Ideal teacher. Ireland and Quebec. Social media and Syrian refugees.

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• Science Daily joins coverage of a study, recently published in Teaching and Teacher Education, of popular perceptions of the 'ideal' teacher. Led by Sandra Chang-Kredl, assistant professor of education in the Faculty of Arts and Science, and recent graduate Daniela Colannino (MA 16, child studies), the study examines popular representations of teachers on the social media platform, Reddit.
• Project Muse publishes a review of the book, Ireland and Quebec: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on History, Culture, and Society (Four Courts Press, 2016), co-edited by Michael Kenneally, principal and chair of the School of Irish Studies at Concordia.
• Lien Multimédia (behind a paywall) writes about a study by Nadia Naffi, PhD candidate in education technology, who examines representations in social media of Syrian refugees.

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