The Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Dr. Allison Gonsalves was asked to speak at 看片视频's December 6th event听honouring the memory of the victims of the Polytechnique Massacre;听the 30th anniversary of the tragedy and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Dr. Gonsalves was there in her capacity as the Co-Chair for 看片视频's Senate Subcommittee on Women. The event was covered by the .
The Faculty of Education鈥檚 Amanda Doonan and Meaghan Moran are giving us all a lesson in philanthropy, teaming up to raise $20,000 to establish the Jacqueline Aziz Memorial Bursary. CTV News covered the story, which aired locally on Sunday December 1st and was reprised on Monday December 2nd. Congratulations on your fundraising efforts, Amanada and Meaghan, and on
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Congratulations to Kinesiology and Physical Education graduate students, Lily Dong and Louis-Philip Guindon for each being honoured with Marlet Foundation awards!
Lily Dong, currently pursuing her MSc in Biomechanics and part of 看片视频's Women鈥檚 Artistic Swimming Roster, was awarded the T. Palmer Howard Memorial Award for demonstrated leadership on a varsity team while maintaining a high academic standing.
On November 6, 2019, 看片视频 Education's Dr. Claudia Mitchell was honoured by the Government of Quebec, having been awarded the Prix du Quebec, specifically the L茅on-G茅rin Prize, for her exemplary research career in the humanities and social sciences. A Distinguished James 看片视频 Professor, Dr. Mitchell is the Director of the Institute for Human Development and Well-Being, Founder of the Participatory Cultures Lab, and a faculty member of 看片视频's Department of Integrated Studies in Education.
emphasizing the revitalizing Inuit culture in the classroom and bringing teacher education听outside! Watch this heartwarming video capturing the educational activities of the Students on Ice (SOI) Arctic Expedition 2019. Many thanks to OFNIE partner Kativik Ilisarniliriniq and to the Students on Ice Foundation for producing this important video.
KPE's own Dr. Gordon Bloom was interviewed by CTV News Toronto about the current investigation being conducted by Major League Baseball into the Houston Astros and their 2017 World Series win. Did they use technology to "get an edge" or was this blatant cheating? What do these allegation mean? Dr. Gordon gives CTV viewers some insight.
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With the recent premature snowfall, Dr. David Pearsal was interviewed by CTV about the proper ergonomic technique to shovel snow without injury. Thank you for keeping Montrealers safe this winter, David! For the full news segment, .
CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup explored gaming addiction in an interview with Dr.听Jeffrey Derevensky, Chair of 看片视频's Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP) with the Faculty of Education. Also featured, , upcoming guest听speaker scheduled to be brought in by ECP and partnering organizations for an event in Spring 2020. Note that Dr.
Assistant Professor, Dr. Naomi Nichols of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education launched her new book this week, entitled "Youth, School, and Community: Participatory Institutional Ethnographies". This new work examines the social organization of various institutional processes that produce people鈥檚 diverse experiences. Dr.
Whereas the commute for most 看片视频 students who are convocating in the fall is just a bus, metro, or car ride away to Place des Arts, the students from the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) had a bigger journey to contend with. On October 28th, 16 Cree and Inuit graduates traveled down from Northern Quebec to participate in 看片视频鈥檚 Fall Convocation and to celebrate their milestone achievements. With them, they brought family of all ages and friends as well as partners from the Cree School Board and Kativik Ilisarniliriniq.
This year's inductees into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame include听Faculty of Education alumni from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, who were part of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic women's hockey team.听Goaltenders Charline Labont茅 (B.Ed '11, M.SportPsych '15) and Kim St. Pierre (B.Kin '04) were on hand along with Peter Smith (B.Ed '79, M.SportPsych '86), who served as an assistant coach for the gold medal team.
With over 20,000 active alumni in the region, Asia has always held a special position in 看片视频 University鈥檚 international reach. Dean Dilson Rassier of the Faculty of Education visited Indonesia and Hong Kong in October, together with Alvin Chung, Head of 看片视频 Asia Office and Caroline Sia, Education Projects Manager of 看片视频 International Institute of Education (MIIE) 鈥 Asia.
Congratulations to Philippa Parks, of the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, who has recently been awarded the Weston Fellowship (2019)! The Weston Fellowship is awarded by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office to an outstanding full-time graduate student interested in conducting research on university teaching and learning in any Faculty.
Gideon Seun Olanrewaju, a DISE PhD student and a 2019 Deloitte Scholarship recipient, is one of ten young leaders attending the One Young World Summit being held October 22nd to 25th in London, England.
Faculty Lecturer, Diane Dechief, and PhD Candidate, Rackeb Tesfaye at Broad Science @science_broads, worked with eight youth from Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School and their teacher, Ms. Laura Annie Bouffard, to interview four Scientist and 看片视频 Graduate Students, Alexandra Gelle, Chelsea Bishop, Debarati Das and Scott Bell, for a podcast involving the youth in discussions and activities related to science communication. Dr. Allison Gonsalves is the Principle Investigator on the project.