A game jam is a friendly competition where students collaborate to create a game in 48h, given a theme. The Cegep Game Jam is the 1st game jam for CEGEP students in Montreal. This Game Jam takes place during DINGO Game Design Week. This week offers a chance for students to learn more about game […]
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The CCDMD holds an information session to answer any of your questions about the CCDMD's 2023 call for projects. Several members of the CCDMD staff will be there to answer any questions you may have: project eligibility production process etc. The session will be held in French, but questions can be asked and answered in […]
In this webinar, Professor Kirschner will discuss what learning is (as opposed to achievement), some of the giants upon whose shoulders we stand and what they have done for us as teachers and researchers, what their effects are on pedagogy and how we (should) teach. Webinar animated by Paul Kirschner, Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology […]
As part of the 2020-2021 Pedagogical Research and Experimentation Program (PREP) grant offered by the Quebec Ministry of Education to private CEGEP institutions in Quebec we experimented with the use of entertainment-based videogames in our college classrooms. Our research measured whether the integration of the videogames we choose had a measurable impact on our student’s […]
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Throughout this co-creative ideation lab session, we will discuss the best teaching contexts to implement games, as well as the design guidelines (time, requirements, etc.) to take into consideration. To further the discussion, 3 guests will join us. Pascale Warmoes and Jonathan Mina, teachers at Collège LaSalle, will address what research says on the integration […]
In this webinar, Professor Azevedo will discuss how the features and affordances of ALTs can be designed to develop learners’ self-regulatory processes more systematically, such as using non-player characters as scaffolding agents, multiple representations to enhance comprehension of complex STEM materials, and providing agency in serious games to enhance motivation and affective engagement. He will […]
To illustrate how they can support and enhance students' growth mindset and motivation, in this talk Andy Van Drom, ESL teacher at Cégep Limoilou and editor for Eductive, will present recurring metacognitive activities implemented in his courses as part of a research project. These examples will allow participants to integrate this approach into their own […]
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During this prototyping workshop, Eductive's owns Lisa-Marie Gauthier and Alexandre Enkerli will have a follow-up on the 1st lab session and will discuss useful strategies to implement educational game prototyping with the participants. To further the discussion, a few guests will join in. Myriam Gauthier, pedagogical advisor at the Collège Regina Assumpta, will present the […]
SPEAQ, in collaboration with the organizing committee at Cégep de Chicoutimi and Cégep de Jonquière, invite the ESL college community to take part in this year's edition of the RASCALS colloquium taking place on June 5 and 6, 2023. The RASCALS Colloquium provides an opportunity for College-level ESL teachers as well as colleagues in related […]
In recent years, it has become increasingly evident that bringing together the many aspects of evidence-based instruction is very much a design process. Educators as designers emphasize this new role for instructors when they implement student-centred approaches, grounded in socio-cultural views of learning. The theme of this year’s conference further extends this perspective by pointing […]
The Pedagopauses are casual meetings whose themes will allow the CPs to share their knowledge and expertise with the other members of the community, thus initiating a process of co-construction of practices and knowledge within the community. The event will be held in English and French. Activity hosted by Amanda Argento, pedagogical councellor, John Abbott […]
The SPEAQ Board of Directors is currently accepting proposals for our 51st Annual Convention taking place on November 10 and 11, 2023. The theme for this year conference is Voices of Diversity. Submit your proposal no later than Wednesday, September 20, 2023.