Webinars and Talks
Beyond the Course Outline: What to Do on Your First Day of Class?
Your first day of class matters. Setting the tone for the semester, the first class is an important opportunity to get your students excited about your course, start them thinking about the ideas you will explore in your course, and set your expectations about learning, including attendance, use of time, interaction, participation, and work habits. Join us in this session to discuss the many ways you can use your first class to ease your way into a successful semester.
Open to: Aimed at early career teachers (teachers in their first five years of CEGEP teaching) but open to all levels of experience, educational roles and institutions.
Presenter(s)
Phoebe Jackson
SALTISE Contributor, John Abbott College, MontrealPh.D., Science Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC
B.Sc., Honours, Atmospheric Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
B.Ed., Math and Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Amanda Argento
Pedagogical Counselor and Project Lead, John Abbott College, MontrealAmanda is a Pedagogical Counselor and Project Lead in the design of the John Abbott College (JAC) Innovation HUB, an educational and innovative resource available to Faculty, Staff, and to the college community. However, Amanda is more than just these official roles, she has become the college’s go-to person. Whether a question is about how to create a Form, or how to improve student attendance, members of the college community know they can rely on Amanda’s incredible depth of pedagogical knowledge.
In addition, Amanda has instituted active collaborations with various areas at the college including faculty, professional development, student activities (Academic Success Centre, Counselling), as well as providing tutoring services (Physics, Math, and English), and support to Data Mining. Her implication has enabled the implementation of an online booking system which increased service use as well as track analytics to determine what periods are most busy and requested by students to receive tutoring. The Innovation HUB, for which Amanda is the Project Lead, is another example of her collaborative nature, as it is a direct result of interdisciplinary collaboration between pedagogical counsellors, communications, administration, and faculty members.
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Supported by John Abbott College & SALTISE and in collaboration with Vanier College