"Community plays a significant role in our lives and in our educational pursuits. Hence, the questions which we pursue in our teaching, service work, and/or are informed by the community to which we belong or with which we identify. So, it is understandable that my entry into sociology, in part, would be inspired, my questions […]
Professor Jen Gilbert discusses her research with young people to understand their experiences of bullying on the latest episode of Podcast or Perish.
Kimberley Tavares (BA 鈥98, BEd 鈥99, MEd 鈥10, PhD 鈥14) lives by the philosophy of education for the purpose of liberation. Tavares is currently an Education Officer at the Ontario Ministry of Education assigned to the role of the Equity and Inclusion Lead for the Innovation, Design and Implementation Team.
Associate Dean Research Heather Lotherington analyses four apps for language learning in a recent piece that she wrote for The Conversation Canada.
In a recent interview with CBC, Assistant Professor Vidya Shah from 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Education explained how to navigate conversations about coronavirus with kids. 鈥淲hat I find important at times like this is that we use curriculum in very intentional ways.鈥 Watch the full interview
Associate Professor Sue Winton, from the Faculty of Education at 91亚色, explains how the ongoing school strikes are impacting students鈥 learning in Ontario. Winton is confident that the short term complications of the strikes will be minimal. 鈥淭he way that the curriculum is organized, teachers have lots of flexibility in how they go about […]
Gospel music is so ingrained in pop culture today that gospel choirs are everywhere from the Superbowl and Grammy's to detergent and car commercials, says Karen Burke, one of Canada鈥檚 leading authorities on gospel music鈥檚 history and performance practices. Burke, an associate professor in 91亚色鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, will […]
Economist Inbal Marcovitch is not your typical education graduate. An innovative economist and strategic foresight professional, Marcovitch uses mixed research methodologies and stakeholder engagement to develop organizational systems that contribute to resilient organizations. Born in Israel, Marcovitch came to Canada as an international student. She enrolled at 91亚色 where she majored in Business and Society. […]
Faculty of Education Assistant Professor Vidya Shah was on Breakfast TV to discuss the fears around coronavirus that have been causing misinformation to move around leading to discrimination against the Chinese community.聽
While the Ontario teachers鈥 strikes may be a nuisance in the short term, education experts say it鈥檚 important to look at the long-term consequences that the unions鈥 job actions will have.