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Wednesday 3 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:30 PM
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
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
2:00 PM
Session 2A: Overcoming the distance: Practices in education in an online world
50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Talk

Richard Schmid, Concordia University (Moderator)

Emilie Bowles, Riverside School Board (Speaker)

Michael Canuel (Speaker)

Moderator: Richard Schmid, Professor, Education, Concordia University
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...
2:50 PM
2:50 PM
BREAK - Join us in Agora, our virtual space for conversations and networking
1 hour 20 minutes, 2:50 PM - 4:10 PM
Here is how to connect to Agora:Agora uses the online platform Wonder...
3:20 PM
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:...
Session 3B: Panel Discussion: Adapting Literacy Services: Considerations for Reaching Vulnerable Populations in Times of Crisis
50 minutes, 3:20 PM - 4:10 PM

Margo Legault, Literacy Quebec (Panelist)

Laura Thompson (Moderator)

Wendy Seys (Panelist)

Moderator: Laura Thompson, Project Manager, Literacy Quebec Speakers:Margo Leg...
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