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IN THE MEDIA: Down the TikTok Rabbit Hole

As the spread of the novel coronavirus forces people indoors, some have turned to recreating viral dance challenges on TikTok. The TikTok website says their mission is “to inspire creativity and bring joy.”

PhD Grad Amira El Masri wins two best doctoral thesis awards

Amira El Masri, a recent PhD graduate at the Faculty of Education has recently been awarded two national awards: the Michel Laferrière Research Award for the best doctoral thesis by the Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC) and the George Geiss Award by the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE).

Downsview Mourns the Loss of a Frontline Hero: Race and COVID-19

The Downsview community mourns the loss of Sharon Roberts who was a PSW for more than 24 years at the Downsview Long Term Care Centre whose life was lost to COVID-19. Downsview currently mourns this frontline hero.   The impacts of COVID-19 on racialized and disenfranchised communities have been well-documented. Professor Carl James at 91��ɫ's […]

May 2020 issue of 'Innovatus' highlights teaching and learning innovation in the Faculty of Education

Welcome to the May 2020 edition of Innovatus, a special issue of YFile devoted to teaching and learning innovation at 91��ɫ.

This month, I am delighted to partner with the Faculty of Education on this special spotlight edition. Together with Dean Lyndon Martin, we are sharing with you many of the exciting endeavours that the Faculty of Education has undertaken to enhance teaching and learning for its students.

Faculty of Education student Magdalena Kisielewska-Zaranek wins Helen G. Mitchell Award

Congratulations to Magdalena Kisielewska-Zaranek – a student in the Faculty’s Bachelor of Education degree program at 91��ɫ’s Glendon Campus – on being awarded the Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association (OMLTA) Helen G. Mitchell Award. One graduating student from each Faculty of Education who will be qualified to teach French as a Second Language (FSL) […]

President L. Lenton announces appointment of Interim Dean, Faculty of Education

I am pleased to inform members of the Faculty of Education and the 91��ɫ community that the Board of Governors’ Executive Committee has approved my recommendation that Professor Sharon Murphy be appointed Interim Dean of the Faculty of Education, effective July 1, 2020. Dean Lyndon Martin is taking up the role of Vice-Provost Academic in the Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic. The search for his successor is under way.

91��ɫ research explores refugee participation in Kenyan camps

91��ɫ doctoral student Mohamed Duale documents the dilemmas faced by refugees in extended exile in his recent report for the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN), a team of researchers and practitioners committed to promoting protection and solutions with and for refugees. Mohamed Duale Duale spent the summer of 2019 in a research placement […]

IN THE MEDIA: With schools closed by coronavirus, is my child falling behind?

Faculty of Education Associate Professor John Ippolito says “parents shouldn’t be very worried ⁠— a short break from the classroom due to COVID-19 won’t cause any major disruptions to a child’s academic progression."

IN THE MEDIA: Coronavirus crisis shows ableism shapes Canada’s long-term care for people with disabilities

Nationwide, long-term care facilities, primarily occupied by residents who are elderly or live with disabilities, are in deteriorating condition, says Assistant Professor Gillian Parekh at 91��ɫ's Faculty of Education, and Ryerson University's Kathryn Underwood. But little has been done to actually address the organizational decisions that lead to these dangerous conditions. COVID-19 has exposed […]

The Conversation: Coronavirus closures could lead to a radical revolution in conservation

“With widespread closures of parks and conservation areas around the world, could this be an opportunity to transform the way we manage and use these protected environments?” says Faculty of Education Postdoctoral Fellow, Planetary Health & Education James Stinson in a recent article that he co-authored with Elizabeth (Libby) Lunstrum for The Conversation Canada.