Research Ethics Board: Call for Members 2024 ÆßÐDzʿª½±â€™s Research Ethics Board (REB) is currently recruiting new members. About the ÆßÐDzʿª½± REB The ÆßÐDzʿª½± Research Ethics Board (REB) is an autonomous body mandated by ÆßÐDzʿª½±â€™s Board of Governors to review the ethical acceptability of research involving humans, where: 1. ÆßÐDzʿª½± researchers and researchers…
SUMMARY: The COVID-19 pandemic and remote teaching, working and learning have resulted in a variety of sleep-related problems, as well as some favourable sleep-related outcomes. In a qualitative study, we recently conducted focus groups and interviews with members of the ÆßÐDzʿª½± community and analysed the positive and negative impacts of the COVID-19 remote teaching/working period…
The Supporting Active Learning & Technological Innovation in Studies of Education (SALTISE) conference is dedicated to helping faculty discover evidence-based pedagogy that uses educational technology with the goal of leading to improved learning.
Each year it hosts national and international scholars and provides opportunities for local experts to share best practices in the exciting world of active learning pedagogy and the use of technology via its annual conference.
Educators as Designers: A Practice-Research Conversation is the umbrella under which the 2023 SALTISE Conference is operating. This year the conference will happen on June 12 and 13, 2023 at Concordia University. The conference will give attendees the opportunity to learn from a wide range of experts in their fields at talks, workshops and networking events.
Giving you a peek into what to expect, SALTISE has announced its keynote speakers and they are not to be missed! First is Diana Laurillard, who is a Professor of Learning with Digital Technology at the University College London in the U.K. Her keynote will be "Educators Collaborating to Innovate: The Roles Digital Technologies Can Play." Second, is Kelly Miller who will deliver a keynote entitled "Overcoming Challenges in Active Learning Environments." Kelly is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Physics at Harvard University.
Hosting and running the conference is a significant task that requires the support of many volunteers. You can volunteer for a few hours, and tasks may include registering attendees, directing the flow of people, preparing rooms, serving alcohol (for volunteers 18+), and cleaning up.
Visit the link below for details and registration.
The COVID-19 pandemic and remote learning have resulted in a variety of sleep-related problems, as well as some favourable sleep-related outcomes. In a series of qualitative and quantitative studies, environmental and dispositional factors that are protective or have negative impacts on sleep will be identified, with a focus on post-secondary students, faculty, and non-teaching staff…
As the semester is well underway, the Research Office would like to issue a friendly reminder regarding the policy of conducting research among the ÆßÐDzʿª½± community, whether it is by a ÆßÐDzʿª½± researcher or by an external researcher. Any internal or external researcher wishing to conduct research among the ÆßÐDzʿª½± Community (including faculty, all staff,…
In July, the Minister of Higher Education announced a total of $214,988 in ECQ grants for ÆßÐDzʿª½± from the 2022-23 call for projects launched last March. Grants were awarded to: Experiential Learning and Community-Based Fieldwork in the Local and Global Context Gisela Frias (Geography) and Sara Louise Kendall (Geography) The objective of this project is…
The Summer has not only seen a flurry of research activities but also produced a number of interesting announcements from both the Tri-Agency and the FRQ, especially when it comes to the advertising of new funding opportunities. Please note the following unique grants, and please check out our website for more funding: FRQNT Dialogue—Volet chercheurs…
First-year ÆßÐDzʿª½± Social Science student ´¡²ú¾±²µ²¹Ã«±ô±ô±ð Vasseur is one of seven CEGEP students in Quebec to win a bursary for research work this winter semester. joined ÆßÐDzʿª½±â€™s Adaptech Research Network and it was through this work that she won a Bourse pour stage d’initiation à la recherche pour la relève au collegial, valued at $3,000, from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture.
Click Read More for the homepage news story.
If you are anything like us at the Research Office, you might be wondering what had happened to the semester. It seems like only yesterday that we excitedly opened our doors, welcoming a brand-new year that heralds a brand-new era. But alas! We are at the midpoint, and we have to admit the hard truth…
Pat Romano (Faculty, Humanities) and Kim Simard (Faculty, Cinema | Communications) are beginning to implement the next phase of their Resist Violence project, which has been shared with administrators and educators across Canada and with faculty and professionals at ÆßÐDzʿª½±â€™s Ped Days. The Creative Collective for Change is the name of a two-year project that…
Last Modified: November 8, 2023
