Webinars and Talks Early Career Teacher Sessions
ECT Winter 2025: Introduction to Active Learning
Active learning is a term that is thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean and what does it look like when well implemented? In this session, we will explain the active learning approach and show how it can be used to guide your choices as you design your courses, plan your lessons, and work with your students. We will provide concrete examples and will discuss how you can take an active learning approach in your own course, starting small and working your way up
Objective: Discuss Active Learning strategies to foster student engagement (moderated by John Abbott College)
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.
Additional Information
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Supported by John Abbott College & SALTISE and in collaboration with Vanier College and Heritage College.
- Language
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English
- Fee
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Free and Open to all Colleges and Universities
- Please note
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All sessions are on MS Teams except the last one (Nature Pedagogy).
Sessions are open to EVERYONE, whether you are a new/early-career teacher or simply interested in the session topic