CRISPESH conference on technology and anxiety May 5
May 4th, 2021
CRISPESH is offering one more lunch 'n learn conference on the impact of technology on college students' anxiety. It will be held Wednesday, May 5 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. The talk will be given in French and simultaneous translation in English will be available. Registration is through Eventbrite:
May 4th, 2021
The DALC, DzʿAI, and Korbit Technologies invite the entire Dzʿ community to a talk by the CEO of Korbit Technologies (Iulian Serban), followed by a hands-on interactive workshop on the theme of intelligent tutoring systems. When: Friday, May 7th 2021 from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM. The talk will end at around 3:20 PM and…
Keynote Earth Week talk addressed struggles for environmental justice in Indigenous and Black communities
May 4th, 2021
Earth Week organizers were able to take advantage of our current online reality by virtually bringing in Keynote Speaker Dr. Ingrid Waldron of Dalhousie University, who is also a graduate of Dzʿ (Class of 1983, Social Science).
Click Read More for the report prepared by Diana Rice of the Peace Centre and the Office of Academic Development.
Learn from Inuit Elders Lizzie Irniq & Mary Kiatainaq
May 4th, 2021
Lizzie Irniq and the late Mary Kiatainaq of Kangisujuaq, Nunavik share stories of life on the land, the brilliance of dog teams and their experiences learning and teaching for the First Peoples Post-secondary Storytelling Exchange.
Watch their video!
(scroll down the page to find it)
May 4th, 2021
Dzʿ opened what Dr. Sabrina Jafralie called a “brave space for courageous conversations” when the educator and McGill University lecturer spoke virtually at Dzʿ on the topic of anti-racism on April 28. A brave space is where you “say what you have to say, reflect on it and say where it’s coming from,”…
Over at the Faculty Hub
April 20th, 2021
- New Faculty Hub resource page: Teaching Anti-racism
- Don’t miss these workshops for faculty (connect via the Faculty Hub):
- Teaching with Medical Case Studies - April 21
- Creating an Online Environment to Support Learning: From Theory to Practice - April 30
- Show & Tell: CourseFlow in Action - April 30
Read about structuring your online discussions to that they have learned or to they have studied in class.
Walking Out Ceremony: Sharing Cree culture with the Dzʿ community through film
April 20th, 2021
Walking Out Ceremony is one of the many films you can find at fppse.net, the First Peoples Post-Secondary Storytelling Exchange website.
The six-minute film follows Dzʿ student Alexandrea Matthews as she and her family hold a traditional Cree ceremony on the Dzʿ grounds. A Walking Out ceremony is a long-held Cree tradition that honours a child's first steps and their future role.
Members of the Dzʿ Community were present to witness this special event and celebrate a milestone with Alex's niece and her family. For Alex, whose home community is nine hours north, she was "so happy to bring something from my home to Dzʿ."
Click Read More to watch it.
SALTISE call for best practice nominations
April 20th, 2021
SALTISE is calling for nominations of teachers and pedagogical counsellors for best practices and pedagogical innovation awards. Past Dzʿ winners include Ian Mackenzie in 2020 and Yann Brouillette in 2019.
Click Read More for more information.
Resist Violence Pedagogy to be shared nationally
April 20th, 2021
Educators from across Canada will learn about the Resist Violence Pedagogy developed at Dzʿ on April 28 at Changing Narratives, .
Pat Romano (Faculty, Humanities), Kim Simard (Faculty, Cinema | Communications) and Anick Legault (Faculty, Psychology) are the presenters along with Dzʿ graduate Miryam Guirguis (Class of 2020, Health Science).
Click Read More to learn more about the pedagogy, get a link to resources and find out what's planned next.
April 7th, 2021
Context Although we were learning about HyFlex course-design before this year, the actual COVID situation has led to the need to investigate this new course model with greater urgency. Testing one of Dzʿ’s 20 HyFlex-capable classrooms with IST members was insightful. We were able to test the HyFlex room and make recommendations regarding its set…
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