Your teacher(s) will inform you of the platform to use for online classes: Moodle, or Léa/Omnivox. They will also inform you of the use of MIO (the internal messaging system) within their class.

Moodle is an open source Course Management System designed to create an online environment where students can interact with their classmates, download resource materials and interact with activities established by their courses’ instructors. Moodle is an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. At Dawson, Moodle replaced WebCT since August 2009. Moodle can be accessed […]

Léa is a simple Classroom management system within MyDawson. It offers the following features: Class Documents such as the course outline and lectures The Class Calendar details (dates for assignments, special events, etc.) Announcements destined to the class Your teachers’ Recommended websites Their Hours of availability to meet with students Allows you to easily follow-up […]

Teachers can borrow a laptop for up to three days, or an iPad for a period up to two weeks. Just come to 2H.12. For longer duration, please contact the OAD office to get an authorisation.

LanSchool is a classroom management solution that allows teachers to disable student workstations while they’re lecturing, have teachers workstation displayed on students, or take control of students workstations. For instructions please contact Kirk Fontaine, .

Every classroom is equipped with at least a projector, a computer, and DVD player which are controlled through a wall panel (the crestron switch). If you’re planning to play music or videos, please see this article. Teachers may book some labs for punctual needs through Outlook (see instructions). Lan school may be used to control […]

The legal side You are allowed to play copyrighted music, films or live broadcasts at the College, for educational or training purposes, before an audience consisting primarily of students or teachers. There are also some exceptions in the Copyrights Acts under ‘fair dealing’ to allow some copying of excerpts for educational purposes. The copyright on […]