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In this session we will engage in open dialogue with the intention of deepening skills to manage relationships specifically with faculty colleagues. We will identify behaviors in the academic context, interpersonal and systemic, that are damaging to collegial spaces as well as some ways forward
In this session we will engage in open dialogue with the intention of deepening skills to manage relationships specifically with faculty colleagues. We will identify behaviors in the academic context, interpersonal and systemic, that are damaging to collegial spaces as well as some ways forward
This workshop aims to deepen faculty’s knowledge and understanding of what decolonizing the curriculum means and provide concrete strategies for decolonizing and Indigenizing curriculum and pedagogical practices in meaningful and respectful ways. The presenters will discuss and share their collaborative work, stories, experiences and lessons learned in decolonizing a course syllabus in the Sculpture Program, Faculty of Fine Arts. At the end of this workshop, participants will: - Gain the tools to critically evaluate course syllabus with a decolonial lens. - Examine and define key concepts such as decolonization, and Indigenization, eurocentrism as it relates to course design and pedagogical practices. - Identify concrete strategies to decolonize and center Indigenous perspectives in curriculum design and pedagogical practices.
The Indigenous Futures Research Centre (IFRC) at Concordia University is launching an exciting new website on the Promotion and Protection of Indigenous Arts (PPIA-PPAA.CA).
Faculty members can learn how to design a new real-world project-based student experience for an upcoming course.
The Concordia Food Coalition is hosting a Fall Equinox party at the Farmers Market to celebrate the harvest season, ecological campus gardens and the student-led food movement at Concordia.
As part of the Promoting and Protecting Arts web project (PPIA), the Indigenous Futures Research Centre (IFRC) and the Indigenous artist-run centre daphne will host a conversation and open beading session in the style of daphne beads: perler/parler on Indigenous beading and cultural appropriation and appreciation of Indigenous arts.
Groupe Intervention Vidéo (GIV) is thrilled to celebrate the publication of two books: Perdre Pied, Le principe d'incertitude dans les series (Presses Universitaires Francois-Rabelais, 2023), and Sustainable Resilience in Women's Film and Video Organizations: A Counter-Lineage in Moving Image History (Routledge, 2023).
Care is a shared responsibility between people. It crosses gender, race, and socio-economic status.
More than 120,000 Armenian civilians in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh are facing a dire situation, with some warning of an impeding genocide.
The purpose of this interest group is to support faculty in applying or improving their application of contemplative practices in their classroom to promote well-being and a compassionate classroom, to further course goals, and to support learning. We will be meeting regularly for discussion, exploration and guided practice to get first-hand experience with different practices; experimenting to receive peer feedback; inviting members to lead thematic sessions; and potentially co-creating resources to support our practices.
This session offers an open and interactive space for student-facing professionals to explore what it means to foster a culture of inclusivity in a variety of educational settings and service delivery contexts. Join us as we explore ways to build equity into our daily work and practice.
The Student Advocacy Office is a support service designed for students to learn about their rights and receive support related to academic and non-academic related issues. Advocates typically help students navigate matters pertaining to the Academic Code of Conduct and the Code of Rights and Responsibilities. Attend the session to find out more about the Student Advocacy Office.
As part of the FOFA Gallery's ongoing sustainability programming, this panel brings together creative practitioners Suzanne Carte, Arrien Weeks, and Merlin Heintzman Hope who all work around themes of sustainability and the arts, with a focus on repurposing, salvaging, and reusing existing materials.
A worthy heir to the Black Writers Congress held in Montreal in October 1968, and to the Sir George Williams University protest which culminated in February 1969, Uhuru, a newspaper launched in June 1969, both channeled and stimulated Black radicalism in Quebec's largest city at the turn of the 1970s.
This session offers an open and interactive space for student-facing professionals to explore what it means to foster a culture of inclusivity in a variety of educational settings and service delivery contexts. Join us as we explore ways to build equity into our daily work and practice.
For the final workshop of our series on sustainable signage, we will focus on techniques for creating and pasting longer texts on gallery walls.
Grow microgreens with Co-op CultivAction in the Concordia Greenhouse!
This workshop aims to equip faculty with the knowledge and skills needed to leverage generative AI prompt-engineering techniques to stimulate active learning in university classrooms. Attendees will explore how intentionally crafted prompts can enhance student engagement, critical thinking, and creativity when working with generative AI. Through discussions and brief activities, faculty members will learn how to design prompts that encourage active learning and promote deep exploration of topics of personal importance to their students.
The mind.heart.mouth. collective garden aims to promote food security on campus by providing free local organic food to any member of the Concordia community who wishes to volunteer in the garden and to the Hive Coop, which provides free lunches for all. No experience needed to volunteer!
Join the Climate Fresk workshop to take part in a collaborative, scientific, and creative game to better understand the issues of climate change and its effect on our biodiversity.
Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Montreal premiere of SOMEONE LIVES HERE followed by a Q&A with director Zack Russell and protagonist Khaleel Seivwright!
This Guided Hands on Learning Experience is a an opportunity for community members to learn and practice fundamental urban agriculture skills. We will hold semi-structured training sessions and provide immediate opportunities for people to participate in the day-to-day tasks of an urban farm.
In this session we will engage in open dialogue with the intention of deepening skills to manage relationships specifically with faculty colleagues. We will identify behaviors in the academic context, interpersonal and systemic, that are damaging to collegial spaces as well as some ways forward
SHIFT's monthly Lunch & Learn events are opportunities to engage more with social transformation and all of the amazing work connected through the SHIFT community. Bring your own lunch or come and snack on what we have!
The perennial herb garden at Loyola Farm is the main teaching and demonstration site of the City Herbal Apprenticeship Program, and is the oldest garden plot at the site. Volunteers will have the opportunity to get their hands dirty, and will work on a variety of garden tasks including bed and path maintenance, weeding, transplanting, and general garden upkeep.
Established in 2014, the Concordia Farmers’ Market is the main provider of fresh local, direct-to-market products for the 40 000+ daily eaters on campus.
This workshop, presented by Robin Long and Laz Kalipolidis, is aimed at providing a basic overview of the Quebec education system, from the perspective of those who have studied in it.
Join us for our first Grey Nun's Community Garden Harvest Party!
Introduction to the Non-Buddhist religious and ritual practices of Tibet by Professor Charles Ramble.
This webinar will explore strategies and questions around navigating challenging moments that can emerge in the classroom. Often referred to as H-O-T moments (heated, offensive or tense), these can range from controversial topics to disruptive behaviours. This session is designed to help instructors feel more prepared when these arise in classroom, and will cover: 1. How to notice tension, conflict, and charged discussions 2. Examples of H-O-T moments 3. Understanding the impact of these moments on students and learning Strategies to address these moments
Interested in learning more about local pollinators?
The mind.heart.mouth. collective garden aims to promote food security on campus by providing free local organic food to any member of the Concordia community who wishes to volunteer in the garden and to the Hive Coop, which provides free lunches for all. No experience needed to volunteer!
Established in 2014, the Concordia Farmers Market is the main provider of fresh local, direct-to-market products for the 40 000+ daily eaters on campus.
The powerful combination of nature and art-making is at the heart of building a sustainable community.
Le'u priests are lay ritualists who perform rites such as for prosperity, exorcism, healing, and the propitiation of local spirits, Professor Daniel Berounsky (Charles University, Prague) will introduce his research derived for extensive fieldwork and study of ritual performance in Eastern Tibetan areas.
The community garden is the People's Potato's main summer project.
Concordia is committed to the inclusion and participation of students with disabilities.
Grow microgreens with Co-op CultivAction in the Concordia Greenhouse!
Sankofa Farming Cooperative is calling on Africans/Afro-descendant/Black-Indigenous peoples to reclaim and seek the wisdom of their roots through teach-ins, workshops, media projects, Black-Indigenous farming/gardening, storytelling and rituals!
La démocratie libérale est un régime politique qui fait de la communauté des citoyens l’autorité souveraine ultime et des individus les dépositaires de droits universels et inaliénables. Que se passe-t-il dès lors si les citoyen.ne.s décident souverainement de limiter les droits des individus en situation de migration sur leur territoire?
Come join us downtown caring for the planters at the back of the Grey Nuns Residence garden located close to rue St Mathieu. Our volunteer sessions are open to everyone, from those with gardening experience to beginners!
Geshes Yongdong Losar, a scholar of Yungdrung Bön religion and graduate of the celebrated Nangzhig Monastery in Eastern Tibet will introduce the tradition of this institution, its history, curriculum of study and activities.
This event is part of the Campus Sustainability Month and 'Glocal Learning Journey's' at the international Adaptation Futures 2023 Conference.
What is the ‘unexpected’? The ‘unexpected’ is a sudden emotionally heavy and/or triggering moment of conflict or tension that threatens to, and sometimes does, derail teaching and learning.
Faculty members can learn how to design a new real-world project-based student experience for an upcoming course.
Access to nature in urban environments can be limited, so why not increase our indoor greenery to help boost our spirits?
This workshop offers university faculty an opportunity to explore and familiarize themselves with the latest features in Moodle 4.1. Participants will learn about the tools and features that Moodle 4.1 offers, aiming to enhance their teaching and streamline administrative tasks. Through this interactive session, faculty members will learn how to leverage the new features to create engaging courses, facilitate student collaboration, personalize learning experiences, and efficiently manage their courses. By the end of the workshop, participants will be prepared to begin utilizing the advanced capabilities of Moodle 4.1.
This session will introduce some practical strategies for making grading more consistent and transparent. The session will also present what effective feedback looks like and discuss common questions like: How many As should I give? How much time should I spend grading each assignment? How much feedback should I give to each student?...and more.
This study day will gather academic researchers from various horizons around the subject of the printed image since the 1880s.
Each month, we will engage with an article on student (dis)engagement in higher education and adaptive strategies. All Concordia teaching staff (including teaching assistants) and other staff by special request — regardless of whether you had time to read the full article. We’ll start with small group discussions each session and then collectively develop a practical knowledge base. Subtopics may include whole-person education, relational learning, flexible pedagogy, or student participation.
Discover new ways to improve student study skills and learner engagement. In this book club, we will read and discuss Saundra Yancy McGuire’s highly acclaimed book, Teaching Students How to Learn: Strategies you can incorporate into any course to improve student metacognition, study skills and motivation. Faculty will receive a physical copy of the book and should plan their time to read two short, selected chapters each month.
This session offers an open and interactive space for student-facing professionals to explore what it means to foster a culture of inclusivity in a variety of educational settings and service delivery contexts. Join us as we explore ways to build equity into our daily work and practice.
SAY MORE is a monthly lunch time gathering to connect either in person or online. Each event will have a community facilitator. See the calendar HERE for registration and the various activities planned! Bring your lunch and join us! Coffee, snacks, and tea provided.
The past decade has seen a rise in populist governments taking aim at culture and education, going so far as to close academic programs and change college boards, as we saw recently in Florida, entire universities, as we saw in Hungary, and to dismantle existing cultural infrastructure, as we saw in Brazil under Bolsonaro.
To celebrate Fair Trade Month, we're going bananas! Join us in the MB Atrium to learn all about Canada's most popular fruit and why conventional bananas are so unap-peeling.
Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador Ghislain Picard and former Member of the National Assembly Geoff Kelley are Concordia’s new Indigenous Directions experts-in-residence.
Concordia University Jurist-in-Residence, Morton S. Minc, invites you to the conference: Canada the Middle-Power: Where to Now? with The Honourable Jean Charest, lawyer and former Quebec
Integrating contemplative pedagogies in sustainability education is beneficial to help learners cultivate hope and resilience and foster the awareness, compassion, and care needed in a world of rapid change (Papenfuss et al. 2019).
The purpose of this interest group is to support faculty in applying or improving their application of contemplative practices in their classroom to promote well-being and a compassionate classroom, to further course goals, and to support learning. We will be meeting regularly for discussion, exploration and guided practice to get first-hand experience with different practices; experimenting to receive peer feedback; inviting members to lead thematic sessions; and potentially co-creating resources to support our practices.
University can be a key place for 2SLGBTQ+ young people to learn knowledge and skills for healthy romantic relationships.
What are the implications of taking research and teaching beyond the walls of the university?
Concordia feels like home for 45,000+ students. Find out why Concordia is the right fit for you!
The John Molson School of Business Case Publications initiative is hosting an Ivey-led two-day case teaching workshop for faculty (and select graduate students pending space) on Monday, October 23 and Tuesday, October 24.
Come out and grab a FREE cup of Concordia's Fairtrade coffee: Stingers Roast!
Come out and grab a FREE cup of Concordia's Fairtrade coffee: Stingers Roast!
During this reading circle we will discuss Adam Gaudry and Danielle Lorenz’s article: “Indigenization as Inclusion, Reconciliation, and Decolonization: Navigating the Different Visions for Indigenizing the Canadian Academy.” (2018) Summary: “Following the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC’s) Calls to Action, Canadian universities and colleges have felt pressured to indigenize their institutions. What “indigenization” has looked like, however, has varied significantly. Based on the input from an anonymous online survey of 25 Indigenous academics and their allies, we assert that indigenization is a three-part spectrum. On one end is Indigenous inclusion, in the middle reconciliation indigenization, and on the other end decolonial indigenization. We conclude that despite using reconciliatory language, post-secondary institutions in Canada focus predominantly on Indigenous inclusion. We offer two suggestions of policy and praxis—treaty-based decolonial indigenization and resurgence-based decolonial indigenization—to demonstrate a way toward more just Canadian academy.”
Career Counseling and Educational Transitions is a new unit in the Student Success Centre designed to support students as they explore career options and transition to new life stages, whether starting university or moving into life after graduation.
Interested in Concordia's Art Education Department? Come to Portfolio Day!
Open Educational Resources (OER) have a role to play in tailored learning alongside the accessibility and affordability of education. This 45-minute session will provide: - An overview of discipline-specific open educational resources. - Adopting open textbook projects. - Using creative commons licences. - Enhancing the accessibility of educational resources. Faculty members are additionally invited to book a 30-minute consultation if interested in discussing any of the topics in greater detail, including embarking upon an open textbook grant.
The goal of the activity is to spend more time in parks and green spaces near the Loyola campus, enjoying a morning in the park whilst serving the community by participating in a clean-up challenge.
Join us at our community-building pasta lunches: $15 for a plate of pasta with meat or vegan sauce, salad, a roll, beverage and dessert.
Join us for an inspiring educational journey on November 1st!
This two-hour course was created for Concordia faculty and staff who are interested in sustainability and want to learn more about it and how to advance sustainability at Concordia.
Last spring, the Spotlight Series hosted Health Services and Dr. AJ Rubineau to hear about healthcare at Concordia for 2Spirit, Trans, and Non-binary (2STNB) students.
Inclusive pedagogy is a rapidly evolving field of teaching and learning. This session is geared towards breaking down the key elements of inclusive pedagogy, and is an experiential workshop designed to allow participants to both witness and experience the methods and strategies that underpin inclusive instruction. Through reflection on individual teaching practices, participants will consider what inclusive pedagogy can mean for them. Participants will: 1. Grasp key elements of inclusive pedagogy 2. Identify specific pedagogical strategies that align with their individual teaching approaches
Join us at our community-building pasta lunches: $15 for a plate of pasta with meat or vegan sauce, salad, a roll, beverage and dessert.
In this session, we will engage in meaningful discussion on racial hierarchies from a historical perspective and the ways it is being constructed in the present.
This 60-minute workshop in a circle format will begin with a presentation co-facilitated by two (2) Indigenous Advisors at Concordia on creating safe learning spaces for Indigenous students at the University. The second part of the workshop will allow participants to share and discuss. This workshop aims to provide participants with an understanding of what cultural safety means for Indigenous students within the institution in the context of the upcoming September 30th’s 3rd National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. After completing this workshop, participants may: - Recognize the lived reality of Indigenous students outside and within the classrooms. - Identify Indigenous peoples’ decolonial and holistic approaches. - Determine appropriate and trauma-informed approaches to creating safe learning spaces. - Familiarize yourself with available resources to guide you in creating culturally safe spaces.
Screening + Q&A with MHSoC alumna Jacky Mills
Discover new ways to improve student study skills and learner engagement. In this book club, we will read and discuss Saundra Yancy McGuire’s highly acclaimed book, Teaching Students How to Learn: Strategies you can incorporate into any course to improve student metacognition, study skills and motivation. Faculty will receive a physical copy of the book and should plan their time to read two short, selected chapters each month.
Faculty members can learn how to design a new real-world project-based student experience for an upcoming course.
The purpose of this interest group is to support faculty in applying or improving their application of contemplative practices in their classroom to promote well-being and a compassionate classroom, to further course goals, and to support learning. We will be meeting regularly for discussion, exploration and guided practice to get first-hand experience with different practices; experimenting to receive peer feedback; inviting members to lead thematic sessions; and potentially co-creating resources to support our practices.
This session offers an open and interactive space for student-facing professionals to explore what it means to foster a culture of inclusivity in a variety of educational settings and service delivery contexts. Join us as we explore ways to build equity into our daily work and practice.
Each month, we will engage with an article on student (dis)engagement in higher education and adaptive strategies. All Concordia teaching staff (including teaching assistants) and other staff by special request — regardless of whether you had time to read the full article. We’ll start with small group discussions each session and then collectively develop a practical knowledge base. Subtopics may include whole-person education, relational learning, flexible pedagogy, or student participation.
The Concordia classroom is a very diverse environment. This diversity is expressed in terms of the students’ ages, cultural background, language, disability condition, socio-economic status, and other non-traditional profiles. The heterogeneity of this inclusive classroom and our new reality brings with it the challenge to design courses that meet the objectives of the course or program while effectively responding to the needs of all learners. In order to meet these challenges, innovative approaches like Universal Design for Learning (UDL) are being implemented. Designing our courses using these strategies and techniques makes them more accessible to everyone, thus reducing the need for individual accommodations.
SAY MORE is a monthly lunch time gathering to connect either in person or online. Each event will have a community facilitator. See the calendar HERE for registration and the various activities planned! Bring your lunch and join us! Coffee, snacks, and tea provided.
This hands-on workshop aims to equip faculty with the knowledge and practical skills to develop and implement new interactive feedback features in Moodle 4.1. Participants will explore and gain hands-on experience with a range of interactive feedback methods, including peer feedback, self-assessment, interactive quizzes, activity completion, and multimedia feedback, enabling them to design diverse feedback experiences for their students. By the end of the workshop, faculty members will have increased confidence in using Moodle 4.1 for the purposes of interactive feedback, leading to enhanced student engagement, and learning outcomes.
Indigenization of the academy refers to the meaningful inclusion of Indigenous peoples’ knowledge(s) in the everyday fabric of the institution from policies to practices across all levels, not just in curriculum. How and to what extent does your curriculum content and pedagogy reflect Indigenous peoples’ voices and perspectives across the academy in respectful ways? What does a successful Indigenized decolonized post-secondary institution look? During this reading circle we will discuss Dr. Michelle Pidgeon’s 2016 article, More Than a Checklist: Meaningful Indigenous Inclusion in Higher Education and discuss what Indigenization means as it relates to institutional initiatives (e.g., policy, programs, and practices).
The purpose of this interest group is to support faculty in applying or improving their application of contemplative practices in their classroom to promote well-being and a compassionate classroom, to further course goals, and to support learning. We will be meeting regularly for discussion, exploration and guided practice to get first-hand experience with different practices; experimenting to receive peer feedback; inviting members to lead thematic sessions; and potentially co-creating resources to support our practices.
Discover new ways to improve student study skills and learner engagement. In this book club, we will read and discuss Saundra Yancy McGuire’s highly acclaimed book, Teaching Students How to Learn: Strategies you can incorporate into any course to improve student metacognition, study skills and motivation. Faculty will receive a physical copy of the book and should plan their time to read two short, selected chapters each month.
The purpose of this interest group is to support faculty in applying or improving their application of contemplative practices in their classroom to promote well-being and a compassionate classroom, to further course goals, and to support learning. We will be meeting regularly for discussion, exploration and guided practice to get first-hand experience with different practices; experimenting to receive peer feedback; inviting members to lead thematic sessions; and potentially co-creating resources to support our practices.
The purpose of this interest group is to support faculty in applying or improving their application of contemplative practices in their classroom to promote well-being and a compassionate classroom, to further course goals, and to support learning. We will be meeting regularly for discussion, exploration and guided practice to get first-hand experience with different practices; experimenting to receive peer feedback; inviting members to lead thematic sessions; and potentially co-creating resources to support our practices.
The purpose of this interest group is to support faculty in applying or improving their application of contemplative practices in their classroom to promote well-being and a compassionate classroom, to further course goals, and to support learning. We will be meeting regularly for discussion, exploration and guided practice to get first-hand experience with different practices; experimenting to receive peer feedback; inviting members to lead thematic sessions; and potentially co-creating resources to support our practices.
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