“teaching as activism” subject at annual symposium: renowned scholars to present

(april 21, 2009 --thunder bay, on)
on friday, may 1, 2009, the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 instructional development centre, and the senate teaching and learning committee will present the 4th annual teaching and learning symposium. the symposium will take place in atac 1001 in thunder bay, and videoconferenced in hp0008 at orillia campus. the theme of the symposium is "teaching as activism."

teaching as activism is an idea inspired by a book by the late dr. peggy tripp, who taught on a wide range of issues including feminism, biology, and forestry. according to tripp the reward of teaching is "in the creation of opportunities for expressing your values, and in the satisfaction of expressing them well." leesa fawcett, associate professor in environmental studies, and science & technology studies at york university in toronto, will give the keynote address at the symposium, entitled, teaching as if the world mattered. fawcett's intellectual work is rooted in a commitment to social and environmental justice. she teaches courses in environmental education; nature, technology and society studies; human-animal relations; and research methods.

symposium chair and assistant professor in lakehead's faculty of education, dr. donald kerr, says, "the idea of teaching as a form of activism can be explored from a variety of dimensions and perspectives, and that is what the symposium is all about. reflecting on teaching as activism forces us to
think about our own values, and the relationship between these and our teaching."

some of the topics covered will be how we define and understand activism in our teaching, teacher identity and activism, inquiry-based activism, hopeful activism, the local context of activism, and the limits and dangers of activism in teaching. titles of presentations include,the moral obligations and dangers of activism in the classroom, a message from middle-earth: ecocriticism and tolkien's work, teaching as activism: purpose, process, and product, approaching ecological literacy through hopeful activism, among others.

attendance at the symposium is free of charge. to register, e-mail cathy ridley at cridley@lakeheadu.ca. for more information and the full agenda visit http://idc.lakeheadu.ca/wp/?pg=52


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media: dr. don kerr is available for media interviews. for more information contact lisa pelot, communications officer, at 343-8177, or commun@lakeheadu.ca

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