https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUtmMFU3Tsg&app=desktop On the home stretch of a cross-Canada tour, Western’s Ensemble-in-Residence is learning as much as they are sharing about this country. In Norway House, Man., a community that’s an 800-k …
Month: April 2019
Zecevic: Teaching about learning together
Aleksandra Zecevic remembers it clearly. “I got the parking lot and I said to myself, ‘I am so happy to be here to have a job where I interact with young people all my life.”
Haffie and Wahl: Tapping into talent, technology
Tom Haffie and Lindi Wahl have spent most of their careers in front of “small towns.”
‘Punching prof’ to crown Canadian champions
One Western professor is looking to restore the prestige of Canadian boxing titles via a new independent ranking system he hopes will cut through the often chaotic world of boxing and help re-establish the place of the sweet science in the country.
Sinclair: Technology only as good as the learning attached
For Barb Sinclair, technology – no matter how cool or cutting edged – is only as valuable as the teaching behind it.
Roland: Bringing teaching into the world
Sophie Roland stresses that all the world is a stage for her students.
Dimitrov: Unlocking freedom that engages students
Radoslav Dimitrov just throws them in the deep end of some of the world’s most complex issues – and his students love it.
Solga: Making teaching both active and activist
Kim Solga is “kind of a weirdo” when it comes to her teaching.
Austin: Making a case for a different approach
Rob Austin makes a strong case for, well, cases.
Getting to the ‘Heart’ of his passions
Trust us, you’ll need more than ‘Four Simple Words’ to celebrate these selections as Jon Deeks, Knowledge Mobilization & Impact Manager for BrainsCAN, takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Taking ‘Dead’ aim at his favourites
Find out how to survive a zombie apocalypse, while having a few laughs along the way, when Jonathan F. Vance, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of History, takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Urquhart named 2019-20 Writer-in-Residence
Some five decades ago, when Jane Urquhart was studying English at the University of Guelph, there was one lonely anthologized textbook to supplement learning for the university’s solitary course in Canadian literature.
New book explores history of ‘The Mustang Legend’
Where does one begin summing up more than a century of Mustang football? The 32 Yates Cup titles. The seven Vanier Cup championships. The 16 bowl victories. Maybe the six Hec Crighton Trophy winners.
Zecevic: Teaching about learning together
Aleksandra Zecevic remembers it clearly. “I got the parking lot and I said to myself, ‘I am so happy to be here to have a job where I interact with young people all my life.”
Haffie and Wahl: Tapping into talent, technology
Tom Haffie and Lindi Wahl have spent most of their careers in front of “small towns.”
‘Punching prof’ to crown Canadian champions
One Western professor is looking to restore the prestige of Canadian boxing titles via a new independent ranking system he hopes will cut through the often chaotic world of boxing and help re-establish the place of the sweet science in the country.
Sinclair: Technology only as good as the learning attached
For Barb Sinclair, technology – no matter how cool or cutting edged – is only as valuable as the teaching behind it.
Roland: Bringing teaching into the world
Sophie Roland stresses that all the world is a stage for her students.
Dimitrov: Unlocking freedom that engages students
Radoslav Dimitrov just throws them in the deep end of some of the world’s most complex issues – and his students love it.
Solga: Making teaching both active and activist
Kim Solga is “kind of a weirdo” when it comes to her teaching.
Austin: Making a case for a different approach
Rob Austin makes a strong case for, well, cases.
Getting to the ‘Heart’ of his passions
Trust us, you’ll need more than ‘Four Simple Words’ to celebrate these selections as Jon Deeks, Knowledge Mobilization & Impact Manager for BrainsCAN, takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Taking ‘Dead’ aim at his favourites
Find out how to survive a zombie apocalypse, while having a few laughs along the way, when Jonathan F. Vance, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of History, takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Urquhart named 2019-20 Writer-in-Residence
Some five decades ago, when Jane Urquhart was studying English at the University of Guelph, there was one lonely anthologized textbook to supplement learning for the university’s solitary course in Canadian literature.
New book explores history of ‘The Mustang Legend’
Where does one begin summing up more than a century of Mustang football? The 32 Yates Cup titles. The seven Vanier Cup championships. The 16 bowl victories. Maybe the six Hec Crighton Trophy winners.