Please contact Rafael Scapin (ext. 1404) or Karina D’Ermo (ext. 1405).

Camtasia Studio, Inspiration (Concept Mapping), specialized movie-making software, Microsoft Office Suite and many more. Please contact Rafael Scapin (ext. 1404) or Karina D’Ermo (ext. 1405).

Workshops, Online tutorials (TBT) and one-on-one assistance. Please contact Rafael Scapin (ext. 1404).

A competency is “the capacity to carry out activities or tasks by drawing on a variety of resources, including knowledge, skills, strategies, techniques, attitudes and perceptions” (MELS, 2003). Competency-based learning then is designed with the end objective (i.e. what the student will know and/or be able to do at the end of the course) in mind and structures the students’ learning experiences around the desired outcome. It is characterized by an emphasis on a student-centered approach. It is also based on a constructivist learning theory (expanding upon the students’ existing experiences/knowledge/abilities/etc. to create new understandings/knowledge/abilities).

Depending on the type of support you request, we might suggest strategies that could produce immediate results. However, the best resolution to your concern could demand a little more time and commitment, or require continuous support over time, in order to see real changes and benefits.

The PERFORMA Répondante locale (RL) for Dawson College is Azra Khan. For information about all PERFORMA programs please contact Azra at akhan@dawsoncollege.qc.ca or by phone at extension 1409. Debra Gill, Administrative Technician, assists faculty members with the administrative processes related to admissions into the University of Sherbrooke, registration in the Performa Program (MTP), distribution of course packs, course evaluations and many other tasks to support faculty as they progress through the program. Debra can be reached at jdgill@dawsoncollege.qc.ca or by phone at extension 1378.

Please contact the Coordinator of Research (ext. 1374).

The Research Ethics Board (REB), mandated by The Board of Governors, supports researchers in their mission to maintain ethical research conduct and instrumentation by ensuring that ethical guidelines derives from the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans and the Dawson College Policy Concerning Human Research Ethics are respected.

Research ethics review is required for:

• Researchers (both Dawson researchers and researchers from other institutions) who wish to conduct research with human participants (students and/or staff) at Dawson College: and,
• Dawson Researchers, under the auspices of Dawson College, who wish to conduct research with human participants external to the College.

For more information please visit our Research Ethics Board page.

Yes. Simply contact the Evaluation office and one (or more) surveys can be arranged for you. The information collected on your behalf belongs to you. The results are kept on file for 6 months after which time they are destroyed. If you wish, it is possible to leave them in your file to become part of your ‘permanent’ record, however, we must receive a written request from you to do this.

Yes, these components are mandatory requirements of the evaluation process. Collecting information from more than one source (the questionnaire) provides the hiring committees with more data upon which to base important decisions. It also increases the credibility of, and users’ confidence in, the entire process.

We recommend asking a colleague within your department who has at least 3 years of teaching experience. If you cannot find someone in the department, then try someone teaching in a similar discipline. If that fails, it may be possible to get someone in from outside the College, but it would be advisable to contact our office first.