New Faculty Support
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New Faculty Orientation - Part 1, Welcome to Dawson
蘑菇视频鈥檚 New鈥疐aculty鈥疧rientation – Part 1 is designed to welcome new faculty to the CEGEP teaching environment. It includes information about college personnel, services and procedures,鈥痶he pedagogical context of CEGEP and teaching at the college level.
The聽session includes videos to watch in preparation, and an in-person workshop component.
Topics include:
- Welcome from the Deans and Directors of Dawson
- Competency based education and the program approach
- Academic integrity at Dawson
- Faculty deadlines
- Faculty roles and responsibilities
- Classroom scenarios and discussion
- Professional development opportunities
This event is open to all聽new聽Day and 蘑菇视频聽faculty with confirmed upcoming workload.
New Faculty Orientation - Part 2, From Learning Outcomes to Assessments
蘑菇视频鈥檚 New鈥疐aculty鈥疧rientation – Part 2 builds on the foundations of competency-based programs and the program approach, discussed in the first session. It uses the backwards design framework to identify learning outcomes and consider assessments that align with the course and program requirements.
The聽session includes a video to watch in preparation, and an in-person workshop component.
Topics include:
- Institutional Student Evaluation Policy
- The Backwards Design framework
- Learning Outcomes聽
- Types of assessments
- Inclusive and rigorous assessments
- Evaluating fairly using rubrics
This event is open to all聽new聽Day and 蘑菇视频聽faculty with confirmed upcoming workload.
New Faculty Orientation - Part 3, From Assessments to Learning Activities
蘑菇视频鈥檚 New鈥疐aculty鈥疧rientation – Part 3 continues to build on previous sessions and draws on the backwards design framework to focus on learning activities that gradually build towards the assessments. We consider what we can learn about lessons and activity design from cognitive psychological research, empirical education studies,聽and the classroom practices of successful teachers.
Topics include:
- Working with 鈥榗ognitive load鈥�
- Evidence-based principles of instruction聽
- Activities that foster learning
- Best practices for lesson planning
This event is open to all聽new聽Day and 蘑菇视频聽faculty with confirmed upcoming workload.
Schedule and Registration
May 2026
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New Faculty Orientation Part 2 - The Office of Academic Development (OAD) |
May 29, 2026, 9:00am - 12:30pm |
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For questions about New Faculty Orientation, please contact Einat Idan or Azra Khan
