June 12th, 2023
I. Winter 2023 LC Course Development Three teams completed the LC course design process this winter, resulting in new offerings in F23 and W24 in General Education and in two Social Science profiles: Psychology and Social Change and Solidarity. Carmen-Silva Cristea and Jeff Gandell will utilize a common time block for two new English and…
March 2nd, 2023
Three new projects in Social Science, Science and General Education are in full design mode this winter in the Learning Communities project. The project teams meet weekly or biweekly, supported by LC sector leads and guided by Dawson’s homegrown LC Design Toolkit. These interdisciplinary teams are creating some truly exciting curriculum design innovations, to the…
September 26th, 2022
Have you ever thought it would be interesting to work with another teacher in your classroom? To bring different disciplinary perspectives into your classes To create interesting class-based projects that allow students from different courses, or even programs, to work together To combine your respective expertise and time to design learning opportunities that enable your…
September 21st, 2022
Faculty interested in integrative learning and collaborative curriculum development are invited to submit proposals for the Winter 2023 phase of Dawson’s Learning Communities project. Proposals will be welcomed from sectors where LCs have already been implemented (Science, Social Science and Certificates/General Education), and equally from other programs and profiles (Pre-U and Careers) interested in…
June 20th, 2022
Brainstorming interdisciplinary connections in the new Science program, June 8 I. W22 Project Wrap: Interprofessional Education, Physics for Physiotherapy Technologies and The Temple: Religion and Classics The final meeting of faculty working on W22 LC projects took place on May 30, with reports from all three teams on their accomplishments. Physics for Physiotherapy: Maureen…
May 19th, 2022
Interested in more details on models for team-teaching? Browse our guide to multiple formats.
April 19th, 2022
Three new Learning Community projects are in development this Winter 2022 semester. Two projects, Physics for Physiotherapy and Inter-professional Education, illustrate the continued expansion of LC curriculum development to career programs, specifically in the medical technologies, where collaboration between program and contributing discipline faculty aims to optimize student learning. A third project, LCs for…
April 1st, 2021
Winter 2021 course development is underway in the Learning Communities project, with six teams and a total of twelve teachers working on eleven new courses to be launched in the F21 and W22 semesters. Working remotely imposes significant constraints on the course design process, just as it does with teaching. However, as in the second…
October 7th, 2020
In their essence, Certificates at Dawson are learning communities that aspire to engage students and teachers –across their respective programs and disciplines – in a shared area of interest. Our existing and developing Certificates address some of the most important and engaging issues of our time: Current Certificates: Peace Studies Women’s/Gender Studies Decolonization and…
October 7th, 2020
From its inception in Fall 2015, Learning Communities (LCs) at Dawson College has aimed to create structured opportunities for Dawson faculty from different departments to work together to co-design and co-teach interdisciplinary courses. These new curricular structures are designed to facilitate the forging of interdisciplinary insights and connections; permit a closer integration of classroom and experiential learning;…
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