William Floch

SRQEA

Ministère du Conseil exécutifSecrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise

Participates in 1 Session

Sessions in which William Floch participates

Wednesday 3 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

12:30 PM

Welcome Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Importance of a Plurilingual Approach in English-Speaking Higher Education for Language Vitality and Identity Validation

1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Keynote

Angelica Galante, McGill University (Keynote speaker)

Lorraine O’Donnell, QUESCREN, Concordia University (Master of ceremonies)

William Floch, Ministère du Conseil exécutifSecrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise (Master of ceremonies)

Brian Lewis, Department of Communications Studies, Concordia University; co-director, QUESCREN (Moderator)

Welcome remarks:Lorraine O'Donnell, Research Associate, QUESCREN; Affiliate Assistant Professor, Sch...

Sessions in which William Floch attends

Wednesday 3 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

12:30 PM

Welcome Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Importance of a Plurilingual Approach in English-Speaking Higher Education for Language Vitality and Identity Validation

1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Keynote

Angelica Galante, McGill University (Keynote speaker)

Lorraine O’Donnell, QUESCREN, Concordia University (Master of ceremonies)

William Floch, Ministère du Conseil exécutifSecrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise (Master of ceremonies)

Brian Lewis, Department of Communications Studies, Concordia University; co-director, QUESCREN (Moderator)

Welcome remarks:Lorraine O'Donnell, Research Associate, QUESCREN; Affiliate Assistant Professor, Sch...

1:30 PM

BREAK - Join us in Agora, our virtual space for conversations and networking

1 hour 20 minutes, 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Here is how to connect to Agora:Agora uses the online platform Wonder...

2:00 PM

Session 2B: Mapping the Demographics of English-Language Education

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Talk

John McMahon, Vanier College; Consortium of English-language post-secondary institutions; QUESCREN Advisory Board (Moderator)

D'Arcy Springate-Floch, Playfair Statistics (Speaker)

Caroline Dufour, Playfair Statistics (Speaker)

Moderator: John McMahon, Directo...

Session 2C: Retaining College Students and Graduates

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Talk

Susan Regan, John Abbott College (Speaker)

Nicholas Salter, Provincial Employment Roundtable (Moderator)

Douglas Brown (Speaker)

Constance Crossland, John Abbott College (Speaker)

Moderator: Nicholas Salt...

3:20 PM

Session 3A: Panel discussion: Sustainable Initiatives for the Future of Quebec’s Black English-Speaking Communities

50 minutes, 3:20 PM - 4:10 PM

Talk

ALIX ADRIEN (Moderator)

Désirée Rochat (Panelist)

Clarence Bayne, Black Studies Center Black Community Forum (Panelist)

Sustainable initiatives for the future of Quebec’s Black English-speaking communities – The Concordia Library Black community Archives:...

Thursday 4 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

1:50 PM

Session 5C: Panel Discussion: Protecting the Vitality of the English-Speaking Community in Québec: The Role of the School

50 minutes, 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM

Talk

Tino Bordonaro (Panelist)

Debbie Horrocks, LEARN (Panelist)

John Buck, CEDEC (Panelist)

Tino Bordonaro (Moderator)

Sandy Astles (Panelist)

Speakers:

3:10 PM

Session 6A: Adult Education, Vocational Training and Work-Integrated Learning

50 minutes, 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Talk

Dr. Ghada Sfeir (Moderator)

Maria Giammarco, Business + Higher Education Roundtable (Speaker)

Lucie Roy, Riverside School Board (Speaker)

Moderator: Ghada Sfeir, Researcher-Member, QUESCREN, Concordia University

Friday 5 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Session 7 – Workshop on QUESCREN's Education Research Briefs

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Workshop

Debbie Horrocks, LEARN (Moderator)

Patricia Lamarre (Speaker)

Cindy Finn, Lester B. Pearson School Board (Speaker)

Tino Bordonaro (Speaker)

Kathleen Mulawka (Speaker)

Emma Legault (Moderator)

ALIX ADRIEN (Speaker)

Moderators: Debbie

12:30 PM

Keynote Address: Celebrating Indigenous Languages in Academia

50 minutes, 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

Keynote

Dominique Michaud, Concordia University (Moderator)

Manon Tremblay, Concordia University (Keynote speaker)

Manon Tremblay, Senior Director, Indigenous Directions, Concordia UniversityCele...

3:10 PM

Keynote Address: The Future of Education in an Official-Language Minority Setting: Demographic Change and New Points of View

50 minutes, 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Keynote

Dr. Patrick Donovan, QUESCREN (Moderator)

Raymond Theberge, Office of offcial Language (Keynote speaker)

Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages of CanadaThe Future of Education in an Official-Language...

4:00 PM

Wrap-Up Town Hall

30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Lorraine O’Donnell, QUESCREN, Concordia University (Moderator)

The Education and Vitality Forum will conclude with an informal virtual discus...