Over the past few months I’ve had the great honour of visiting five different schools in the local K-12 school system, in districts 61, 68, and 69 across Vancouver Island. Two of these visits were in preparation for my interview
Over the past month I have participated in “Stories from the Land” and “Stories from the Water” with VIU’s Elders in residence, Uncle Gary (Xulsimalt), and Sylvia Scow from the Office of Indigenous Education and Engagement. These events offer an
I attended a worthwhile webinar session from QSR on using NVivo in the literature review process. These free webinars are offered at regular intervals and can be accessed online. I learned some new tricks and best practices for organizing projects and considered
I attended a worthwhile webinar session from QSR on using NVivo to conduct Content Analysis research. These free webinars are offered at regular intervals and can be accessed online. I learned some new tricks and best practices for organizing projects, conducting coding
I participated in the Indigenous Learning Circles program offered over two-years at VIU. The program invited faculty members to engage with Indigenous perspectives and critically reflect on our teaching and learning practices with a goal to supporting a classroom free of marginalization for
Team based learning (TBL) is a comprehensive instructional method, invented by organizational behavior professor Larry K. Michaelsen, which puts students into roles of greater autonomy and responsibility for acquiring and using information. A central strategy of TBL is to shift the use
A working group I co-lead with faculty interested in redesigning their classes to incorporate experiential learning practices. Working together, we unpacked the challenges and benefits of using experiential learning to create conditions for student responsibility and engagement in our courses. The working
This badge recognizes those who successfully completed the 2015 ELI Course: Supporting Excellence in Online Instruction, as well as all related projects or activities. Individuals who earned this badge successfully engaged in and completed a 6-hour course facilitated by community
This badge recognizes those who successfully completed the 2014 Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) Online Spring Focus Session: Faculty Engagement and Development: Effective and Innovative Practice, as well as all related activities. Individuals who earned this badge successfully engaged in and