Date: Feb 8
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Digital Pedagogy as an Agent for Transformation in 21st Century Learning with Dr. Steve Burton
Presenter Dr. Steve Burton will explore some of the potential that digital approaches have for providing pedagogically relevant solutions to address some of the pressing dilemmas in education. He will introduce some of the project work being done in the UK and EU and current thinking about how digital pedagogies can open new horizons for children and young people, how it can help to motivate learning, and how digital affinity is a more necessary skill for life with every passing year.
About Dr. Steve Burton
Dr. Burton is Head of Digital Transformative Education in the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University in the UK, where he leads a team of academics developing globally relevant digital learning courses, and undertakes research into the use of digital tools in education. He is currently developing his department’s centerpiece, an Immersive Reality Lab.
Dr. Burton is an expert on Higher Education in the UK, having worked in and around the sector since 1999. He is a specialist in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), and in developing processes and actions to support institutional understanding of TEF. He is an expert in the field of digital learning, and is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA).
He is also an active member of the RISE ‘think-tank’ where he has led international research into the use of digital pedagogical tools in Higher Education. This work also led in 2022 to the bestowment of the title Visiting Professor of Education from the University of Bolton in the UK.
This program is presented in partnership with the ADVOST Project and the Unesco Teachers For Social Justice Network.
This program is free, but space is limited so please ensure you reserve your ticket online or by calling 757-8090.
Embark on a monthly musical journey with your little one at the Infant Sensory Music Group, hosted by certified music therapist, Renée White. Join us in exploring the unique art exhibitions at The Rooms, setting the stage for a sensory-rich experience that enhances your infant's development.
Who's Invited:
Newborns to 9 month olds and their caregivers. (This program is designed for younger babies, if your baby is on the move check out our other TOTS programs)
Monthly Sessions:
Immerse yourselves in a new art exhibition each month, creating a dynamic and ever-evolving backdrop for your infant's sensory exploration.
About Ms. Renée:
Renée White, certified music therapist and University of Windsor Honors Bachelor of Music Therapy graduate, brings her expertise to create a warm and welcoming environment. As "Ms. Renée," she shares her passion for using music as a tool for connection and growth.
Secure your spot in this unique program that blends art, music, and infant development.
Cost: $15 (+HST) per session. Cost includes 1 caregiver and 1 infant). 10% discount for Rooms Members. Get your ticket online or by calling (709) 757-8090.
Join us for an enhanced citizenship ceremony in commemoration of Education Week in partnership with The Institute for Canadian Citizenship. This special citizenship ceremony will swear in candidates who have come to Canada from countries all around the world.
This is a free, drop in program. No ticket required.
Une cérémonie de citoyenneté spéciale en commémoration de la Semaine de l’éducation en partenariat avec l’Institut pour la citoyenneté canadienne. Cette cérémonie spéciale de citoyenneté fera prêter serment aux candidats qui sont venus au Canada de pays du monde entier
Embark on a monthly musical journey with your little one at the Infant Sensory Music Group, hosted by certified music therapist, Renée White. Join us in exploring the unique art exhibitions at The Rooms, setting the stage for a sensory-rich experience that enhances your infant's development.
Who's Invited:
Newborns to 9 month olds and their caregivers. (This program is designed for younger babies, if your baby is on the move check out our other TOTS programs)
Monthly Sessions:
Immerse yourselves in a new art exhibition each month, creating a dynamic and ever-evolving backdrop for your infant's sensory exploration.
About Ms. Renée:
Renée White, certified music therapist and University of Windsor Honors Bachelor of Music Therapy graduate, brings her expertise to create a warm and welcoming environment. As "Ms. Renée," she shares her passion for using music as a tool for connection and growth.
Secure your spot in this unique program that blends art, music, and infant development.
Cost: $15 (+HST) per session. Cost includes 1 caregiver and 1 infant). 10% discount for Rooms Members. Get your ticket online or by calling (709) 757-8090.
What does it mean to “re-language”? Barbra Meek offers this term as a proposal and an approach toward change within and across disciplinary fields that investigate linguistic form and practice holistically. To exemplify re-languaging as a process for addressing marginalization, Meek reconsiders previous fieldwork in three parts: language documentation, language and cultural revitalization, and language in media. Meek shows that re-languaging happens whether or not we recognize it in the moment through the non-conforming voices, perspectives and linguistic forms that are often the “noise” in a dataset. It also occurs in relation to the narratives and relationships to people and land that are part of revitalization efforts and expressions of Indigenous self-determination. Additionally, re-languaging addresses the call to “decolonize” the academy by recognizing the limits of decolonization in settler-colonial contexts. In tandem with reflexive research and collaboration, re-languaging confronts the marginalizing effects of a settler-colonial, “Western” gaze.
The Indigenous Speaker Series is a platform that facilitates conversations about Indigenous identity, resurgence, linguistic reclamation, and belonging, featuring prominent Indigenous scholars, artists, storytellers, and activists from across Turtle Island.
This program is free, but a ticket is required. Please reserve your free ticket online or by calling (709) 757-8090.
About the Presenter:
Barbra A. Meek is a citizen of the Comanche Nation, professor of anthropology and linguistics, and associate dean for the social sciences at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her PhD in the joint program for Anthropology and Linguistics from the University of Arizona (2001). Her research spans child language socialization, Athabaskan sociolinguistics, language revitalization, and ethno-racial semiotics of Hollywood media. She currently chairs a task force for the American Anthropological Association charged with addressing the enduring residue of settler-colonialism in Anthropology’s approaches to research with, and defining of, Native American communities.
The series is presented by Memorial University Department of Anthropology in partnership with The Rooms.