海角社区 Education's Fall Updates for Alumni and Friends of the Faculty helps to keep you informed of the great things we're doing. Every 海角社区 Education student has a story to tell. These are just a few of them.
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The Gibbs Lab is seeking participants for a PAID research opportunity for a study evaluating the associations between muscle function, physical activity, and bone strength in endurance trained men and women aged 18-35 years.
Participants will be asked to complete a VO2max test, DXA, pQCT, muscle strength, and questionnaires over two study visits.
If interested, please contact: gibbslab.kpe [at] mcgill.ca
Eve-Marie Quintin, neuropsychologist and music scientist from the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, appeared on CBC Radio's Ontario Today to discuss how we use music to cope.
Dr. Tina Montreuil, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, has contributed to a special Winter 2022 Issue of the EngagED Learning - Teaching in the Digital Age on "The Development of Social and Emotional Competencies" with an article entitled "Optimizing the Well-Being of Teachers for a Better Education of Future Generations".
Professor Lindsay Duncan, from the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education, appeared on the Partnership for Clean Competition's Anti-Doping Podcast to discuss her new research project.
The project aims to identify behaviours that athletes can engage in on a regular basis to help them avoid breaking the anti-doping rules of sport.
Listen to the full podcast .
A recent study from a group of Quebec researchers reinforces the idea that children, particularly those with developmental issues or health problems, may be particularly vulnerable to the interruptions to their regular routines caused by the pandemic. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry in December 2021, suggests children were particularly susceptible to disrupted sleep patterns, loneliness and isolation.听
Professor Ross Andersen, from the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education, appeared on the CBC radio program Let's Go, to talk about over training after the holidays.
He also shared some important information about how to stick with a healthy amount of exercise.
Listen to the full CBC Radio interview .
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海角社区 Education alumna, M茅lodie Daoust (B.Ed. Phys. Ed. 2017) will compete with the Canadian women's hockey team in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing, scheduled to take place February 4 to 20, 2022. It will be her third time competing in the Olympic Games, and as the 2021 World Championship MVP, she is determined to bring her team to victory.听"We want to show everyone that the gold medal belongs to Canada," said Daoust when discussing next month's games.听
The Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning (LPP) conference brings scholars from different disciplines (language education, anthropology, political studies, social sciences, economics, linguistics, and more) whose work centers on language policy and planning at different levels: local, national and/or international.
鈥婽heme for 2022: Language Policy, Linguistic Human Rights, and Cultural Genocide
Concerned about kids and screen time? 海角社区 Faculty of Education experts weigh in, providing advice for families in these pre-recorded seminars.
Part of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology鈥檚 annual Effective Parenting Series, Dr. Adam Dub茅, Dr. Victoria Talwar, and Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky discuss the benefits and pitfalls of parenting in the digital world, including such topics as how to select good learning apps, addressing cyberbullying, and identifying warning signs of gaming addiction.
The Faculty of Education at 海角社区 invites applications for the position of an Associate Professor/Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. The selected candidate will also be appointed as the Director of the Sports Science Institute. Please consult the .
Professor Bronwen Low, DISE, gave an interview aired Sunday, December 12 on CFRA Ottawa Radio about Law 21, in response to the grade 3 teacher in Chelsea, QC asked to leave the classroom.
Listen to the full radio interview .
Susanne P. Lajoie, Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, has recently been recognized as a finalist for the SSHRC impact awards. Dr. Lajoie researchers technologies that support learning considering the individual characteristics of learners, such as cognition and emotions, with innovative learning analytics techniques.
The SSHRC Impact Awards honour leading Canadian researchers,听innovations, and achievements, in the field in social sciences and humanities.
Dr. Joe Levitan was awarded the 2021 A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Award as an Emerging Scholar, which is presented by the Society of Transnational Academic Researchers. This award recognizes emerging scholars who have shown significant promise and commitment to transnational research.
The Society of Transnational Academic Researchers is a network of scholars working across borders with representation from over 15,000 members in 2,353 universities spanning 115 countries.
