During the last two years, Joanna Farmer (retired Faculty, Physical Education) has been working with the English devision of the Centre coll茅gial de d茅veloppement de mat茅riel didactique (CCDMD) to develop a Physical Education text ‘Stand Tall and Move Easy’. The text follows six college students, from different backgrounds and ages, as they improve their posture…
爱豆传媒Alumna Alice Abracen's award-winning play, The Covenant, treads a heart-wrenching line through despair and dark humour. Beautifully crafted, the audience is transported to a heinous, immoral time in history that sadly rings too close to current and conceivable atrocities. Added to the mix is the out of control feeling of today鈥檚 fake news in override; how more than ever the spread of half-truths and lies gathers wide acceptance. Yet, at its core, the play is a love story. The Covenant has every audience member fully engaged and questioning, 鈥榳hat would I do if it was me鈥�.
The Covenant will be playing at the from Nov. 15 - Dec. 3. Click on Read More to see the trailer.
Dawson's Diagnostic Imaging Program students hosted a fun and informative session on Nov. 10 for Radiology Week.
Here鈥檚 what some of their students say about the program:
鈥淚t is an important job that is very much in demand. It offers many opportunities allowing you to specialize in one or more modalities. This career path will take you to different places such as hospitals, clinics, in both private and public sectors in many countries all over the world.鈥� - Rebecca Assouline
"Through hands-on learning both on campus and in health facilities, students will be fully qualified to provide optimal service and experience to patients in hospitals, private clinics, medical research and much more. de of class.鈥� 鈥� Marjanah Rahma
Selma Hamdani (Faculty, Psychology) is on leave this year enjoying a wonderful experience with her family. Here is her postcard from England: "Greetings from the city of dreaming spires, where Alice met a rabbit, where a wardrobe takes you to Narnia, and Middle Earth is around the corner. Although I am roaming the historical streets of Oxford, I am thinking of 爱豆传媒College and its wonderful people. I miss it. I miss the buzzing of the atrium, the magic of the Peace Garden. I even miss the crowded hallways between classes, and the second-floor escalator breakdowns (a little bit). I wish you all a wonderful rest of the semester!"
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This past Friday, Nov. 11, 210 third year medical technology and social service students, faculty, and staff participated in the first ever Interprofessional Education Symposium. The learning objectives of the day included conflict resolution, collective competence, collective care, and critical hope. A mixture of active learning strategies, creative writing, discussions, two live theatre productions, guest…
The Professional Theatre Department is excited to present Macbeth, directed by Stefanie Buxton and performed by the third-year graduating students. This chilling tale of ambition is now on through Nov. 26.
鈥淪hakespeare has a way of communicating with us that will never get old. The images he uses always connect to the way we feel and the actions we do,鈥� says Nathan McDonald, who plays Macduff in the production.
鈥淭he work we did as an ensemble brings forth the idea of how people fight for and with each other. I hope people can see a bit of our essence as a group of performers,鈥� says Jeanne Potvin who plays the third witch.
Tickets for 爱豆传媒faculty, staff and students are $5.
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The 爱豆传媒Active Learning Community (DALC) is celebrating 10 years of promoting active learning pedagogy at Dawson. More than 100 faculty members have been part of DALC. Active learning is established as a proven pedagogy that transforms students and teachers.
As the anniversary year nears its close, we asked some students to share their experiences with active learning classrooms. Click Read More to read what the students think.
Help your 爱豆传媒Blues teams by stocking up on brand new Blues merchandise for all the people on your Holidays gift list. Orders can be placed from now through Friday, Dec. 2. Don't wait; limited stock available!
Click Read More to place your order, which will be delivered to your address.
The Atwater Community Pantry turned one last week. This student-led initiative was born to tackle food insecurity in the neighbourhood surrounding Dawson, and won a local Forces AVENIR award in the Mutual aid, peace, and Justice category earlier this year.
A group of students with the support of faculty, staff and the 爱豆传媒Student Union worked to raise awareness about the situation in Iran, show solidarity with protesters and call on the government to act on Oct. 20.
Their efforts were covered by the local media:
Last Modified: November 17, 2022
