Faculty Seminar | CARIMAC | Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Topic: “Research Process in Design”
Overview: 30-minute presentation and moderated Q&A on the importance of research to design. Presenters are drawn from the CARIMAC student /graduate community. They will present examples of their work and map the research process that led to the creation of the various pieces.
Moderator: Mr. David Soutar
Date: Thursday, February 20
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Venue: Lab, CARIMAC, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Faculty workshop | Language, Linguistics and Philosophy | Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Topic: "Fun with English"
Overview: A series of engaging activities in which participants test their critical thinking and vocabulary skills
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Venue: Writing Centre, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Faculty Animation Workshop #1| CARIMAC |Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Topic: “Professional Animation"
Overview: Professional animator(s) demonstrate animation at work and participants get to try their hands at implementing simple animation techniques.
Maximum Participants: 30 participants
Workshop Presenter: Desmond Young
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 11:00 am– 12Noon
Venue: Lab, CARIMAC Annex II, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Faculty Seminar | Literatures in English Department| Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Topic: “Global Reggae”
Overview: TBC
Moderator: TBC
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Theatre N1, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Faculty Panel Discussion | Language, Linguistics and Philosophy Department | Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Topic: Doping in Sports
Overview: Panel discussion on the permissibility or non-permissibility of Performance Enhancement Drugs, by (Jamaican) athletes.To include representatives - JAAA, sports media, along with our researcher (Sandra McCalla) from the department.
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBD
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Venue: Faculty Courtyard, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Faculty workshop |Library and Information Studies Department | Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Topic: “Nine (9) steps to maximizing Internal Assessment (IA) scores” – CAPE
Overview: TBD
Workshop Presenter: TBD
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Venue: Room 03, Library and Information Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Faculty Prose Fiction Readings Event | Literatures in English Department | Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Title: TBD
Overview: Participants in the creative writing programme run by writer in residence will read from their work.
Date: Thursday February 21
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.
Venue: Faculty Courtyard, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Faculty Workshop | Modern Languages and Literatures Department | Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Topic: Micro-teaching Language Experience
Overview: Three (3) Foreign language lessons for students and invited guests
Workshop Presenter: Lecturers in Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
Venue: TBD
Faculty Forum | Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS)
Topic: “Vision 2030: Not Neglecting the Youth Perspective” (A High Achievers Forum on Vision 2030.)
Overview: Panel discussions on Sub Themes
Sub-theme for Morning Session – Vision 2030: Where are we ??
Moderator: Dionne Jackson –Miller
Panelists: Damion Crawford | Andre Haughton | Lisa Hanna | Gary Matalon | Omar Hawthorne | Dr. Knife | Donovan Johnson
Sub-theme for Afternoon Session: “Vision 2030: Overcoming the issues the way”
Moderator: Yaneek Page
Panelists: Assassin |Shelly –Anne Fraser –Pryce |Danielle Archer |Maurice Smith |Raymond Pryce |*Member of Society
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre SSLT
Department of Government | Faculty of Social Sciences
FORUM |CLIMATE CHANGE | FST | MICHAEL TAYLOR
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Venue: The Undercroft, Senate Building
Institute Symposium |Institute of Gender and Development Studies (IGDS)
Topic: TBD
Overview: Graduate Student’s Symposium featuring presentations of the research work, proposals and internship experiences of students in MSc IGDS.
Moderator: TBD
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Venue: TBC
The Mona Social Services (MSS) UWI Township Reasonings #1
Topic: Crime and Community (Title to be finalized).
Overview: A 45min 'reasoning talk' featuring residents of the community on social issues affecting the community, and chaired by discussants coming from faculty
Moderator: TBC
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Venue: TENT ERECTED NEAR UNDERCROFT TBD
The Mona Social Services (MSS) UWI Township Reasonings #2
Topic: Parenting (Title TBC)
Overview: A 45min 'reasoning talk' featuring residents of the community on social issues affecting the community, and chaired by discussants coming from faculty.
Moderator: TBC
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Venue: TENT ERECTED NEAR UNDERCROFT TBD
The Mona Social Services (MSS) UWI Township Reasonings #3
Topic: Fathers and Families (Title TBC).
Overview: A 45min 'reasoning' featuring residents of the community on social issues affecting the community, and chaired by discussants from faculty.
Moderator: TBC
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Venue: TENT ERECTED NEAR UNDERCROFT TBD
Faculty workshop | Language, Linguistics and Philosophy | Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Topic: "Fun with English"
Overview: A series of engaging activities in which participants test their critical thinking and vocabulary skills
Date: Friday February 21
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12NOON
Venue: Writing Centre, Faculty of Humanities and Education
TBD | Hugh Wynter Fertility Management Unit | Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS)
Use of telemedicine presentation
Topic: "Innovations in sexual and reproductive health"
Overview: TBD
Presenter: TBD
Friday February 21
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12NOON.
Venue: 3rd floor, Hugh Wynter Fertility Unit
Institute Panel Discussion| Institute of Gender Development Studies | IGDS
Topic: “Gender Inequity in Sports: Fact or Fiction?” Presented by: The IGDS in collaboration with UWI Sports Development and UWI Sports Department.
Overview: TBC
Date: Friday February 21
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
TBC | SSL1 suggested
The Mona Social Services (MSS) UWI Township Reasonings #4
Topic: Crime and Community (Title TBC).
Overview: A 45min'reasoning' featuring residents of the community on social issues affecting the community, and chaired by discussants coming from faculty.
Moderator: TBC
Date: Friday February 21
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 11:45a.m.
Venue: TENT ERECTED NEAR UNDERCROFT TBD
The Mona Social Services (MSS) UWI Township Reasonings #5
Topic: Parenting (Title to be finalized)
Overview: A 45min 'reasoning' featuring residents of the community on social issues affecting the community, and chaired by discussants from the faculty.
Moderator: TBC
Friday February 21
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Venue: TENT ERECTED NEAR UNDERCROFT TBD
The Mona Social Services (MSS) UWI Township Reasonings #6
Topic: Fathers and Families (Title TBC).
Overview: A 45min 'reasoning talk' featuring residents of the community on social issues affecting the community, and chaired by discussants coming from faculty.
Chair: TBC
Date: Friday February 21
Time: 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Venue: TENT ERECTED NEAR UNDERCROFT TBD
WADA Seminar in Partnership with the UWI
Seminar Title: “New Era Smart testing and Anti-doping e-education in the Caribbean”
Overview: The University of the West Indies, Mona will be hosting a symposium where a WADA education officer will present information on the pilot university e-learning programme and the proposed new WADA regulations and standards to be implemented at the end of 2014. This forum is of great national interest as it will provide critical information to all members of the Jamaican sports fraternity for the way forward.
Chairperson: Dr. Paula Dawson
Presenter(s): Prof. Archibald McDonald, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, Dr. Derrick McKoy, Dean Faculty of Law, UWI Mona, UWI Mona, Mr. Carey Brown, CEO JADCo, Dr. Rachael Irving, Senior Lecturer, UWI Mona, Dr. Guyan Arscott, Chairman Medical Committee, JFF, Mr. Tony Cunningham, Manager, Education Program, WADA, Professor Fletcher, Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences
Date: Thursday February 20
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Venue: FMS Teaching and Research Complex, FMS Building
Faculty Seminar | CARIMAC | Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Title: "Presentation Skills"
Overview: TBD
Presenter: Mrs. Fae Ellington
Date: Friday February 21
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12Noon
Venue: Room TBD, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Faculty Seminar | School of Education Department | Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Topic: "Working with Struggling Learners – assessment and intervention"
Overview: TBD
Presenter: TBD
Date: Friday February 21
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Faculty Seminar | School of Education Department | Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE)
Topic: "Improving Classroom Practice "
Overview: This workshop on the interactive classroom involves an exploration of how to improve classroom practice through assessment
Presenter: Dr. Deon Edwards Kerr and Joan Spencer Ernandez
Date: Friday February 21
Venue: SLT 2 A , School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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