Starting Wednesday, November 3, our fall/winter TALL Thunder Bay series explore the dilemma of Climate ACTION: What/Now? Five Canadian experts will join us to discuss what climate action is and what we can do as a society in the face of a climate crisis.

Date(s): Wednesdays

Time: 9:30 am to 11:15 am

Starting Wednesday, November 3, our fall/winter TALL Thunder Bay series explore the dilemma of Climate ACTION: What/Now? Five Canadian experts will join us to discuss what climate action is and what we can do as a society in the face of a climate crisis.

Date(s): Wednesdays

Time: 9:30 am to 11:15 am

During this short presentation, participants will learn about photovoltaic (PV) panels and how to use them. The basic math and physics that's necessary to understand the different specifications of solar panels will be explained. Additionally, we will discuss how a solar panel can work effectively with a battery to store energy for when it's needed. This activity can be adapted for use in the classroom.

Chris Murray obtained his Ph.D. in Physics in 2007 (University of Guelph) and has worked at Lakehead University since 2010. He currently teaches Physics to students in the Lakehead/Georgian partnership programs in APLS and Electrical Engineering, who attend the Barrie campus. He is the faculty coordinator for Lakehead Orillia's Let's Talk Science site, which ran more than 140 separate science sessions for thousands of elementary and secondary school students in the 2020/2021 school year.

In support of the recently announced Year of Climate Action, we are excited to announce that the theme for this year’s Teaching and Learning Week (October 25-27th) is climate pedagogy, which will provide focused professional development for faculty and instructors.

https://www.lakeheadu.ca/teaching-commons/events-and-activities/upcoming...

Are you interested in the UN Sustainable Development Goals? Do you like games? We are organizing a fun online workshop where you can meet students from Toyo University and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and learn about the UN SDGs through card games!

 Workshop includes:

• Fun card games that enhance understanding of the SDGs
• Group discussions
• Receive $25 Lakehead Bookstore Gift Card for participation
• Earn points toward Lakehead Global Certificate Program

When? Oct 22nd at 8 pm Eastern Time (Online)

Limited spots are available!

Email: coordinator.sustainability@lakeheadu.ca to register.  

MC: Dr. Rhonda Koster

Speaker: Dr. Gerald Walton, Distinguished Instructor Award Winner

Activist pedagogy and the two other r-words

Reflecting his own experiences and what he has learned from others, Gerald Walton argues that despite gains for social justice, campus spaces continue to be pervaded by unacknowledged privilege and social inequities. He describes himself as someone who “lives and works in privilege” in some ways but not in other ways. With examples from his own teaching, Gerald makes an argument for how privilege remains a mostly-untapped source of social equity, both on campus and elsewhere.

Gerald Walton’s experiences in life, including as a student and professor, reflect the contradictions of being both insider and outsider, and fitting in and not fitting in. As a Professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University, he brings his experiences with identity and social inclusion and exclusion to his teaching. Winner of the 2018 Advising and Mentoring Award from the Canadian Association of Foundations of Education, Gerald earned a PhD from Queen’s University in 2006 and joined Lakehead University in 2008. Gender, social difference, and skill development at the graduate level are the main areas of his teaching. He had no idea that, despite challenges, his appointment at Lakehead University would be the most satisfying work experience of his life.

What are you, or do you wish you were, doing about climate change in your teaching? Join us for this interactive session where we briefly describe the urgent need for climate action and then open the floor to discuss what climate change education is already happening and how we can infuse more in our teaching across our campuses. We will also weave into our discussion research-informed best practices of climate change education that move beyond knowledge and understanding to fostering leadership and action.

***please note that part two will be held in the new year.

SPEAKERS

Dr. Paul Berger

Dr. Ellen Field

Eliminating violence in our approaches to education requires the privileging of Indigenous worldviews through Aki Gakinoomaagewin based on Anishinaabeg traditions founded on Indigenous Activity Based Learning. Examples will be provided of how we are employing Aki Gakinoomaagewin to transform our teacher training programs at Lakehead University that privilege Anishinaabeg ways of learning embracing respect for Aki. Can this type of approach be considered a form of climate pedagogy?

Dr. Paul Cormier is a member of Lake Helen First Nations / Red Rock Indian Band in Northern Ontario. He holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Manitoba, a MA in Conflict Analysis and Management from Royal Roads University, and a BEd in Elementary Education from McGill University. His research interests include Indigenous peace building, traditional Indigenous education systems, and considering research as a process for peace building in Indigenous contexts. Paul is an Associate Professor, and Chair in Aboriginal education at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay Ontario Canada.

Join us to hear three unique perspectives on interdisciplinary, experiential, and place-based climate change education. During this moderated panel discussion, each panellist will share specific examples and insights to inspire and inform your teaching and learning.

The format will be a moderated panel discussion with time for questions from the audience.

PANELLISTS 

Dr. Lindsay Galway - Lakehead University

Dr. Margot Parkes - University of Northern British Columbia

Dr. Thomas Beery - Kristianstad University (Sweden)

Moderated by Dr. Connie Russell, Lakehead University