I’ve gone back to school again. The program is a post-grad Art Therapy diploma, which is extending my knowledge and the kinds of work I’ll be able to do. We started at the end of June and will finish January of 2028. I had the distinct pleasure of meeting my cohort colleagues last month, spending…
Tag: education
Impact of International Student Caps on Canadian Colleges and Rural Communities- An Opinion
(The following represents my own thoughts and perspectives that are not to be taken out of context. 6 minute read.) I have worked for Selkirk College as an Instructor since 2018. I joined the ranks of Post Secondary workers after having worked almost 10 years in the tremendously impoverished public school system – a school…
Engaging Beyond Words
We’re gearing up to do something interesting and new. . . a one-day hybrid workshop about visual processes! Michelle Laurie is leading the charge, with Amanda Fenton and I in support. Amanda is going to take care of the online spaces, I’ll be bridging between in-person and online while Michelle leads us in the physical…
AI Musings on a Snowy Tuesday
Each time I log into my website to work on the back end, I have to complete a captcha and check a box to ‘prove’ that I’m human. I’ve always had confidence that humans – not computers – are capable of certain things – particularly when it comes to art, writing creatively, and other generative,…
Sunday thoughts about Just-In-Time learning
My fella and I were having a conversation about the state of things this morning (as we often do), talking about some of the systemic choices that have led us to where we are right now as a community, as a culture and our places with COVID-19. In among all of that was embedded the…
Taking SPECTRUM to HICE
Well. This has been a bit of a whirlwind of a month! I’m so excited to be talking about this. We have been working quietly in preparation (with our fingers crossed that it would all come together) of this: My colleague Jane and I will have the opportunity to share the SPECTRUM course on behalf…