While being online is not the ideal learning environment for students or teachers, there are positive things about the experience at ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½±. βThere is no better experience than teaching and learning in a live classroom setting,β said 3D Animation and Computer Generated Imagery teacher Raymon Fong. βI definitely miss the in-person engagement of the…
On March 13, ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± had 90 Zoom licenses and most people probably had never heard of the platform for virtual meetings. A month later, the College had 900 Zoom licenses and the platform had become part of the daily lives of students and employees. βInformation Systems and Technology became the critical infrastructure for ensuring…
Just before this semester began, the Adaptech Research Network completed a one-year ECQ-funded project entitled βSmart Phones: a Neglected Pedagogical Tool.β βWe produced 10 deliverables including four tutorial videos about using smartphones in the physical and/or virtual classroom,β said Anick Legault, a psychology teacher from ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½±. She added that the virtual classroom had to…
This year ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± is creating a compelling digital experience for prospective students and their parents. The aim is to create a vision of your future at ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± and encourage you to apply to a program. Your Open House experience will include a redesigned Open House landing page, new program and profile videos addressing frequently…
Despite the pandemic, the Sustainabili-Team volunteers and the Sustainability Office planted vegetable gardens and distributed the produce throughout the summer. In June and July, three to six volunteers came in every morning to take care of the gardens. Each week, there was enough food harvested to give to all the volunteers as well as to…
The ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± Student Union (DSU), the Student Services team of ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± and the ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± Foundation have come together to help students in need. βThis year is very difficult for students who are already at risk,β said Yvonne Dudley of ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½±βs Financial Aid Office. βEven though the federal and provincial governments have been trying…
ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± is proud to present the 2021 Viewbook: www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/viewbook The Viewbook, sometimes called a prospectus, is a presentation of all the programs offered at ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½±. In the Fall of 2021, the College is offering five pre-university programs and 22 technical programs. Medical Ultrasound Technology will be offered for the first time. Key recruitment…
The big welcome sign was hung in the Atrium to welcome new and returning students for the first week of classes that began Aug. 31. However, it was a back-to-school week different from any other in the last half century of ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½±. Mostly online this semester Most students were at home online to begin…
About 650 summer students in Math, Chemistry and Physics wrote exams the week of Aug. 3 on campus at ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½±. βIt was a big test for the College,β said Katherine McWhaw, Coordinator of the Quality Assurance and Planning Office, who oversees operations for exams. βIt went very well.β Aug. 21 marked the end of…
On March 11, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Two days later, classes ended for spring break and ΖίΠΗ²ΚΏͺ½± closed for what turned out to be the rest of the semester. Teachers and the newly launched Faculty Hub were plunged into an education emergency: completing the semester for about 9,000 students….
Last Modified: October 20, 2020
