October Webinars offered by the AQPC
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: 聽 French site:
Enhancing assessments subject of Ped Day keynote Eliana Elkhoury
Assessment is on everyone鈥檚 mind, from teacher to student, and all who work to support the mission of student learning.
Join Ped Day鈥檚 keynote speaker Eliana Elkhoury on Friday, Oct. 11 at 9 AM for a talk and workshop on 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.
Eliana will highlight the importance of assessing students appropriately, emphasizing the advantages for alternative and authentic assessment approaches at every competency level. These methods can provide a more comprehensive evaluation of student skills, knowledge and attitudes, and also foster a more supportive and engaging learning environment.聽 She will deliver a hands-on workshop after the keynote talk, where you can work on your own assessment with feedback from your colleagues.
Dr. Eliana El Khoury is a recognized leader in the field of alternative assessment, whose work is dedicated to enhancing educational practices through more thoughtful and supportive assessment strategies.聽She serves as an assistant professor at Athabasca University, where she works closely with experts across different disciplines to improve how students are evaluated with a focus聽on ensuring quality and fairness in educational assessments, and she actively incorporates new ideas and technologies to achieve this goal.
Get ready for the full program and registration coming out at the end of September.
FAQ about Salary equity program
The聽Secr茅tariat du Conseil du tr茅sor (SCT) has created a new FAQ to answer questions related to a about the salary equity program rendered by the Commission des normes, de l鈥櫭﹒uit茅, de la sant茅 et de la s茅curit茅 du travail (CNESST) on September 28, 2023.
The SCT would like all employees of the College to be aware of the (only available in French).
Ped Day is Oct. 11
The annual Dawson Pedagogical Day, also known as Ped Day, for faculty and professionals will take place Friday, Oct. 11.
Over a day of workshops and presentations, colleagues will share their pedagogical practices and experiences in the college-level classroom.
If you wish to animate a session on college pedagogy, please complete the call for proposals form by Sept. 9 at 12 PM. Discipline and program specific workshops will take place in the afternoon starting at 1:45 PM.
For further information, please contact Azra Khan, pedagogical counsellor, OAD.
Six staff & professionals completed Sustainable Happiness
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):聽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
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 Nakhl茅 ( 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聽on campus
Professional development for faculty and professionals
成人黑料 offers support for current teachers and educational professionals to engage in the accredited professional development program for college teachers from the University of Sherbrooke. The Performa program encourages continuous learning directly relevant to teachers and professional roles in the college network.
View the in English 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, program or independent study admission will be June 13, 2024. Contact Azra Khan, Pedagogical Counsellor, HR for more information.
Resources for domestic violence
Taking action against domestic violence starts with supporting victims and raising awareness among staff. It may seem intimidating or tricky, but it can save lives.
Discover tools, resources and tips (in French only) for colleagues, employers, unions and everyone in the link below.
Dawson also has a page of resources: /human-resources/dawson-and-community-resources-for-gender-based-and-domestic-violence/
Performa summer 2024 offerings
成人黑料 offers support for current teachers and educational professionals to engage in the accredited professional development program for college teachers from University of Sherbrooke. The Performa program encourages continuous learning directly relevant to teachers and professionals roles, taught by C茅gep teachers and professionals.
View the in English that includes
- College Teaching and Course Design (PED601)
- How Students Learn (PED603)
- Fostering Creativity in Teaching and Learning (PRF-751)
The courses are held online and in blended learning format.
The deadline to register if you are new to Performa programs, program or independent study admission will be March 15. Contact Azra Khan, Pedagogical Counsellor, HR for more information.
Dawson community achieved Push-Up Challenge goal
This winter the Dawson Community stepped up to the challenge of being active and supporting mental health initiatives! After 23 days, the Push-Up Challenge has concluded with the achievement of our modest community goal of 2,000 repetitions from all participants. In fact, we reached over 31 times that amount with 62,729 repetitions! We couldn鈥檛 have done it without two very dedicated teams: Sigma Nation (20,666 reps) and the Dawson Phys. Ed. Team (13,976 reps)! In addition, 成人黑料 raised $705 for the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Student Services and Human Resources worked together to offer participation prizes to students and staff. Prizes included gift certificates for IGA, Sports Experts, Lulu Lemon, Cage aux Sports and more! The winners are currently being contacted.
Many thanks to all the participants and organizers, especially Rhea Gurnagul who was present at the Push-Up Challenge Station almost every lunch time!
Our hope is that the Dawson community will continue to stay active and build a habit of working out regularly.
-Submitted by Caroline Blouin
Last Modified: September 29, 2024
