Dr. Catherine Guastavino of SIS co-organizing international conference on tracking the creative process in music
School of Information Studies (SIS) faculty member Dr. Catherine Guastavino is co-organizing the second international conference "Tracking the Creative Process in Music" in Montreal on Oct 10-12, 2013.
Dr. Catherine Guastavino & recent SIS PhD graduate Guillaume Boutard guest edit journal on preservation of digital cultural artifacts
Les Cahiers du Numérique has published a special thematic issue on the preservation of digital cultural artifacts, prepared by School of Information Studies faculty member Dr. Catherine Guastavino and recent PhD graduate Guillaume Boutard, guest editors.
View a summary of contents at Les Cahiers du Numérique, Vol. 8, No. 4 (2012).
Recent SIS PhD graduates Guillaume Boutard and Amandine Pras awarded post-doctoral fellowships
Congratulations to recent School of Information Studies PhD graduates Guillaume Boutard and Amandine Pras on their receipt of 2-year FQRSC (Le Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture) post-doctoral fellowships!
Guillaume will be at Université de Montréal and Amandine at Columbia University.
For more information on these and other grants, visit the FQRSC site.
SIS Convocation Celebration!
The School of Information Studies (SIS) is hosting a celebration for graduating SIS students following Convocation on May 29th.
The Purvis Coach House is located behind Purvis Hall, next to the Education Building.
For more information, contact the School.
Drs. Azevedo and Lajoie of ECP Interviewed on SSHRC`s YouTube Channel
Drs. Susanne Lajoie, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), and Roger Azevedo, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1), of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology were interviewed on the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) YouTube Channel.
Connect with NSERC: Community Engagement Visits
NSERC has begun a series of community engagement visits to provide researchers, students and other stakeholders an opportunity to learn more about some recent program and policy developments. These visits will also serve as a platform for the community to engage in discussions on programs and policies and seek more information from some of NSERC's grants and scholarships experts.
DISE's Dale Boyle PhD a winner in International Songwriting Competition
The Faculty of Education's arts-based education researcher Dale Boyle PhD has won second place in the Americana category of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) for his song “You Might Come Around” from his recent album "Throwback".
Winners of Newly Established DISE Awards
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education is pleased to announce the inaugural winners of the newly established DISE Awards for Graduate Students, supported by our Graduate Excellence Fund. These awards were established in 2013 to recognize and celebrate the work of our students in several areas particularly close to our departmental raison d’être, but which are not covered in other award categories. Congratulations to the winners and all applicants!
Congratulations to graduate student award winners Jesse David Dinneen & Carolyn Pang
The McGill School of Information Studies warmly congratulates the following incoming PhD in Information Studies students on receiving McGill Graduate Fellowships this spring:
Jesse David Dinneen: 2013-2014 Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowship recipient
Carolyn Pang: 2013-2014 Wolfe Fellowship in Scientific and Technological Literacy recipient
Congratulations to Our Graduate Student Fellowship and Award Winners in DISE
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education would like to congratulate the following graduate students on receiving McGill Graduate Fellowships and Faculty of Education Awards this spring:
Faiza Abdul Wahid, PhD Student, Educational Studies
2013-2014 Wolfe Fellowships in Scientific and Technological Literacy recipient
Hyunmin Lee, MA Student, Second Language Education
2013-2014 Stansfield Award for School-based Classroom Research recipient