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New Academic Staff Orientation

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ welcomes new colleagues to the academic community with our annual New Academic Staff Orientation (NASO). This year's NASO will take place onÌýAugust 20 and 21Ìý(in-person) at theÌýAV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Student Union Building, Room 303ÌýandÌýAugust 22Ìý(online).ÌýÌý

Invitations have been sent to new academic staff, if you are a new academic staff and have yet to receive an invitation, please emailÌýclt@dal.ca.Ìý

If you have any questions about NASO events, please email us atÌýclt@dal.ca.Ìý

Tuesday, August 20

All sessions will take place in room 303

9:20–9:50 am Registration (Room 302)
9:50–10:50 am

Welcome to Mi’kma’ki and AV¾ãÀÖ²¿Ìý

Elder Ann Labillois
Dr. Rick Ezekiel, Vice-President Student Affairs
Dr. Leslie Phillmore,ÌýAssociate Vice-President, Academic
11 am–12 pm

Supporting AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Students

Melissa MacKay, Assistant Vice-Provost, Campus Living and Student Well-being
Adam Donaldson,ÌýAssociate DeanÌýScholarships and Programs
12–1 pm Sit-Down Lunch  
1–2 pm

Exploring AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s Teaching and Learning CultureÌý

CLT Staff
Dr. Shawn Xiong, Instructor,ÌýDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dr. Jennifer Van Dommelen, University Teaching Fellow,ÌýDepartment of Biology
2:10–3:40 pm

Libraries, Copyright, and the Writing Centre for Faculty and StudentsÌý

Lindsay McNiff,ÌýLecturer & IM Subject Specialist, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Libraries
Jaclyn Chambers Page,ÌýCopyright Librarian, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Libraries
Scott MacPherson,ÌýCopyright Services Specialist, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Libraries
Janice MacDonald Eddington, Coordinator of Operations, Writing Advisor, Writing Centre

Wednesday, August 21

All sessions will take place in room 303

9:40–10 am Registration (Room 302)
10 am–12 pm

Research ServicesÌý

Danielle Andres, Manager, Post-Award, Research Services
Veronica Bacher,ÌýManager, Institutional and International Programs, Research Services
Shelley Brown,ÌýDirector, Strategic Initiatives and Programs, Research Services
Nasil Nam, Associate Director, Dal Innovates
Catherine Connors,ÌýDirector, Research Ethics, Research Services
Spencer Giffin,ÌýExecutive Director, Lab2Market,ÌýDal Innovates
Stephen Hartlen,ÌýAssistant Vice-President, Industry Relations,ÌýOffice of Commercialization and Industry Engagement
David Spurrell, Manager, Grants & Contracts

12– 1 pm Box Lunch & Networking ActivitiesÌý
1–3 pm

Teaching Policies at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿: Fostering Effective Student-Professor RelationshipsÌý

Tereigh Ewert,ÌýSenior Educational DeveloperÌý(Anti-oppressive and Transformative Education)
Jen Davis, Manager, Student Accessibility Centre
Lyndsay Anderson, Advisor, Sexualized Violence
Dr. Glenn Andrea, Director, Student Health and Wellness
Patricia Laws, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Faculty of Science
Hazel Ling, Social Worker/Case Manager, Student Health and Wellness/Student Affairs
Janice MacDonald Eddington, Coordinator of Operations, Writing Advisor, Writing Centre
Judy MacDonald, Director and Professor, School of Social Work
Karen McCrank, Director, Student Success
David Pilon, Director of Counselling and Psychological Services, Student Health and Wellness

3:10–4:10 pm

Health and Mental HealthÌý

Orla McDevitt,ÌýDirector, Accessible Employment
David Pilon, Director of Counselling and Psychological Services, Student Health and Wellness

Thursday, August 22 (Online)

Brightspace Bootcamp

9–10 am

Brightspace Refresher

Do you need help finding your course space?Ìý Maybe you need to add a TA.Ìý Come to our Brightspace Refresher hour to get set up for your Fall courses.

10–11 am

Panopto & Teams

Do you want to start recording your lectures?Ìý Are you in a Panopto enabled classroom?Ìý If so, start recording lectures and add them to your course space.Ìý Going to miss a class due to a conference, record it prior to and leave it for the students to watch while you’re away.

Learn how to create a Teams meeting in your course space for your students.

11 am–12 pm

Top Hat

Top Hat will be on hand to talk to Instructors about using the Student Response System.

1–2 pm

Proctorio

Proctoring assessments, online or in-person, safeguards exam and course integrity. This is essential to protecting the value of certification and degree programs. Proctorio offers our users the opportunity and flexibility to achieve their educational and career goals.

2–3 pm

Turnitin

From innovations in assessment to prevent plagiarism, everything we do at Turnitin is focused on empowering educators to help students do their best original work.

3–3:30 pm

New Features & Questions

Find out what’s coming up in Brightspace for new features. Ask questions about our products and tools.

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