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ECQ-supported event on inclusion and accessibility – accessXchange The conference organizers have gathered an array of great speakers from Team Xbox at Microsoft, the University of Toronto (Inclusive Design Research Centre) and the Canadian Institute for the Blind. When is it? April 24th & 25th, 2019 Where will this happen? Concordia University MB 9th floor What time does it start…

Assemblée générale annuelle / Annual General Meeting French follows Lundi 29 Avril 2019 / Monday, April 29th, 2019 8:30 AM – 2 PM Centre des conférences MB9, Université Concordia / MB9 Conference Center, Concordia University Dear members of the Montreal Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology community, The Montreal CIC Local Section cordially invites you to join us at the…

The Dawson Hackathon is a collaborative, interdisciplinary event where students work in teams to find creative solutions to a themed challenge. It’s a fun and social learning experience with mentorship for all levels. No experience in programming or robotics necessary!  Registration of individuals and teams until Thursday April 11th at 18:00.  https://bit.ly/dawsonhack The challenge involves the construction of a micro-robot designed to navigate…

Announcing the Winter 2019 SALTISE Mini-Grant Winners SALTISE/S4 – Acknowledgements  – Entente Canada Quebec (ECQ) grant – Supporting Active Learning & Technological Innovation in Studies of Education/S4 Executive Committee SATLISE Co-Directors – Elizabeth S. Charles and Nathaniel Lasry Selection Committee Carol Hawthorne, Concordia University; Pascale Blanc, Vitrine technologie éducation (VTÉ); Maria Orjuela-Laverde, McGill University; Jennifer Mitchell, Vanier College; Azra Khan, Dawson College And the Winter 2019 Winners are…  

Editorial on the Research Topic Active Learning: Theoretical Perspectives, Empirical Studies, and Design Profiles Posted on: Frontiers, March 2019 Written by: Robert Cassidy1, Elizabeth S. Charles2 & James Davis Slotta3 Scholars recognize our transition into a “Knowledge Society,” where citizens are increasingly engaged in critical thinking, collaborative problem solving and evidence-based reasoning, and the workplace is defined by its complexity and rapid evolution…

Jeffrey Gandell will take over facilitation of the Faculty Writing Fellows from Ian MacKenzie for Fall 2019.  Jeff is a WID Writing Fellow (2012), has co-directed a WID English department project (2016), and has facilitated at WID Spring Institutes and workshops on various occasions over the years. Read more about Jeff and how to apply for the Faculty Writing Fellows….

F19-W20 Faculty Writing Fellows: Call for Participants now open. Are you interested in exploring the contemporary literature on writing instruction, critical thinking in disciplinary contexts, and active learning?  In developing new strategies and materials in the supportive environment of a faculty learning community of teachers from across the college? Interested teachers should review the program objectives, application process and selection criteria….

So you want to improve teaching & learning in your classrooms through innovation Posted on: eCampus News, Oct, 2018 Written by: Chris Whittaker (Physics, Dawson College) Well, it may be harder than you think, but there is a way. Change is hard.  Effective, targeted, measurable, and sustainable change within education can seem almost impossible—especially when institutions are large, resources are stretched thin, teachers…

CIRCE STEAM Magazine Now Available  We are pleased to announce the publication of the first edition of CIRCE Magazine! Science is highly conceptual, and learning it effectively requires interconnecting fuzzyconcepts such as atoms, forces, molecules, DNA, electric fields, ions, electromagnetic radiation, radicals, electrons, and photons. Although brilliant minds have undoubtedly used their artistic talents and been inspired by art over the…

A Special Issue of The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / Un numéro spécial de la revue canadienne sur l’avancement des connaissances en enseignement et en apprentissage Dear Colleagues: We are delighted to announce the publication of  “ePortfolios in Higher Education: A Special Issue of The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning”. This…