Psychology faculty members Shahnaz Winer and Joe Thompson joined a conversation about how technology is reshaping minds, methods, and what we call the âpsyche.â Dr. Winer, a professor of psychology in her second year at Douglas College, described her focus … Continued
By Steven Bishop, Learning Designer, Douglas College In an age of rapid technological change and expanding AI capabilities, educators are asking deep and necessary questions about the future of learning and what it means to be human. In a recent … Continued
In a recent dialogue hosted at Douglas College, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Jovian Radheshwar, a political science instructor and political theorist, to explore what it means to be human in an age shapedâand increasingly reshapedâby … Continued
In a recent conversation with Sasha Djakovic, Geography Lab Technician at Douglas College, I was struck by how deeply experiential and relational geography education can beâespecially when it is tied to land-based knowledge and Indigenous ways of knowing. Sashaâs work, … Continued
This month, Steven met up for a virtual hallway chat with Tracy Ho, the Organizer-Advocate and Ombudsperson for Douglas Students’ Union. Tracy shared her insights based on student experiences taking courses during the 2020 emergency education delivery. We discussed things we learned and … Continued
I’ve enjoyed working with and conversing with Florence Daddy a few times, and was pleased when we had this chance to record an interview. BackgroundI am grateful for the opportunity to have lived in 3 continents. I was born in … Continued
This week Steven and I met up for a virtual hallway chat with a Douglas College student taking courses for the first time online this summer. Among other things, Charlene is a mom to twins and has her sights set on a career … Continued
This week Steven and I met up for a virtual hallway chat with Eamonn O’Laocha a Douglas College Faculty Member in the Department of Business Management. Among other things, Eamonn is working with the Douglas College Facilitating Faculty Online Group and kindly shared … Continued
Like many in quarantine, I decided to try making sourdough bread. I pulled the neglected jar of starter out of the fridge and read the instructions from the friend who had given it to me months earlier. I realized the … Continued
There are people in post-secondary education who seek each other out for support and encouragement in developing exemplary practice. We (the learning designers) are fortunate in meeting with and sometimes introducing these dedicated instructors and staff to each other. Shannon … Continued