Yesterday Alice Munro was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Munro is one of Canada’s great writers and the first Canadian to receive the […] Read More
Category: Education
By reading too many books the mind becomes filled with other people’s thoughts and loses the capacity of thinking for itself. If book learning stimulates […] Read More
We spotted a rare bird during our SFU tour on Saturday. No, not one of the 50 or so species that have returned to the […] Read More
For anyone looking to break into a career in sustainability or wanting to move into a sustainability position in your current job, you might want […] Read More
We had a potluck for the final day of my Appreciative Inquiry course. Some of us had been talking about “cultivating our own gardens” (referring […] Read More
I’ve been taking an appreciative inquiry course for the last three weeks. The whole idea of “AI,” as it’s called, is to build on strengths […] Read More
Looks like UBC understands the need to rest and digest after the learning. They set up this rest area outside the main library on campus. […] Read More
I watched an old classic recently, Inherit the Wind. The 1960 film is based on a true story about a teacher who was presenting Darwin’s […] Read More
When I was in Victoria for an education conference last week, I met up with my old friend and roommate from my undergrad days at […] Read More
I have been doing some reading lately about community engagement and how universities are sometimes viewed as beautifully landscaped, isolated islands that are disconnected from […] Read More