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Wednesday 3 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:30 PM
Decorative image for session Welcome Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Importance of a Plurilingual Approach in English-Speaking Higher Education for Language Vitality and Identity Validation
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
Higher educationPlurilingualism

Welcome remarks:Lorraine O'Donnell, Research Associate, QUESCREN; Affiliate Assistant Professor, School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia UniversityWilliam Floch, Assistant Secretary, Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d'expression anglaise  Opening Keynote AddressModerator: Brian Lewis,...

Angelica Galante
Keynote speaker

Lorraine O’Donnell
Master of ceremonies

William Floch
Master of ceremonies

Brian Lewis
Moderator
1:30 PM
Decorative image for session BREAK - Join us in Agora, our virtual space for conversations and networking
BREAK - Join us in Agora, our virtual space for conversations and networking
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes

Here is how to connect to Agora:Agora uses the online platform Wonder. This networking platform is meant to simulate the live experience of informal networking and connecting with your peers in between sessions. The virtual room is open all day, you may revisit at any point during the day.Before joining the room...

2:00 PM
Session 2A: Overcoming the distance: Practices in education in an online world
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
Online/distance learningAdult education/adult learnersEducational technologyEducational Professionals - TeachersCovid 19Educational services in the regions

Moderator: Richard Schmid, Professor, Education, Concordia UniversitySpeakers:Michael Canuel, CEO, Leading English Education and Resources Network (LEARN) "Serving the Educational Community through the 2020s"

Session 2B: Mapping the Demographics of English-Language Education
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
Demographics - Quebec English-language schoolsFirst Official Language SpokenEmployability

Moderator: John McMahon, Director General, Vanier CollegeSpeakers:D'Arcy Springate-Floch, Data Analyst, Playfair Statistics "Comparing the Presence o...

Session 2C: Retaining College Students and Graduates
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
Student retention and successCEGEPsRetention of graduates in QuebecEmployability

Moderator: Nicholas Salter, Executive Director, Provincial Employment Roundtable (PERT)Speakers:Constance Crossland, Pedagogical Counsellor and Douglas Brown, Dean of Car...

2:50 PM
Decorative image for session BREAK - Join us in Agora, our virtual space for conversations and networking
BREAK - Join us in Agora, our virtual space for conversations and networking
2:50 PM - 4:10 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes

Here is how to connect to Agora:Agora uses the online platform Wonder. This networking platform is meant to simulate the live experience of informal networking and connecting with your peers in between sessions. The virtual room is open all day, you may revisit at any point during the day.Before joining the room...

3:20 PM
Session 3A: Panel discussion: Sustainable Initiatives for the Future of Quebec’s Black English-Speaking Communities
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM | 50 minutes
Panel discussionEducation and Black English-speaking communities in Quebec

Sustainable initiatives for the future of Quebec’s Black English-speaking communities – The Concordia Library Black community Archives: recording the Black community experience for research and evidence-based initiativesSpeakers:Alix Adrien, president, Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE)Clarence Bayne, Professor emeritus, Concordia UniversityDésirée Rochat, Observato...

Session 3B: Panel Discussion: Adapting Literacy Services: Considerations for Reaching Vulnerable Populations in Times of Crisis
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM | 50 minutes
LiteracyAdult education/adult learnersCovid 19Panel discussion

Moderator: Laura Thompson, Project Manager, Literacy Quebec Speakers:Margo Legault, Executive Director, Literacy QuebecWendy Seys, Executive Director, Yamaska Literacy CouncilThe panel will be composed of Wendy Seys, Executive Director of Yamaska Literacy Council and Margo Legault, Executive Director of Literacy Quebec. These two presenters will offer dif...

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