The Winter New Faculty Orientation will be held in-person on Thursday, March 20 from 9 AM-12:30 PM. 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 includes asynchronous and synchronous components: Welcome from the Deans and…
The University of Sherbrooke offers courses in college pedagogy in English and in French. Here is the link for the courses offered in the summer term May to Mid-June.
The Association Quebecois de Pédagogie Collégiale webinars are on YouTube in English and in French. Here is the link to the channel
SALTISE upcoming webinars on pedagogy are on their site, here
For information contact Azra Khan
If you know that you will you be teaching a course IN French next year, visit this SharePoint site to access brand new resources developed by the Teaching in French Task Force. To access support with designing or developing your course or finding course material, just send an email to teachinginfrench@dawsoncollege.qc.ca. Stay tuned for workshop and event announcements coming soon!
The Teaching in French Task Force
Coordinators from six career programs in the arts and medical studies at Dawson met regularly throughout the Fall 2024 semester to work on improving program and course alignment to meet program competencies. The participating programs were: Medical Ultrasound, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, from the Science, Medical Studies and Engineering sector, and Interior Design, Product Design (Industrial Design) and Illustration, from the Creative and Applied Arts sector.
The project was initiated and facilitated by Einat Idan and Monica Lopez, pedagogical counsellors at Dawson’s Office of Academic Development with support by Vanessa Lyness and Chao Zhang. Einat and Monica shared the project with colleagues from Dawson and the other English-language CEGEPs in Quebec during a talk at Intercollegiate Ped Day on Jan. 14.
Visit the link for a full report.
On Jan. 8-9, the second edition of Dawson’s Inclusion and Wellness Retreat took place at the picturesque Manoir D’Youville on Île Saint-Bernard in Châteauguay. Fifteeen people from a variety of departments (faculty and professionals) gathered to explore ways we can adapt our teaching approaches, interactions, and course design to meet a wide range of student…
Building the belief that “I’ve got this” was the subject of CRLT teacher Heather Martin’s Performa project. The belief that you can achieve your goals, or self-efficacy, was the focus of her research paper and Intercollegiate Ped Day workshop.
(Pictured: Heather, far right, with her students at the Winter Outdoor Experience course)
Visit the link for a report on her presentation.
It is well established that post-secondary students are experiencing elevated levels of stress, anxiety and loneliness. Teachers are also experiencing heightened levels of stress in their workplace.
Kindness and well-being can feed and fuel optimal learning, Dr. John-Tyler Binfet told an audience of about 150 participants during his keynote talk at Intercollegiate Ped Day on Jan. 13.
Visit the link for a report on his talk.
Performa is offering a professional development program specifically designed for new CEGEP teachers "Entering College Teaching". The program is delivered online and is free.
Watch this video featuring the dynamic trainer Anne-Marie Lafortune!
Contact Dawson's Performa representative Azra Khan in Office of Academic Development for further information.
Intercollegiate Ped Days will take place online Monday and Tuesday, January 13 & 14, 2025. The theme for IPD 2025 is Learning for Life: Building Competencies in and Beyond the Classroom
Participants can enjoy a rich program featuring presenters from across the English-language CEGEP network, including a keynote address by John-Tyler Binfet (UBC) on Considering Kindness in Higher Ed: Connections and Complexities simultaneous translation in French will be offered.)
All faculty members and professionals will receive an email in mid-December from Azra Khan (Office of Academic Development) with a link to register for the sessions that interest them.
For further information, reach out to Azra at akhan@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Do your students have difficulty understanding writing instructions, respecting the communicative intent of the text to be produced, organizing their ideas or respecting intellectual property? In this training course, you’ll be closely accompanied in the planning, design, implementation and evaluation of writing support methods specific to your teaching program. Understand the importance of your role…
Last Modified: February 25, 2025
