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 […]
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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.
Lessons at school are usually taught as a series of puzzles to solve and facts to remember. Yet, our brains have evolved over the millenia primarily to cope with social complexity rather than puzzle solving. When the social context of the information to be learned is enhanced, students learn better (Liebermann, 2012). Teachers, therefore, can […]
In this 1st webinar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and academic integrity, the speakers will describe the challenges AI presents to our current understandings of academic integrity. Drawing on their expertise and experience, Dr. Smith and Dr. Foxe will help us understand the nuanced issues that we, as education professionals, are facing due to the recent […]
The SPEAQ Board of Directors invites you to its Annual Convention on Friday, November 10 and Saturday, November 11 at the Sheraton Laval Hotel under the theme Voices of Diversity. We kick off our 51st Annual Convention with Helen Hirsh Spence, our Friday keynote speaker, followed by a day of workshops for all levels and […]
In this 2nd webinar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and academic integrity, the speakers will continue the conversation on the challenges AI presents to our current understandings of academic integrity. Drawing on their expertise and experience, Dr. Smith (Boston College) and Dr. Foxe (Concordia University) will help us understand the nuanced issues that we, as education […]
Webinar participants will hear directly from teachers on Dawson College’s Interprofessional Education (IPE) team how they have strategically incorporated an IPE approach to their seven medical technology and health programs. The team will present an approach to designing an IPE learning activity and how this formula has helped design and implement some of their more […]