
Richard F. Schmid is a Full Professor of Education at Concordia University. He was Department Chair for almost 20 of his 43 years at Concordia. The Department of Education is similar in structure to Faculties of education, with four sub-departments, 13 graduate and undergraduate programs, 50 full time faculty, over 100 part time instructors, and ten staff. His research interests include the uses of technology for learning especially at the postsecondary level. He leads the educational technology strand of the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance, and has undertaken major systematic reviews of technology integration in tertiary learning environments. A 2014 meta-analysis involving over 1000 studies examines technology integration in post-secondary contexts, demonstrating that the key to effectiveness is the pedagogy. His textbook: Educational Psychology: Reflection for action addresses all the issues related to education in Canada, including learning, motivation, environment and school management. He has supervised over 60 doctoral and Master’s theses.
Sessions in which Richard Schmid participates
- Session 2A: Overcoming the distance: Practices in education in an online world
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Moderator: Richard Schmid, Professor, Education, Concordia University
- Talk
Sessions in which Richard Schmid attends
- Welcome Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Importance of a Plurilingual Approach in English-Speaking Higher Education for Language Vitality and Identity Validation
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Welcome remarks:Lorraine O'Donnell, Research Associate, QUESCREN; Affiliate Assistant Professor, Sch...
- Keynote

- Session 2C: Retaining College Students and Graduates
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Moderator: Nicholas Salt...
- Talk
- Session 3B: Panel Discussion: Adapting Literacy Services: Considerations for Reaching Vulnerable Populations in Times of Crisis
- 3:20 PM - 4:10 PM | 50 minutes
- Moderator: Laura Thompson, Project Manager, Literacy Quebec Speakers:Margo Leg...
- Keynote Address: Online Education - The Experience of the Quebec Board of Black Educators
- 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | 50 minutes
- Alix Adrien, President, Quebec Board of Black EducatorsOnline Education - The Experience of the Quebec Board ...
- Keynote
- Session 5C: Panel Discussion: Protecting the Vitality of the English-Speaking Community in Québec: The Role of the School
- 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM | 50 minutes
- Speakers:
- Talk
- Session 6A: Adult Education, Vocational Training and Work-Integrated Learning
- 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM | 50 minutes
- Moderator: Ghada Sfeir, Researcher-Member, QUESCREN, Concordia University
- Talk
- Keynote Address: Celebrating Indigenous Languages in Academia
- 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | 50 minutes
- Manon Tremblay, Senior Director, Indigenous Directions, Concordia UniversityCele...
- Keynote

- Session 9B: Learning beyond the Classroom
- 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM | 50 minutes
- Moderator: Anthony di Mascio, Professor, School of Education, Bishop's University
- Talk
- Keynote Address: The Future of Education in an Official-Language Minority Setting: Demographic Change and New Points of View
- 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM | 50 minutes
- Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages of CanadaThe Future of Education in an Official-Language...
- Keynote
