A Year of Intended Collaboration

A Year of Intended Collaboration

ByLisa Gedak

Many a New Year’s Eve I have seen, and many a New Year’s Eve I have sworn, resolute that I would do this, or that, to better myself. I would pledge away my sweet tooth, declare limitations on my merlot, promise to temper my social media use, or various other pettifogging deprivations.   This ritual was always well-intended. As someone who believes in the never-ending pursuit of personal and professional growth and development, I would like to think that I take action to become a better human each year. Nevertheless, the formality of petty resolutions declared on an annually set date that I…

Where Hummingbirds Take Flight: Restorative Justice & the Post-Secondary Classroom

Where Hummingbirds Take Flight: Restorative Justice & the Post-Secondary Classroom

ByAlana Abramson

My name is Alana and I offered to write this blog to share some of my personal experiences and research findings related to the field of restorative justice and post-secondary education that might have resonance with other faculty.  I am KPU alum and completed my first two years at Kwantlen College before transferring to the…

Time to Better Understand Collaboration
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Time to Better Understand Collaboration

ByChris Ryan and Lisa Gedak

While higher education is defined by debate and discussion, it would not be difficult to find a consensus that collaboration is an essential component of any learning. Tremendous support for this position came from the switch to emergency remote delivery, when it became clear that time-proven methodologies of class delivery were not transferable to the digital realm. What once seemed so easy…