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Ivory Tower Blues, the Sequel
The authors of 2007’s Ivory Tower Blues continue their exploration of a university system besieged and adrift.
READ MORETechnology Enhanced Meetings
As we move closer to the end of the academic year, many professors are also transitioning into the season of meetings. Instead of putting the tech tools that have become an essential part of university learning away, professors should consider using these resources outside of class. Just as many instructional technologies have been used to engage students, they can also be used before, during, and after faculty meetings to engage colleagues and make meetings more efficient and effective.
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Lost horizons
Just what is the big picture perspective on knowledge, what is its value, and how is this perspective restored for students?
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My year as a grade 12 student
With baby boomers now planning retirement, education in the “third age” will continue to expand. Teachers will need better preparation to meet the learning needs of older adults, but university departments that specialize in adult education have been under threat since the 1990s.
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Equity and social justice, Participation and enrolment, Students, Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Tuition and student fees
Broadening accessibility to postsecondary education in Canada
Increasing access to postsecondary education is a challenging problem with no easy solutions. But given Canada’s demographics and the rapidly changing nature of our economy, it’s a problem we cannot ignore. We can’t afford to be satisfied with current participation rates while key components of our population are ill-equipped to engage with the emerging social and economic realities of the twenty-first century.
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Considering a career in academia? Here are some (observed) realities
Thinking about becoming an academic? A graduate student and aspiring academic reflects on a semester-long internship shadowing an assistant professor. Anyone contemplating an academic career will find this reflection of particular interest.
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Equity and social justice, Politics, Public policy, Research and innovation, Tuition and student fees
All students should benefit from innovation
Stephen Harper’s minority government has been making much of its “innovation strategy” in recent months, especially in regard to how it plays out in post-secondary institutions.
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A time to teach: Reflections upon pedagogy in the life of a graduate student
Does the dearth of pedagogical training and awareness and too-heavy overburdened workloads contribute to culture of “antipedagogy” on campus?
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Fear and loathing in the academy
Self-centeredness is the core of organizational politics in the university. The antidote for fear and loathing in the academy is a pedagogy of engagement, which means consideration for others.
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