The crisis of youth aging out of care is why Canada needs a children and youth commissioner Jacquie Gahagan, Mount Saint Vincent University; Dale Kirby, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Mary Rita Holland, Mount Saint Vincent University, and Melanie M. Doucet, McGill University Youth in Canada’s child welfare system need stronger government leadership…

👁️‍🗨️ #MSVU
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Not that she needs an introduction, bc you probably already know her & her programs, but today's #MemberOfTheWeek is the innovative Angelina Simmonds!
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#NovaScotia #Speaker #MSVU

We are excited to start a new campaign where we share resources that highlight diverse voices, experiences, cultures and joys through children literature. We aim to create this with a broader Atlantic Network of partners and with you, our amazing audience.
#eccrc #research #earlychildhood #msvu

A couple of sketches from Mount Saint Vincent University with #halifaxusk and one from the previous day of East Dover NS, one of my favourite coastal scenes ❤️
(16,17,18/018)
#drawing #sketch #urbansketching #penandink #msvu #linedrawing #pseudowoodcut #seascape

Check the updated 2025 final exam dates!

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#MSVU #FinalExams #StudySmart #HistoryDepartment

#SMUHalifax #SMUHuskies #WorldWithoutLimits #Halifax #MSVU #TheMount #MSVUProud #CUPE

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Monday will be the start of the second week of my first strike. I miss my students, teaching and discussing cultural studies with colleagues.
#cupe3912
#msvu
#part-time-academics

#Solidarity rallies at #MSVU and #SMU

#cdnpse #canlab #MakeItFair #FairDealNow
@cautdefencefund.bsky.social @ansut.bsky.social @smufu.bsky.social @dalfaculty.bsky.social @msvufa.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @unionguyns.bsky.social @j4wns.bsky.social

#Solidarity with #MSVU PT Faculty who are trying to get a #FairDeal to improve their working conditions

If you are in #Halifax, join them in solidarity today at noon at the Seton Building entrance.

#canlab #cdnpse #MakeItFair @cautdefencefund.bsky.social @ansut.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social

Part-time faculty at 3 N.S. universities could go on strike at end of month: CUPE Three Nova Scotia universities could be on the edge of strikes by part-time faculty members if negotiations don’t produce new collective agreements later this month.

“I’m hopeful, but I don’t know,” Fischer said. “I hope we reach an agreement, but we are preparing for a strike.” 🪧 🪧 🪧

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#canlab #cdnpse @cupe3912.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

#FairDealNow for #Dal, #MSVU and #SMU

At #CALA2025, Eunice Jang presents “Leveraging AI for the Assessment of Critical Reasoning in Graduate Writing: Connecting Theory, Ethics, and Practice in Canadian Higher Education.”

#CALA #MSVU #ACÉL #Halifax #Duolingo #DuolingoEnglishTest #LanguageAssessment #CELPIP #toefl #academicresearch

✨Bilingual (En/Fr) Presentation by Jennifer MacDonald!

Adapting the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS) for University English Language Teaching: A Case Study from the Chinese Context

#CALA2025 #MSVU #ACÉL #Halifax

🧠✨ Exploring the intersection of Educational Psychology and language learning at #CALA2025!
Emma Becker presented “Aligning Social-Emotional Learning theory, evidence, and assessment for EAL learners: A scoping review of Canadian evidence.” 🇨🇦

#MSVU #EAL #Social-EmotionalLearning #LanguageAssessment

✨ Meng-Su Lee presented “An Investigation into Feedback Uptake in Computerized Dynamic Assessment”

#CALA2025 #MSVU #ACÉL #Halifax #DynamicAssessment #ComputerizedDynamicAssessment #LanguageAssessment #academicresearch

✨Zhi Li presented on Comparing the use of interactional tools in IELTS lecture-based listening tests and the BASE lectures.

#CALA2025 #MSVU #ACÉL #Halifax #LanguageAssessment #AcademicResearch #IELTS #BASELectures

✨ Welcome to Day 2 of the Fall 2025 #CALA Conference 💙📚

Get ready for another great day full of exciting presentations!!

#CALA2025 #MSVU #ACÉL #Halifax #Duolingo #DuolingoEnglishTest #LanguageAssessment #CELPIP #toefl #academicresearch

Wrapped up Day 1 of #CALA2025 with our Work-In-Progress discussions. So inspired by the incredible range of talks today!

#MSVU #AcademicResearch #Duolingo #LanguageAssessment

❇️ Ramsey Caldwell with #Duolingo discussed a study extended time accommodations on a computer-adaptive high-stakes English test. 💻💬

#CALA2025 #CALA/ACEL #LanguageAssessment #DuolingoEnglishTest #ELL #MSVU #Halifax #LanguageTest

✨Johanathan Woodworth presented on educator perspectives on AI literacy and fairness in language assessment and feedback. 💬📚

#CALA2025 #CALA/ACÉL #MSVU #MountSaintVincentUniversity #MSVUResearch #TESL #LanguageAssessment #AI #Literacy

✨Keynote Speaker Spiros Papageorgiou presents on Methodologies for Mapping Test Scores to External Standards in the Canadian Context. 🎓🇨🇦

#CALA2025 #LanguagingAssessment #ETS #MSVU #LanguageScores #LanguageProficiency #Canada

💡Meaningful contributions and discussions #CALA2025 #MSVU

🔹 Christine Doe – Taking a positive turn for the affective dimension of the Learning-Oriented Assessment Framework: “These things give us courage”

🔹 Meng-Hsu Lee – A mixed-methods investigation into raters’ assessments of prosodic features

🔎✨ Amna Mirza presenting at #CALA2025 on enhancing irregular word recognition in English learners through the Packing–Unpacking–Packing method 📚💡

#CALA #MSVU #ACÉL #Halifax #Duolingo #LanguageAssessment #EnglishLearners #CELPIP #toefl #academicresearch

✨Welcoming everyone to the Fall 2025 CALA Conference at Mount Saint Vincent University! A day of meaningful connections, learning, and celebrating research on language assessment🧡📘 #CALA2025 #MSVU #ACÉL #Halifax #Duolingo #DuolingoEnglishTest #LanguageAssessment #CELPIP #toefl #academicresearch

HT | MSV Duisburg 1-0 SSV Ulm

Duisburg have been good value for their lead and deserve to be in front at the break. However, an incredibly harsh sending off for Borkowski has changed the game. Duisburg fans let the referee know what they think.

#MSVU | #3Liga

PUAD 5180 - Social Media Impact on Public Service Motivation Does daily social media usage influence career sector selection among young graduates aged 18-35 in Atlantic Canada?

Are you a current post-secondary student from Atlantic Canada?
If so, my research team and I want to hear about your experiences
Please take our 15 minute anonymous survey to make your voice heard. #dalhousie #msvu #upei #stfx #acadia #smu
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Paintings by Edith MacDonald-Brown currently showing at MSVU.

#art #fineart #painting #historicart #arthistory #blackhistory #femaleartist #blackartist #novascotianartist #canadianartist #africville #edithmacdonaldbrown #msvu #msvugallery @msvuartgallery

If you are a woman in Halifax, Nova Scotia, please consider participating in our research! #halifax #novascotia #research #psychology #MSVU #ADHD #perimenopause #womeninscience #womeninSTEM

Spending my morning creating a calendar, months et al for my DnD game, and am positively GIDDY with delight that I am doing for school credit. If this isn't my best life, I don't know what is!
#dnd #msvu

Proud to join the exodus from X/Twitter to BlueSky! #MSVU #SchoolPsych #InclusiveEd #BlueSky