Congratulations to SALTISE member Dr. Claire Trottier winner of the Maude Abbott Prize Author: Matthew Brett Posted on: McGill Faculty of Medicine Electronic Newsletter (Med e-News) “Dr. Claire Trottier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology who has been working at McGill for four years as an educator and change agent responsible for transforming the educational…
The Periodic Table of the Elements Coloring Book Author: Yann Brouillette Date: 03 December 2019 Publisher: ChemViews Magazine Copyright: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA To promote active learning in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), the Chemistry Department and the Illustration & Design Department at Dawson College, Westmount, QC, Canada, initiated a collaborative project to create a palpable introduction to the…
Conférenciers pour les journées pédagogiques de janvier 2020 Bonjour, Dans le cadre de nos journées pédagogiques qui se tiendront en janvier 2020, nous sommes à la recherche de personnes ressources pour la tenue de différents ateliers. Nous désirons faire venir des personnes de l’externe pour l’animation de ces ateliers. Je sollicite donc mon réseau afin savoir si vous connaissez ou…
Active Learning in College Science The Case for Evidence-Based Practice Editors: Joel. J. Mintzes and Emily M. Walter Presents strong, evidence-based work on active learning practices Provides models of innovation by experts from a wide range of scientific disciplines Brings together the best advice by the most authoritative voices in this rapidly emerging enterprise This book explores evidence-based practice in…
Online teaching: A rich pedagogical approach Contributors: Catherine Braithwaite – History, Chantale Giguère – French, Daniel Goldsmith – Humanities, Selma Hamdani – Psychology, Reisa Levine – Cinema-Communications Posted on: Academic Matters: Communicate – Connect – Collaborate (Dawson College Publication) Date: Sept 2019 The E-learning Fellows group met regularly during the winter 2019 semester to reflect on online pedagogy and explore…
Scaling up Learning Communities 2020-2022 Over the Winter 2019 semester, the LC Task Force and its three Working Groups (in Science, Social Science and Certificates) were busy with consultations and brainstorming sessions leading to the development of four planning frameworks that will guide new developments in the Learning Communities project through 2022.
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…