UVic Faculty of Education

Join us at University of Victoria on August 9 & 12 for a film screening and presentation by visiting scholar Nora Bateson. Nora is a Swedish filmmaker, writer and educator. Her work blends biology, psychology and information technology to explore the complexities of living systems and human interaction with the world. She challenges us to rethink our perspectives on relationships, community and the very essence of being human. Nora's visit will mark the first event in our 2024/25 Climate, Complexity, & Decolonization Speaker Series. 🎥 “An Ecology of Mind”: Documentary film screening August 9 | 4:30-6 PM | HSD A240 | In-person only 📌 “Combining”: Nora Bateson in conversation with Vanessa Andreotti August 12 | 4:30-6 PM | HSD A240 | In-person & virtual (Zoom) 🔗 Learn more and register for the Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/gh9JQ2t3

After working as a nurse and nurse educator for over ten years, University of Victoria PhD graduate Blythe Bell says anti-racist training should be part of the core BC nursing curriculum. “Whatever perspective that has kept some of this critical content out of the early years of nursing education is problematic." She was recently honoured with an Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award from the UVic Faculty of Education. 📌 Read her story: https://lnkd.in/gRfVV9k3 #nursing #nursingeducation #education #research #antiracism

📌 The Department of Indigenous Education at the University of Victoria invites applications from external candidates for a Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in Indigenous Language Revitalization, Reclamation and Maintenance. This CRC recruitment is part of a broad strategy to expand and raise the profile of research and teaching strategies for Indigenous Language Revitalization. Apply by August 31, 2024 🔗 See the full posting: https://lnkd.in/gg7fQBvk

The Faculty of Education is excited to host a SSHRC-funded international conference between the University of Victoria and Gulu University in Uganda, entitled: ‘Exploring sustainable research for decolonizing the world: Promoting transdisciplinary partnerships in institutions from the global North and South.’ This conference brings together scholars from northern Uganda and Canada to seek new understandings of environment, health, equity, education and leadership that are urgently needed. Members of the UVic community are invited to attend part or all of the conference and no registration is required! See the full schedule and learn about the presenters at the conference website: https://lnkd.in/gAVEBE-d #uvic #education #gulu #uganda #canada #partnerships

🎤 Student interview! Early-career teacher Aeryn Bannister is advocating for unstructured K-12 learning where failure is planned, and students follow their curiosities rather than a set-subject curriculum. “To do something well, you need to be willing to fail. Ninety percent of a scientist’s hypotheses will not pan out. Most of an artist’s sketches will not become paintings. The practice of failure is integral to many different fields, yet we don’t give learners a chance to build those skills.” Read our interview with Aeryn: https://lnkd.in/g868dMfk

Congratulations, Kenneth Cheung on completing the Master of Education in Leadership Studies program at the University of Victoria! 🎓💐 “Two years and a 70-page thesis later. Master’s secured 👨🏻🎓 Thanks for all the support." #LeadershipStudies #GraduateStudent #UVic #Education

UVic continuing Studies: Depth Education Course This advanced course is for individuals who have completed "Facing Human Wrongs 2.0: Climate, Complexity, and Relational Accountability" and wish to learn about how to design depth education experiences in their professional contexts. Unlike mastery education, depth education does not predetermine what learners should think or do. Instead, it supports participants in navigating volatility, complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity by expanding their capacity to hold space for a multiplicity of perspectives, paradoxical claims, and conflictual relationships without feeling overwhelmed or immobilized. At its heart, depth education fosters the development of contextual judgment while issuing a call for emotional sobriety, relational maturity, intellectual discernment, and intergenerational responsibility. Duration: Three weeks Format: Asynchronous weekly readings and invitations, with a synchronous seminar on Saturdays from 10 AM to 12 PM PDT. Dates: The course starts on July 28, with online seminars on August 3, 10 and 17 (10 am-12 pm PDT) Learning Objectives: Distinguish Between Mastery and Depth Education: Understand the differences between mastery-oriented and depth-oriented inputs, questions, evaluation and feedback. Design Depth Learning Experiences: Learn to create educational experiences using a depth education approach. Apply Regenerative Inquiry Principles: Implement principles of regenerative inquiry within professional contexts. Methodology: This course invites participants to consider learning designs that can support expanding the capacity of those they work with to practice: Contextual Judgment: Expanding the capacity to make decisions based on contextual flows and relationships rather than predetermined methods and outcomes. Emotional Sobriety: Cultivating the disposition to stay grounded and present in the face of complexity, difficulty and emotional challenges. Relational Maturity: Building responsible relationships that recognize and address systemic neglect, harm and complicity. Intellectual Discernment: Sharpening the ability to critically discern, evaluate and navigate complex information and perspectives. Intergenerational Responsibility: Tracing the historical imprints and the the long-term implications of actions and decisions, embracing the need to correct ancestral mistakes and considering obligations to future generations. Instructor: Vanessa Andreotti Registration opens on June 21. I will add the link as a comment when the registration page opens. Pre-requisite: completion of Facing Human Wrongs 2.0 - If you have not yet completed this course, there are still a few spots in the summer cycle starting on June 17 with registrations open here: https://lnkd.in/gJDkASDu #ProfessionalDevelopment #DepthEducation #HospicingModernity

Proud is an understatement. Congratulations to all our Spring 2024 graduates!! We wish you all the best in your next chapters. 🎓 💐 📷 : @ellianagutknecht on Instagram University of Victoria

The 'Generational Bowl' symbolizes the Faculty of Education’s commitment to serving and protecting future generations of children. Their names are in the bowl and are covered with a protective blanket of flower petals. 🌎 🏵 👨👨👦👦 The bowl serves as a living compass in meetings and decision-making, reminding us of our accountabilities to the future we are shaping. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gQiUxZ_4 University of Victoria | Vanessa Andreotti #UVic #Education #ClimateEducation

The science on VR fitness is in! A groundbreaking study led by Dr. Ryan Rhodes his team out of the University of Victoria's Behavioural Medicine Lab confirms that the average VR workout using fitness app Supernatural qualifies as vigorous physical activity. 🏃 Supernatural’s VR boxing exercises were part of a recent UVic study published in JMIR Serious Games that measures how well VR fitness apps impact a person’s mood. Over two sessions, 24 individuals engaged with two different modes the app. Measures of physical activity/fitness were taken including heart rate, calories burned and mood changes. The results show that the VR app can serve as an effective form of physical activity, with similar results to that of running or completing a high-intensity interval workout, with potential benefits for both mental and physical health. 📈 🔗 Discover the science behind the study and learn more: https://lnkd.in/gdN8Hup9