UWI Calendar of Events
September 2022

September 22 | Online

The UWI/Guardian Group Premium Teaching Awards Ceremony

Join The UWI St Augustine and the Guardian Group for a celebration of outstanding educators. This biennial event, hosted by the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), will be themed this year as “Ready, Set, Click: Negotiating Quality in the Blended/Online Teaching and Learning Environment”.

Attend the virtual ceremony on The UWI St Augustine YouTube page, and enjoy the presentation from featured speaker Dr Camille Dickson-Deane, Senior Lecturer of Higher Education Learning Design at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.

For more information, email premiumeventcetl@sta.uwi.edu. To attend, visit The UWI St Augustine YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/uwistaugustine.

October 8 | School of Education, UWI St Augustine Campus

Fundamentals of Hyflex Teaching and Learning: Meeting the Future needs of Young Learners

We live in a digital era that offers exciting possibilities for teaching and learning at the early childhood level. We now have a scenario where teaching can shift from face-to-face, to remote and back. This workshop is the first of its kind to introduce Hybrid-Flexible or Hyflex teaching to early childhood educators in T&T.

This workshop will introduce participants to Hyflex and upgrade teachers’ skills in providing high quality teaching to young learners. It will be a valuable experience for early childhood educators, administrators, parents and the public.

Content:

• Principles and practices for engaging 21st century learners
• Technology tools and resources for Hyflex early childhood care and education

Presenters include:

• Dr Sabeerah Abdul-Majied (Early Childhood Specialist)
• Ms Sandra Figaro Henry (Fulbright Scholar and Education Technologist from New York Institute of Technology)
• Dr Simone Primus (Early Childhood Educator and Librarian)

Cost: TT$375 per person

For more information, email Dr Abdul-Majied at Sabeerah.Abdul-Majied@sta.uwi.edu

October 19 to 21 | Online

UWI/Toronto Metropolitan University RCYP Conference - The Well-being of Children and Young People in Central America and the Caribbean

Over the past six years, the Canada-based Rights for Children and Youth Partnership (RCYP) has conducted an international research project focused on the protection of children. This virtual conference, hosted by the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) at UWI St Augustine, represents the culmination of their scholarly research.

The RCYP project looked at the well-being of young people in Central America and the Caribbean, and their diaspora populations in Canada. Scholars from over 13 universities were involved. Its themes included education practices, child protection systems, immigration dynamics, social media and ICT, and violence against children and youth.

This conference is a great opportunity for academics, students, government officials and professionals involved with youth, NGOs, and the private sector. The conference will take place on Zoom.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/UWI-TMUeconference. For more information, visit SALISES at https://sta.uwi.edu/salises/ or RCYP at http://rcypartnership.org/en/projects/.