Tuesday, Jan. 14, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

ED-1001

Making the most of your Brightspace site is a three-part, in-person, interactive series of sessions designed to help Memorial instructors enhance their teaching practice through effective use of the Brightspace learning management system. Each session will focus on frequently asked questions, covering the Content tool in the first session, Discussions in the second and the Gradebook in the final session.

These sessions are intended for academic staff members, contractual instructors, postdoctoral fellows, instructional staff and per course instructors who want to maximize the potential of Brightspace to create dynamic and effective learning experience.

NOTE: The series consists of three sessions: Jan. 14 and 28; and Feb. 11 (11:00am – 12:00pm) and will be held in ED 1001 (TLX).

To register for this series, please visit Making the most of your Brightspace site.

Presented by CITL

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 12-1 p.m.

IIC-2012, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation

Are you an undergraduate student at Memorial University considering further studies? Join us at our weekly drop-in information sessions to learn more about the opportunities awaiting you at the School of Graduate Studies! Students can come in at any time during the hour to ask questions about graduate programs, application processes, scholarships, and any other queries about pursuing graduate studies at Memorial University

Coffee on us! No registration required. .

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1-2 p.m.

Online

This workshop shows some of the common mistakes academic writers make when incorporating sources into text – mistakes that can lead to unintentional plagiarism. It also provides tips to avoid plagiarizing through developing paraphrasing and summarizing strategies.

Date and Time: Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1-2 p.m. NST

Mode: Online via Webex

Presenter: Nadine Adams, English for Academic Purposes Specialist, Writing Centre

Register: Understanding Plagiarism – Winter 2025

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 10-11 a.m.

Online

Are you wondering how to put together a strong application to graduate programs at Memorial University? Join us for this free webinar to review the details of the application process. Our presenter will provide you with a step-by-step guide and useful tips to help with your application to Memorial.
REGISTER

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 10-11 a.m.

Online

Looking to advance your career with an MBA degree? Sign up for our virtual information session to learn about Memorial’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program. Discover how you can gain an education and an experience to enhance your career at our internationally accredited business school.

REGISTER

Presented by Faculty of Business Administration

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2-3 p.m.

Online

This session will focus on the options available for assessing student learning using the Quizzes tool in Brightspace. Brightspace quizzes enable asking various types of questions of students, and they are easy to set up, administer, and grade. Topics covered in this session include:

• Creating a quiz
• Due dates, availability dates, and other restrictions
• Appropriate security settings
• Providing special access for select students
• Accessing and grading student submissions

Ways of creating a different version of a quiz for each student (shuffling, using question pools or sections, etc.) will also be presented.

For more information and to register, please visit the CITL Events Calendar.

Presented by CITL

Thursday, Jan. 16, 10-11 a.m.

Online

The Video Assignment tool, developed by Bongo and available in Brightspace, allows instructors to implement video-based assessments that evaluate students on speeches, presentations and more. Apart from individual and group presentations, instructors can also create question- and-answer assessments where students need to respond to questions that appear on the screen in real time. An added bonus is that the video assessments can be created and graded directly in Brightspace.

In this session, we will review the types of assessments that can be created through the video assignment tool and go over the process of creating them in Brightspace.

For more information and to register, please visit the CITL Events Calendar.

Presented by CITL

Thursday, Jan. 16, 10-11 a.m.

Online

Join the Department of Human Resources along with an expert facilitator from TELUS Health for this session on Welcoming Change into Your Life.

Change is a natural part of life. While some changes can affect the very structure of your life, other changes can have subtle impacts on your day-to-day activities. Sometimes you may be aware that a change is imminent but are uncertain about what it will involve and how it will affect your life. Situations like these can create ambiguity, worry, or a sense of loss and sadness. This seminar will address the emotional reactions that participants may experience when confronted with change, taking into account their personality and strength, and provide coping skills to enable them to manage change more effectively.

Click Here to register.

Presented by Department of Human Resources

Thursday, Jan. 16, 7:30-9 p.m.

D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music

Iris Trio
Night Music
MAINSTAGE CONCERT SERIES

The critically acclaimed Iris Trio, with faculty member Christine Carter on clarinet, returns to Music at Memorial for the world premiere of their program Night Music. Explore the realm of the night, weaving through mystery, romance and the subconscious in Max Bruch’s sublime “Night Song” and enchanting new commissions by Randall Woolf, David Jaeger and beloved Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Slean.

For tickets and a complete schedule of events for the 2024-25 Concert Series, visit our website here. 

Presented by School of Music

Friday, Jan. 17, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Juniper House, 208 Elizabeth Ave.

The Winter Tent Gathering is a time to welcome the entire Memorial community, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, staff and faculty back to campus for another semester. This is also a time to reconnect, meet new friends, and to enjoy some traditional food and drumming.

In partnership with First Light St. John’s Friendship Centre, Memorial Student Life and the Indigenous Student Resource Centre on the St. John’s campus, the Winter Tent Gathering will be taking place on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the grounds of Juniper House at 208 Elizabeth Avenue. The event will be happening inside Juniper House should weather conditions not cooperate.

To register for the Tent Gathering on January 17th please click the following link: https://x757z1ei.forms.app/event-registration-form

For more information, please email: isrc@mun.ca.

Presented by Indigenous Student Resource Centre; First Light; Student Life

Friday, Jan. 17, 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Online

Department of History; Titled: The “Greatest Frontier Days’ Celebration Ever Attempted”: Shaping Civic and Regional Identity in the Calgary Stampede

https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=m8f7e84565ac058118be5ef6bae4ffc6a

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Friday, Jan. 17, 1-4:30 p.m.

Online

Department of Earth Sciences; Titled: From form to flow: reconstructing the life posture and hydrodynamics of iconic Ediacaran taxa

https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=m761cb674fa541672e38cce0e3434ccf7

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Friday, Jan. 17, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

SN-2033

The Forgotten Frontline: Canada’s Sub-National Governments and the Battle Against Foreign Election Interference

Tamara A. Small

University of Guelph

Abstract:
Foreign interference is not a new phenomenon but an evolving one. Two interrelated phenomena, a new era of globalization and digital technologies, have coincided to create this challenge to democratic elections. The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions is a federal body. The objective of the public inquiry is to examine and assess foreign interference in federal electoral processes and democratic institutions with respect to the 2019 and 2021 elections. However, as one media commentator opined “does anyone seriously believe that hostile foreign states confine their efforts at foreign interference to the federal level of government and only during federal elections?” This analysis takes up the call to look beyond federal politics in understanding foreign interference by focusing on election law. While there has been extensive action on the part of the federal government, what of Canada’s sub-national governments? To what extent have the provinces and territories addressed the threat of foreign interference in their respective election laws? Answering this question is the objective of this analysis. The comparative analysis finds that little is occurring legislatively at the sub-national level in Canada to combat foreign election interference. Canada’s provinces and territories are a forgotten frontline.

Speaker Bio:

Tamara A. Small is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. She is a leading expert on the use of digital technologies by Canadian political actors. In addition to conducting research on digital campaigning in eight federal elections, she has published work on political memes and the regulatory framework for digital technologies in Canadian elections. She is the co-editor of Digital Politics in Canada: Promises and Realities (UTP).

Presented by Dr. Sarah Martin