PD Leave Symposium

Join us on Tuesday, May 29 from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Come and hear about the inspiring things that colleagues have done during PD leaves.  This event is intended for all FT and NFT faculty who are interested in hearing about continuous professional learning.

Through this sharing, we hope that people will

  • be inspired about possibilities for learning and professional growth;
  • gain insight into the interests, experiences, knowledge and expertise of faculty colleagues; and
  • connect with colleagues around areas of personal and professional interest.

Presenters will speak to two or three highlights of professional learning from their leave During each hour of the event, there will be three short (10 to 15 minutes) presentations and then 15 minutes for roundtable discussions with presenters where others can ask questions or discuss highlights further – attendees would choose which table(s) to go to.  See below for a schedule of presenters. If you have any further questions please contact Annique Boelryk via email or at ext. 1151.

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Schedule of presenters

1:00 p.m. | Welcome – Annique Boelryk

1:05 p.m. | Iain Robertson – Post Graduate Learning on Clinical Education

  • Designing a self-directed post-graduate learning plan that engages you in giving back to our profession and addresses specific skill/knowledge gaps
  • Assessment in Clinical Education – Key learnings from a grad certificate

1:20 p.m. | Mike Zacharko – Leadership in Technology Education

  • Touring First Nations communities on Manitoulin Island with the Aboriginal Centre to promote post-secondary education
  • Pursuing an online Leadership in Technology degree at Thompson River University and applying leadership principles and practices to one’s teaching
  • Responding to an invitation for part-time radio program announcing and operating

1:35 p.m. | Karen Bell – Expressive Arts

  • Developing and facilitating expressive arts
  • Using expressive arts to help people move through and live with trauma
  • Creating a felting installation with 60 women from across the country to explore what helps to get to the other side of a trauma event

1:50 p.m. | Roundtables – Iain, Mike, Karen

2:05 p.m. | Rob Theriault – Online Masters in EdTech

  • Pursuing an online Masters in Educational Technology degree at University of British Colombia and the experience of being a paperless online student
  • Exploring how virtual reality can be used to enhance post-secondary teaching and learning
  • Gaining insight – on a personal level – on how a social media addiction can develop as a form of procrastination

2:20 p.m. | Esther Griffin – Writing a Novel

  • Writing the first draft of a novel (thesis) for MFA in Creative Writing Optional Residency Program at University of British Columbia
  • Conducting fieldwork research for novel, including travel to Vancouver and Glastonbury, England
  • Reflecting on teaching practice, both as an online learner and as a Liberal Arts professor

2:35 p.m. | Annique Boelryk – Learning from Other Institutions

  • Spending six weeks at an Australian University Teaching Centre through the Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships program
  • Using Coursera for professional development courses (Photography, Creativity, Transmedia Storytelling)
  • Active Learning in large classes (300 plus)

2:50 p.m. | Roundtables – Rob, Esther, Annique

3 p.m. | PD Leave Question and Answer period

  • During this time, someone from HR and hopefully someone from local 350 will be available to answer questions about PD leaves.

3:30 p.m. | Adjourn