Collaboration in the context of COVID- 19 : The views of practitioners regarding obstacles encountered while working with criminalized individuals

This article examines the responses of 81 Quebec practitioners working with criminalized individuals aged 16 to 35 who were surveyed about the challenges posed by the pandemic crisis in terms of intra- and inter- organizational collaboration. These practitioners, affiliated to various public and community agencies, completed, between November 2020 and June 2021, a questionnaire regarding the impact of COVID-19 on their ability to work in collaboration with other practitioners. The findings of this study show that the crisis has had particularly powerful effects on the organizational dimension of collaboration, and even more so on the interactional dimension of collaboration. More specifically, the findings indicate how human relationships constitute an essential aspect of collaborative practices, regarding both collaboration among practitioners and collaboration with clients. In conclusion, this article provides an opportunity to reflect on the conditions essential for collaborative work between practitioners, as well as on the expectations one should have with regard to the integration of services and the support of criminalized individuals.

Colaborar en contexto de COVID-19. Punto de vista de los trabajadores sobre los obstáculos con los que se topan al trabajar con personas judicializadas

• This article examines the responses of 81 Quebec practitioners working with criminalized individuals aged 16 to 35 who were surveyed about the challenges posed by the pandemic crisis in terms of intra- and inter-organizational collaboration. These practitioners, affiliated to various public and community agencies, completed, between November 2020 and June 2021, a questionnaire regarding the impact of COVID-19 on their ability to work in collaboration with other practitioners. The findings of this study show that the crisis has had particularly powerful effects on the organizational dimension of collaboration, and even more so on the interactional dimension of collaboration. More specifically, the findings indicate how human relationships constitute an essential aspect of collaborative practices, regarding both collaboration among practitioners and collaboration with clients. In conclusion, this article provides an opportunity to reflect on the conditions essential for collaborative work between practitioners, as well as on the expectations one should have with regard to the integration of services and the support of criminalized individuals. © The Author(s) 2022.

Comfortable Cohorts and Tractable Teams: Making Large Computing Theory Courses Feel Small

Instructors of introductory theoretical computing courses need to overcome lower initial student motivation ("Why do I need to learn this if I just want to be a programmer?'') and higher student discomfort ("I'm not really a 'math person'.'') to provide an engaging, inclusive, and effective learning experience for students. We present a structure for teaching large ($\sim$300 students) theory of computation courses that enables rich student collaboration and frequent student-staff interaction. We developed this structure to adapt a course that we had previously taught in large lecture format to work in a fully-virtual environment, as mandated by our university's Covid lockdown. Our experience with it led us to adopt many elements of this structure in subsequent and future courses, including those that meet in person. We anecdotally observed that this structure improves students' understanding and enthusiasm for the material. It also facilitated easier teaching assistant recruitment and retention. This paper relates our experience with forming cohorts, designing assignments, and managing teaching assistants, and discusses application of insights gained from this experience to future in-person and virtual courses. © 2022 Owner/Author.