Blog: 2016

Catherine Fichten has received the ‘prix Acfas Denise-Barbeau 2016 pour la recherche au collégial’ from l’Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS).

Laura King has received the Staff Recognition Award from Cégep André-Laurendeau

Catherine Fichten has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) at AHEAD

Evelyne Marcil won the prize for best title for her poster ” Dans les mots de Dédé Fortin : « Bonyeu donne moé une job »” at the Association pour la recherche au collégial (ARC) within the 84e congrès de l’Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas)! Congratulations Evelyne!

Catherine Fichten and Mary Jorgensen interviewed for the article “Les TIC au collégial : Comment rendre l’enseignement plus intelligent” that was published in Découvrir magazine. Ducharme, A. G. (2016, May). Les TIC au collégial : Comment rendre l’enseignement plus intelligent. Découvrir magazine. Retrieved from http://www.acfas.ca/print/332627

The article ”Réseau de recherche Adaptech: Technologies de l’information et des communications” gets published by Independent Living – Montreal. Marcil, E. (2016, May 4). Réseau de recherche Adaptech: Technologies de l’information et des communications. Independent Living – Montreal. Retrieved from http://va-m.org/?news=reseau-de-recherche-adaptech

The article ”Adaptech Research Network: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) ” gets published by Independent Living- Montreal. Marcil, E. (2016, May 4). Adaptech Research Network: Information and communication technologies (ICTs). Independent Living- Montreal. Retrieved from http://va-m.org/?news=adaptech-research-network

The article ”Registering for access services in college: A focus on immigrant students with disabilities” gets published in Inspirations. Vo, C., Marcil, E., Jorgensen, M., & Fichten, C. (2016). Registering for access services in college: A focus on immigrant students with disabilities. Inspirations, 8(2), 30. Retrieved from http://www.inspirationsnews.com/pdf/Editions/Inspirations_summer-160418.pdf

Odette Raymond was the keynote speaker at l’Assemblée générale annuelle 2016 de l’association québécoise des étudiants ayant des incapacités au postsecondaire (AQEIPS). The title of her presentation was “Troubles d’apprentissage et défis à relever pour les étudiants au postsecondaire et en formation professionnelle!”

Laura King has received the Mention d’honneur from l’Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale (AQPC) in recognition of her dedication to pedagogy as demonstrated by the quality of her work, which has contributed to the advancement of teaching. This award will be presented at the AQPC banquet.

Adaptech Co-Director Dr. Catherine Fichten receives Fred Strache Leadership award at the CSUN conference. /en/content/march-2016-catherine-fichten-adaptechs-co-director-was-awarded-fred-strache-leadership-award

In February 2016, Laura King was awarded a grant from the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) to examine Integrating Language Learning Within and Beyond the Classroom Walls. The principal investigator is Laura Collins and the other researchers are David Waddington and Walcir Cardoso; they all work in the Department of Education […]

The article ”Franchir le seuil : Étudiants en situation de handicap et réussite au collégial” gets published by Profweb [online]. King, L., Fichten, C. S., Havel., A., & Jorgensen, M. (2016). Franchir le seuil : Étudiants en situation de handicap et réussite au collégial. Profweb [online]. Retrieved from http://www.profweb.ca/publications/articles/franchir-le-seuil-etudiants-en-situation-de-handicap-et-reussite-au-collegial

The article ”Making the grade: College students with disabilities and academic success” gets published by Profweb [online]. King, L., Fichten, C., Havel, A., & Jorgensen, M. (2016). Making the grade: College students with disabilities and academic success. Profweb [online]. Retrieved from http://www.profweb.ca/en/publications/articles/making-the-grade-college-students-with-disabilities-and-academic-success

The article “Postsecondary students with specific learning disabilities and with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should not be considered as a unified group for research or practice” gets published in the Journal of Education and Training Studies. Budd, J., Fichten, C. S., Jorgensen, M., Havel, A., & Flanagan, T. (2016). Postsecondary students with specific learning disabilities […]

Roberta Thomson presented on “Blending Universal Design, E-Learning, and Information and Communication Technologies in Higher Education” at the Impact UDL Conference in Edmonton, Alberta.

Laura King presented on “Connecting the Dots: How Student Data on Their Use of ICTs Fits into a UDL Framework ” at the Impact UDL Conference in Edmonton, Alberta.

The article “What do college students really want when it comes to their instructors’ use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in their teaching?” gets published in the International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research. Fichten, C. S., King, L., Jorgensen, M., Nguyen, M. N., Budd, J., Havel, A., Asuncion, J., Amsel, R., Raymond, […]

The article “Immigrant students can have disabilities: We just don’t know about it. ” gets published in Communiqué. Marcil, E., Vo, C., Jorgensen, M., Fichten, C. (2015). Immigrant students can have disabilities: We just don’t know about it. Communiqué, 15(3), 29-30. Retrieved from http://www.cacuss.ca/_Library/Communique/Volume_15_Issue_3_Fall_2015.pdf

Christine Vo is to be awarded the NDT Technologies Inc. Scholarship for Engineering and Computer Science at Concordia University. This scholarship recognizes her work and dedication throughout the academic year. Congratulations Christine! https://www.flickr.com/photos/encs-concordia/25806271733/in/album-72157666995839311/

The article “Theory of Planned Behavior predicts graduation intentions of Canadian and Israeli postsecondary students with and without learning disabilities / attention deficit hyperactivity disorder” gets published in the International Journal of Higher Education. Fichten, C .S., Heiman, T., Jorgensen, M., Nguyen, M. N., Havel, A., King, L., Budd, J., & Amsel, R. (2016). Theory […]

The article ” Un projet de recherche sur les TIC au Cégep André-Laurendeau et au Collège Dawson” gets published in the current news section of the Cégep André-Laurendeau website. Cégep André-Laurendeau News. (2015, December 18). Un projet de recherche sur les TIC au Cégep André-Laurendeau et au Collège Dawson. Retrieved from http://www.claurendeau.qc.ca/a-propos-du-cegep/actualites/nouvelles-courantes?extendedview=1&extendedres=947D5534-CBE9-44EA-904B-21D870D4DA77&parameters=modView%3adetail%7centry%3aBF8A44D0-4A43-401E-B096-D9BB31A969C9

The article ”An exploratory study of college and university students with visual impairment in Canada: Grades and graduation” gets published in the British Journal of Visual Impairment. Fichten, C. S., Nguyen, M. N., Asuncion, J., Martiniello, N., Jorgensen, M., Budd, J., Amsel, R., & Libman, E. (2016). An exploratory study of college and university students […]