Webinars and talks Part 2
In the first of this 2-part webinar series, Dr. Kim Gomez discussed how working collaboratively in partnership can be enhanced through the use of co-design, an exciting and evidence-based approach to increasing the likelihood of successful adoption and implementation of innovative educational initiatives. Montreal-based examples of such initiatives include the Learning Communities project at Dawson College, the Student as Partners project at McGill University, to name a few. These projects bring together faculty from different disciplines, student and faculty pairings, both with the goal of designing and implementing solutions reflecting the expertise, perspectives and mutual respect of the participants. In short, the work and results of such initiatives are centred on equity and inclusion of the education stakeholders.
In this 2nd webinar, we will focus on several case examples to examine how the principles described in Dr. Gomez’s first talk are put into practice. These cases will further illustrate what it takes to make collaborative design work and how challenges have been, or are being, overcome.
Dr. Kim Gomez is a Professor in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at UCLA and a faculty partner in UCLA’s Center of Community Schools. She leverages design-based and impact-focused research methodologies to understand the contribution of literate practices to STEM teaching and learning with the aim of supporting more socially just and equitably focused designed tools and contexts. Dr. Gomez has extensive experience in supporting researcher-practitioner co-design and design team development.
Annie-Hélène Samson has been teaching biology at Dawson since 2002. Initially drawn into neurophysiology and biology through her master’s degree, teaching became her passion and she completed a Ph.D. in education at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. Involved in the Learning Communities initiative at Dawson, she constantly strives to make interdisciplinary connections and is now keen to introduce students to the wonders of AI and its potential role in deciphering the many mysteries of biochemistry.
Annie-Hélène Samson has been teaching biology at Dawson since 2002. Initially drawn into neurophysiology and biology through her master’s degree, teaching became her passion and she completed a Ph.D. in education at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. Involved in the Learning Communities initiative at Dawson, she constantly strives to make interdisciplinary connections and is now keen to introduce students to the wonders of AI and its potential role in deciphering the many mysteries of biochemistry.