Faculty Hub webinars this week!
August 18th, 2021
- Evaluation and Assessment in Moodle: a detailed view on quizzes and assignments
- Using the Moodle Gradebook
- Designing a Moodle Course
New Resource:
This toolkit provides faculty and other curious parties with information about how and why to do community-engaged learning and participatory action research, with an emphasis on social justice, economic dignity, and empowered communities.
Visit the Faculty Hub for more info!
Faculty Hub team recognized with 2021 SALTISE Award
August 18th, 2021
recognized Dzʿ’s team of Faculty Hub pedagogical counsellors for their work supporting teachers. The Faculty Hub team received the 2021 SALTISE Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award at the conclusion of the SALTISE conference in June.
Click Read More to go to the homepage news story.
Blanket Exercise open to all Aug. 19
August 18th, 2021
August 19th, 9 a.m. in 5B.16: Diane Labelle will facilitate a Blanket Exercise, open to all employees of the College. This is one of a series of events that will be hosted at the College in August & September leading up to and including Sept. 30, the National Day of Mourning for Residential School Victims and Survivors.
To join this session please click on the link to register: . For any questions, please contact Diana Rice.
A schedule of events will be released over the coming weeks that will invite the participation of the entire Dzʿ Community. Also, be on the lookout for special displays in the library featuring award winning Indigenous authors & different thematic book resources accessible to the Dzʿ Community.
If you would like to have a Blanket Exercise facilitated in your class by an experienced Indigenous facilitator, please contact Diana Rice.
Peace Week begins Sept. 13
August 18th, 2021
The 5th Annual Peace Week will kick off Sept. 13 with an in-person beading workshop with Cory Hunlin, Keynote Speaker Tracy Lindberg and cap off on Sept. 22 with the amazing Dr. Philip Howard's virtual professional development workshop. Full details will be released in the coming weeks through D News and the Peace Centre website. For any questions or inquiries, please contact Diana Rice.
Carmen Leung recognized with 2021 SALTISE Award
June 1st, 2021
Dzʿ Chemistry teacher Carmen Leung “dedicates herself to teaching in ways that keep her students engaged and she contributes to all aspects of College life,” reads the announcement from SALTISE.
This week, Carmen will be honoured with a 2021 SALTISE Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award at thehappening June 2-4.
Click Read More for the homepage story.
Selma Hamdani receives a mention d’honneur from the AQPC
June 1st, 2021
Dzʿ’s Psychology Profile Coordinator Selma Hamdani is incredibly grateful to receive amention d’honneurfrom theAssociation québécoise de pédagogie collégiale(AQPC).
“Whatever I do, it is not by myself,” she said. “So many vibrant and great ideas are sparked everywhere at Dzʿ. I share this honour with the Dzʿ Active Learning Community (DALC), the Office of Academic Development, the Psychology Department, the Communities of Practice and so many other people who helped me be the teacher I am today. Dzʿ is fertile ground and a special community!”
Click Read More for the homepage news story.
June 1st, 2021
In 2020-2021, Dzʿ Model UN (DCMUN) had to pivot online and adapt to the realities of our new world. We were motivated to continue to offer Dzʿ students an engaging and enriching para-academic experience, even at a distance. We were glad to support an active delegation of Dzʿ students this year, both first and…
Thank you from the Faculty Hub team
June 1st, 2021
Thank you to everyone who collaborated with the Faculty Hub pedagogical counsellors this semester to provide over 50 online professional development workshops. We have enjoyed working with you, despite the virtual mode!
Best wishes to all for a wonderful summer and a well-deserved break!
June 1st, 2021
Reflection on the Process – Chris Bourne This has been a fascinating project to work on, and a great introduction to building a paired course, particularly in the context of Social Science profiles. Catherine and I both teach courses in the Law, Society, and Justice Profile, and noticed that we often had common students who…
New book by Richard Soare, Dzʿ’s own Martian expert
June 1st, 2021
Richard Soare (Faculty, Geography) has a new book out about the Red Planet. (9780128202456) is well placed to carry on with the search for water and life and other deeply rooted Martian mysteries.
Richard's book was published on May 28. Click Read More to go to a short review and more info.
(Photo is courtesy of NASA and shows the Ingenuity helicopter parked on the tarmac at Jezero Crater on Mars)
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