Author: Mary Jorgensen

Catherine Fichten and Jennison Asuncion, co-directors of the Adaptech Research network, and Rosie Arcuri attended the 37th Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference.  Catherine Fichten and Rosie Arcuri presented at the conference.

 

Rosie Arcuri was a member of a student panel at about the experiences of  post-secondary students with disabilities hosted by AQEIPS.

Eminent Harvard University professor, author and Dawson grad Steven Pinker (Class of 1973) gave a Social Science Week lecture yesterday as his gift for Dawson College’s 50th Anniversary. The reception hall was filled with students and Prof. Pinker was so happy that his former teachers Ken Milkman, Lillian Fox and Catherine Fichten could also attend. Other special guests were the professor’s sister, Susan, (Class of 1977 and former psychology teacher at Dawson) who is now a Wall Street Journal columnist and psychologist, and his mother Roslyn. “My foundational beliefs were acquired at Dawson,” said Prof. Pinker, quoting Henry Adam: “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” Dawson College and its Foundation are extremely grateful for Prof. Pinker’s lecture, especially developed for Dawson, which featured an overview of his ideas and discoveries and many reminiscences about his college years.

 

Georgiana Costin and Samantha Wing presented their thesis project at the 90e Congrès de l’Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas).

Susie Wileman was selected to participate as a reviewer in the CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC Tri-Council Dimensions: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Review Committee. The Dimensions Review Committee is a pan-Canadian team of researchers and stakeholders who will review efforts of post-secondary institutions to update equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policies and protocols to promote cultural change within the research milieu.

Tim Coughlan and Adaptech Co-Directors Jennison Mark Asuncion and Catherine Fichten spoke with  Patrick O’Shea, the host of the podcast, about their work “Changing times: Emerging technologies for students with disabilities in higher education. https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/versatilist/episodes/2022-08-21T21_23_14-07_00

Two lucky student participants in Adaptech’s follow-up study, focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on the use of technology in postsecondary education,  were the winners of an Android tablet. Congratulations to Mathieu Marcotte and Morgane Laurent!