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Festival of Learning 2018

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Carrie Nolan

Northwest Community College
Dean of Learning Transformation
Terrace, BC

Having been recognized for being a Kickass Canadian (https://kickasscanadians.ca/carrie-nolan/), Carrie has a background in educational foundations (PhD University of New Hampshire) and experiential education (M.Sc. Minnesota State) and paddling, as she was part of the first female team to paddle ocean to ocean across Canada. Talk to Carrie about fostering educative encounters in the classroom!

9:00am AKDT

Keynote: Jesse Stommel Ballroom 1Jesse Stommel

10:30am AKDT

Diversity, Adversity, Perversity, and the University: Opportunities for Embedding and Celebrating Diversity in Class Materials Ballroom 3David Geary • Ki Wight

12:05pm AKDT

BCcampus Scholarly Teaching Fellows Port of VancouverLeva Lee

1:15pm AKDT

Take the Stress out of Teamwork: Practical Tools and Coaching for the Effective Implementation of Teamwork in Post-secondary Education Port of Hong KongTrish Dyck • Nicole Larson • Dr. Tom O'Neill • Nooreen Shah-Preusser

2:05pm AKDT

...Reconciliation as a Hybrid Pedagogy: Reflections on Decolonial Access, Accessibility, Affective Process and Action in Reconciliation Education Ballroom 2Annika Benoit-Jansson • Amira Malek • Jeffrey Ansloos (Annick Press)

3:15pm AKDT

UDL Conversation Starters Ballroom 2Gina Buchanan • Ruth Fraser

4:30pm AKDT

Festival Social (dinner, trivia, prizes, + special performance by The 3Ds!) Vistas - 19th Floor

9:00am AKDT

Keynote Panel with Students & Academic Leaders, moderated by Jonny Morris: What is the next level of thinking and planning we need to do to help students thrive in post-secondary education? Ballroom 1Jonny Morris

10:30am AKDT

Consulting with Care: Supporting Faculty Development and Program Enhancement through Collaborative, Relational Practice Ballroom 2Kathleen Bortolin • Marilyn Funk • Sally Vinden

12:05pm AKDT

BCTLC Spring Members Meeting Port of VancouverGrant Gregson • Theresa Southam • Maureen Wideman

1:15pm AKDT

Sharing the B.C. OER Paddling Together: A Guide for Indigenizing of Post-secondary Institution. A Professional Learning Series Ballroom 3Dianne Biin • Michelle Glubke • Lucas Wright

2:05pm AKDT

Creating a Flexible Hybrid Learning Environment: Using Video Conferencing Technology Port of VancouverKen Harmel • Michelle Johnson