Jacking Out on CBC Radio Noon: DISE Faculty Lecturer, Aron Lee Rosenberg, Discusses New Book About His Year Without Internet
On Wednesday, August 23rd, DISE Faculty Lecturer and recent PhD graduate Aron Lee Rosenberg was featured on CBC Radio Noon, discussing his newly released book about spending the year 2020 completely offline - even while completing the candidacy process for his PhD.
The book is called Jacking Out: A Journal of a Year Spent Offline, and was published by Rock's Mills Press.
MJE Call for Papers on Bill 23
A call for papers for a mini-special issue in the McGill Journal of Education on Bill 23.
The deadline to submit is October 31, 2023.
Review the PDF DocumentCall for Research Participants: A Study on Ecological Imagination
Would you like to explore your ecological imagination? Attend one to three creative, interactive, free and fun workshops? Contribute to a better understanding of the role of imagination and creative arts practices in dealing with the climate crisis?
Blane Harvey, DISE, Interviewed in The McGill Reporter on Collaboration in Curriculum Redesign
When the inaugural cohort of the McGill Sustainability Education Fellows (SEF) gathered for their final event in May 2023, the presentation topics ranged from regenerative agriculture and sustainable supply chains to biodiversity in Barbados and how climate change impacts respiratory illnesses.
Students in the News: Esther Tooma as Naskapi Firefighter
Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) student, Esther Elizabeth Tooma, was featured by CBC as being part of an all-female team that finished in second place at the Quebec Aboriginal Firefighters Competition last week. Tooma, a certificate student slated to graduate after the Summer 2024 Semester, only started training last year for the firefighter competition held in Listuguj, Quebec.
Sylvan Adams wins UCI Cycling World Championships in 65-69 Age Group
Congratulations to philanthropist Sylvan Adams, the namesake of McGill's Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute, who finished first in the Masters 65-69 age group of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland on Friday. This event, open to all athletes, had more than 1,800 riders from 68 countries competing for one of 20 gold medals and rainbow jerseys.
New Graduate Course Available – Advanced Seminar in Learning Sciences: Machine Learning - Theory and Applications
Advanced Seminar in Learning Sciences:OFNIE Annual Summer Institute Hosts 80+ Indigenous Students
From July 5-13, the Faculty of Education's Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) is hosting Summer Institute in the Education Building at McGill's downtown campus for students following OFNIE's in-community programs.
More than 8o OFNIE students from 17 different Inuit, Cree, Kanien'kehá:ka, and Naskapi communities from across (what is now) the province of Quebec.
McGill Education at the McGill Toronto Excellence Awards
In June 2023, McGill Education's Faculty, including Dilson Rassier, Dean, and Ariel Swan, Director of Development, attended the McGill Toronto Excellence Awards. The awards celebrate McGill alumni and friends who have made an impact in the Toronto community! Photographed from left to right: Mabel Young MA’65, Ariel Swan MA’14, Robert Martellacci, Dilson Rassier, Ann Savege BA’69, Matthew Nichol BEd’98, Dr. Aman Iqbal
Wahéhshon Whitebean, DISE, Named Recipient of Rathlyn Fellowships
Wahéhshon Whitebean, PhD candidate in the Educational Studies program at the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, was named recipient of Rathlyn Fellowships. Awarded annually through the Indigenous Studies Program at McGill, Rathlyn Fellowships support Indigenous graduate students at McGill in their studies and research.
Invitation for Incoming Education Undergrads
EduBuddies is an initiative organized by the Education Undergraduate Society (EdUS), which aims to facilitate the transition to McGill University and higher education for the Faculty of Education's incoming first-year students. This program is a wonderful opportunity for upper-year students (rising U2-U4+) to engage in leadership within the faculty and to make a meaningful impact on new students within their program.
Dr. Mindy R. Carter, DISE, Receives the Johnny Saldaña Outstanding Professor of Theatre Education Award and the American Association of Theatre Education Distinguished Book Honorable Mention Award
Dr. Mindy R. Carter, DISE, has received both the Johnny Saldaña Outstanding Professor of Theatre Education Award from the American Association of Theatre Education, and the American Association of Theatre Education Distinguished Book Honorable Mention Award for her University of Toronto Press book “Smallest Circles First”.
Claudia Mitchell, DISE, Honoured with ARTS Life-time Achievement Award
Claudia Mitchell, Distinguished James McGill Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, was recently honoured by the ARTS Researchers and Teachers Society (ARTS SIG) as part of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education with the inaugural 2023 ARTS Life-time Achievement Award.
McGill Provost Announces Victoria Talwar as Education's Interim Dean
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Dear members of the McGill community,
It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Professor Victoria Talwar as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Education. Professor Talwar's term of office will begin on August 12, 2023 and will continue until the appointment of a new Dean of the Faculty of Education.
Dr. Teresa Strong-Wilson, DISE, Awarded CACS Ted T. Aoki Award for Distinguished Service in Curriculum Studies
This year’s recipient of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS) Ted T. Aoki Award for Distinguished Service within the Field of Curriculum Studies is Dr. Teresa Strong-Wilson, DISE.
