024 is June 3-4
May 9th, 2024
This year’s SALTISE conference will be June 3-4 at Concordia University. Registration is free!
Come and engage with the innovative ideas represented in over 90 presentations, including work from 20+ Dawson colleagues, across disciplines such as Psychology, French, CRLT, Physiotherapy, Chemistry, Physics, and more.
Engage with renowned experts in the field of teaching and learning, including AI, collaborate with fellow educators, and explore topical ideas.
Don’t miss the special sessions that dive into the impact of AI on education and the roundtable discussions about transitioning to teaching in French.
This year’s conference will launch the start of a special category: a poster session showcasing research conducted by college-level students. This session aims to provide college students (and their instructors) a venue to engage in an authentic experience of sharing the results of their course research projects. Don’t miss out on this enriching experience!
To read more about the Conference and to register, visit the link.
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