Events

The Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) community of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) together with the Network of Academic Programs in the Learning Sciences (NAPLeS) are offering a live webinar series with presentations as well as Q & A about effective practices, approaches, and tools for fostering a sense of co-presence and community in online teaching and learning. The 13 webinars will take…

These past ten weeks have been some of the most stressful and exhausting we have lived through as teachers. COVID-19 forced us into an emergency remote teaching reality few were prepared for. As professionals, we rose to the occasion with our best efforts and we survived this time. It is clear that we are not past the impact of this…

We hope this message finds you and yours in good health and in safe surroundings during these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 crisis. For those who may be unwell, in precarious circumstances, or experienced a loss, our thoughts and condolences go out to you. The Annual SALTISE conference is cancelled for 2020. The Conference Committee debated whether or not to…

Higher Education: Risks and opportunities in the New Decade – Feb 6 We live in times of unprecedented change to our education practices and learning technologies. To discuss the risks, opportunities and changes that lie ahead, this event will bring together a panel of professionals in higher education, education technology, research, and education policy. This event will be held in…

Harnessing the Power of linkr I am pleased to share with you a set of free sample linkr assignments to inspire your courses in 2020. This PDF includes: “Starter” assignments to introduce linkr in any course easily and get students familiar with linkr. Universally applicable assignments to help students develop important skills like media literacy, critical thinking and research Discipline-specific assignments to…

Thank you for attending the 8th Annual SALTISE Conference on June 3rd & 4th. We hope you had a rewarding conference and enjoyed the hospitality of our host, Dawson College. Please take a few moments to complete this survey. Your feedback is very important and will help us plan next year’s event. Our aim is to continue to improve the…

SALTISE Conference Graduate Student Award goes to… Armin Yazdani It is my pleasure to nominate my colleague Armin Yazdani for the 2019 SALTISE Graduate Student Award. I have known Armin for more than three years and it has been an absolute pleasure working with him. I met Armin when he presented at McGill’s  Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) the results of his…

SALTISE 8th Annual Conference Attracts Record Number of Attendees The 8th Annual SALTISE Conference focusing on Promoting Deeper Learning: From Analytics to New Strategies attracted over 520 attendees this year from Quebec, across Canada and overseas. This year the conference recruited a roster of prominent keynote speakers and panelists on the exciting topics of augmented intelligent tools stemming from innovations…

MONSTER SCIENCE: The Chemistry and Physics of Movie Monsters In this two-part course, Dawson College instructors Chris Whittaker (Physics) and Yann Brouillette (Chemistry) present a double-feature investigation and fact-testing of the monsters we love to hate (and sometimes just love). Checkout more about Monster Science Events for the Montréal Monstrum Society / Société Monstrum de Montréal

The theme in my Humanities Worldviews course this term is “Work and Play Across Time and Place,” and this week we…

How does one go about deciding on a topic for a workshop proposal? Three college teachers are in an office talking about presenting workshops at conferences. I have been asked to present a session on “pedagogie numérique” in English at the AQPC this June. I am excited, although I had to check the definition to make sure that the term…

Valentine’s Day looms near but I am not thinking about romantic proposals. I am preoccupied by academic engagements in the form of workshop proposals for upcoming conferences that open their calls for papers like a garden of fascinating flowers to attract teacher/researcher bees. Yesterday’s SALTISE newsletter announced the call for proposals for its 2018 conference to be held at McGill…

  Are you a Cont-ed teacher at Dawson? Have you heard of active learning and did you know that Dawson has several classrooms specifically designed for active learning? This drop-in session will introduce Cont-ed faculty to Dawson’s active learning classrooms and community – a faculty-driven effort to develop active learning classrooms and to support active learning pedagogies. There will be…

The Call for Papers and Interactive Proposals is now open for the 2016 SALTISE Annual Conference   Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit,…

SALTISE is pleased to announce two FREE workshops (April 4th and April 5th) in the use of POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) led by Dr. Richard Moog, the Director of the POGIL project, author, and professor at Franklin & Marshall College, Pennsylvania. POGIL in an inquiry-based approach to learning and uses a “learning cycle”, including exploration, concept invention and…

On June 19th 2012, SALTISE held a successful pre-conference workshop as part of the 32nd annual STLHE Conference. Twenty-five conference-goers went on an interactive tour of the Active Learning Classrooms at McGill University, Champlain College and Dawson College. The workshop highlighted the pedagogical relevance of space (e.g. room design) and technology (e.g SMART boards), as well as important steps to…

SALTISE Member Presentations at the STLHE 2012 Annual Conference June 19 – June 22 Montreal, QC PW.02 – Tour of Active Learning spaces at three higher education institutions in Montreal. Liz Charles et. al PW.02 – Tour of Active Learning spaces at three higher education institutions in Montreal. Liz Charles et. al June 19th 9:00 am – 4:30 pm McGill,…

SALTISE Active Learning workshop with Prof. Eric Mazur May 23, 2012  More than 130 teachers and professors from colleges and universities around Montreal attended the First Annual SALTISE summer workshop at Dawson College, led by renowned Harvard Professor Eric Mazur. The workshop was broadcasted live to teachers in Mexico and France.[slideshow alias=”events350292″ ]

Taking Active Learning to the Next Level: Real Solutions for your Classroom On April 3rd, 2012, the SALTISE group sponsored an active learning workshop and lecture featuring Dr. Julie Schell (an expert in peer instruction and co-founder of the Peer Instruction Network) and Dr. Michael Dubson (a designer of educational software for Project PhET and member of the Physics Education…

College-level Chantier 3 Holiday Lunch On December 21st, 2011, a consortium of faculty from Dawson College, John Abbott College, Vanier College & McGill University, funded by a Chantier 3 grant, “Using Technology and Innovation to Improve Science Education,” held a successful holiday lunch with 40 attendees at Dawson College. The objective of the event was to introduce faculty and administrators…