PD and “dubious” conferences Last May, the Professional Development Committee started to receive PD requests to attend conferences that seemed somewhat peculiar. The admin rep on the committee started to question some and spent a few minutes developing an “abstract” that
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The New York Times “A Peek Inside the Strange World of Fake Academia” A Peek Inside the Strange World of Fake Academia www.nytimes.com Sham scholarly publications and academic conferences without rigor reflect a legitimate problem: too many Ph.D.-holders chasing
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Thursday, November 16, 2017 ROOM F-216 at 1:15 pm – 4:00 pm Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes – November 2, 2017 Business Arising Asbestos Cont Ed charges By Law 3 SO24 update – resources for teachers with students with
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Cont Ed Teachers’ Special Meeting You are invited to a special meeting to address the specific concerns of Cont Ed teachers over wine and cheese: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, on Thursday, January 25, 2018. (We chose this time, in
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Last May, Eric Durling (president, center in photo) and Sheila Das (vice-president internal, photo credit) attended this great event with over 500 participants in higher education — students, Cegep professors, university professors, and contract teachers — from across Quebec to discuss topics essential to higher education
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 ROOM F-216 at 1:15 pm – 4:00 pm Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes – October 12, 2017 Business Arising Asbestos Budget Committee Support staff at CRT SO24 update Reports & Announcements Estates General of Higher
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 F216 – during UB – 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm AGENDA Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes – October 4, 2017 Business Arising By-law 3* Reports & Announcements New Business Quality Assurance Varia Adjournment MOTIONS: *By Law
Continue readingSolidarity with contract teachers in Ontario colleges, whose poor working conditions mirror that of Cont Ed contract work in CEGEPS. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-college-strike-academia-1.4364735?cmp=rss ‘People are suffering’: Contract work has turned universities, colleges into temp agencies, say critics www.cbc.ca Precarious work is the “new norm” at
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National Health and Safety Week: Prevention Oct 15 to 21 2017 is National Health and Safety Week (http://semainesst.org/). The focus this year is on prevention. In the context of health and safety, prevention is a daily challenge in a more and more
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