Learning Matters: a Bridge to Practice

What do you get when a Communication Scholar, Historian, Geographer, and a Biologist walk into a room during Black History Month?Today we have with us Divine Agodzo, Robynne Healey, Maxwell Ofosuhene and Laura Onyango to discuss and celebrate intersections of black contributors to history and issues of diversity, inclusion and reconciliation across the full spectrum of our educational offerings and scholarship.  Answering questions such as, What do you believe are some of the unique challenges facing Black students in Christian universities today, and how do you work to support and empower them? In your opinion, what can be done to address systemic racism and discrimination within Christian universities and communities? What are some books or movies  that you consider helpful in exploring or learning about black history?Support the show

Today we have with us Sydney Dvorak, Angela Konrad and Kate Muchmore Woo to talk a student practicum project where over 100 theater posters spanning 50 years were digitized and archived in TWU's Special Collections.For more information about the project and to access the archive please see:https://create.twu.ca/library/2022/03/09/search-twu-theatre-production-posters-online/ https://archivessearch.twu.ca/posters-3 

 Today we have with us Monika B. Hilder who teaches in the English Department at Trinity Western University.  Monika is an author, teacher, and speaker who specializes in Fantasy and Children's Literature with a particular focus on the writings of C.S. Lewis and other Inklings-related writers.  She edited The Inklings and Culture: A Harvest of Scholarship from the Inklings Institute of Canada (Co-edited with Sara Pearson and Laura Van Dyke).How did five twentieth-century British authors, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and Dorothy L. Sayers, along with their mentors George MacDonald and G. K. Chesterton, come to contribute more to the intellect and imagination of millions than many of their literary contemporaries put together? How do their achievements continue to inform and potentially transform us in the twenty-first century? Monika serves as the Co-Director of the Inklings Institute of Canada  (IIC).  IIC encourages the advancement of Inklings scholarship through literary criticism and related collaborative research across the disciplines; investigates how these authors critiqued their own cultures and therefore help us to respond to our own historical/cultural context; promotes the publication of research and scholarship in peer-reviewed journals, books, and other suitable venues appropriate to the various disciplines; fosters undergraduate and graduate student involvement in such research and scholarship; seeks funding for Inklings research; contributes to the current return of religious language to public discourse—and does so within the campus, with associated members nationally and internationally, and with the general public.https://www.twu.ca/research/institutes-and-centres/university-institutes/inklings-institute-canadahttps://monikahilder.com/Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us  Erica Grimm, Joshua Hale, Alysha Creighton, and Patti Victor, to talk about the opening their exhibition at the Langley Centennial Museum, titled "Upstream/Downriver: Walking the stɑl̓əw̓ Watershed," a collaborative research-creation project that addresses climate change at the local scale of the lower Fraser River watershed.TWU faculty partnered with experts from a wide range of science, humanities, and Indigenous knowledge backgrounds to walk the stɑl̓əw̓ Watershed, experts including Dr. Heesoon Bai (SFU), Dr. Katharine Bubel, Dr. David Clements, Dr. Tim Cooper (UFV), David Jordan, Dr. Maxwell Ofosuhene, Dr. Sam Pimentel, Dr. Bruce Shelvey, Annelyn Victor (Xwchíyò:m Nation), and Chief Andrew Victor (Xwchíyò:m Nation). Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Russ Rosen discussing the Bez Arts Hub as a place for nurturing creativity and planting seeds for the harvest of ones life's work.Learning Matters series on convening methodologies for holding space for hope, healing and restoration.Russ serves the artistic director at Bez Arts Hub in Langley, BC where he and his wife (Sandy) train and mentor emerging artists, host live music events, dance shows, workshops and all manner of arts and community interactions.  Bez is an intimate live performance venue which hosts some of the most notable artists from all around North America and beyond. With an inspiring sense of community, the warmth of great sound and the close personal engagement with the artists, Bez offers a unique and inviting atmosphere for enjoying live performances. Russ began his piano lessons at 4 years old, got kicked out at 7, took up drums at 10 and at 12 started a short lived band with Michael J. Fox called “Walrus”. Later he wrote the inspirational songs, “Got a Song in My Heart”, “Wind of the Spirit”, “Dancing in a Field” and many others for a year round “camp in the city” program called Rise Up.https://www.bezartshub.com/https://russrosenband.bandcamp.com/http://www.russrosen.ca/Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Karam Dana discussing implementing creative critical pedagogies.Learning Matters series on convening methodologies for holding space for hope, healing and restoration. Karam’s serves as the The Alyson McGregor Distinguished Professor of Transformative Research at University of Washington Bothell.  He was selected as the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award. His scholarship explores the evolution of transnational political identities and their impact on civic engagement and political participation, with a focus on Palestinians and American Muslims. As an interdisciplinary social scientist, he examines social contexts related to religion, identity, and politics to describe, explain, and provide answers to persisting theoretical and policy questions. The overarching theme of his scholarly journey is centered on how ethno-, socio-political, and religious identities are formed, evolve, and transform under different socio-economic and political circumstances.  Hie is the founding Director of The American Muslim Research Institute (AMRI), and the co-Principal Investigator of The Muslim American Public Opinion Survey (MAPOS), which remains one of the largest surveys of Muslims in the US, a decade on. He also led The Middle East Public Opinion Project (MEPOP) and directed more than a dozen public opinion surveys in the Arab world, including “The 2013 Palestinian Public Opinion Survey,” which explores Palestinian opinions and attitudes on various socio-economic conditions and political issues 20 years after the signing of the Oslo Accords. https://www.uwb.edu/ias/amrihttps://www.uwb.edu/ias/mepopSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Amanda Fenton discussing holding space to spark new thinking and to foster collaborative leadership.Learning Matters series on convening methodologies for holding space for hope, healing and restoration.Amanda Fenton (she/hers) hosts participatory processes such as The Circle Way, Open Space Technology, World Café, Collective Story Harvest and others to spark new thinking, foster collaborative leadership, navigate uncertainty and possibility, accelerate learning, and move to wiser action. She is teacher of The Circle Way and the Art of Hosting, and is a co-designer and facilitator with Decolonizing Practices, inviting fellow settlers in the journey of learning and unlearning to transform colonial impacts and de-centre whiteness. Meeting Planner Tool Guide to the Meeting Planner Tool  and video Guide to the Meeting Planner Tool How to Use the Web Version of Jamboard How to Host Open Space Technology Online Using Zoom + Google SlidesSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Benjamin Hunter discussing curiosity, flow, alchemy and music.Learning Matters series on convening methodologies for holding space for hope, healing and restoration.Benjamin has been busy cross pollinating multiple artistic disciplines for more than a decade, the Seattle based polymath and multi-instrumentalist has dedicated his life to transforming the world’s stale status quo into a vibrant, inclusive, communal, and compassionate society.  Hunter’s first tool was the violin accompanying him on laps around the world. Playing since age 5, he was fortunate to travel the world and absorb various musical styles at a young age. Receiving his degree in Performance Violin, with keen interest in politics and philosophy, Hunter set his sights on the intersection between art, community, and a rapidly evolving clash of culture. Touring with his band mate Joe Seamons in the internationally acclaimed, award-winning blues duo, Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons, Hunter’s stirring instrumentation and timbre brought tales of the slave trade, reconstruction, racial reconciliation, and America’s still broken promises to the uninclined.​Seeking to formalize the education he received in school and delivered in music venues across the world, Hunter then founded Community Arts Create. In a time when music and arts education is being surgically extracted from school curriculums, the non-profit seeks to create space and opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with their individual and collective creative identities, using that as a lens to view their connection with social justice.  However, schools only provided a temporary sanctum for Hunter’s gospel of changing the world through art. He needed a headquarters that existed for the sole purpose of bridging divides, filling knowledge gaps, and fostering a community around those ideals. ​The Hillman City Collaboratory was soon formed. Housed in South Seattle’s Hillman City neighborhood, the “social incubator” has brought and maintained camaraderie, inclusiveness, education, and social wellbeing to the residents in and around an area that is seeing rapid shifts due to unrelenting displacement. His ultimate wish is to inspire a Collaboratory in every underserved community in the nation, showcasing the collective might of community members defying precarious economic circumstances through creativity, engagement, and dialogue.  That still wasn't enough for Hunter, and in 2016 he co-founded the Black & Tan Hall, a co-operatively owned restaurant and performing arts venue, shifting the for-profit paradigm to an alternative platform that is hyper-local, built by and for people rooted in community, and serves as an anti-gentrification model that combats displacement and sustains good jobs.  More specifically, B&TH supports and elevates arts that give voice, agency, and power to those too often ignored. A place where art and the artists are dignified, valued, and heard!   To find out more about Benjamin’s work, check out: www.benjaminhuntermusic.comCommunity Arts Create collective educationHillman City Collaboratory social incubatorBlack & Tan Hall co-operatively owned restaurant and performing arts venueSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Lisa Levine discussing helping people to get unstuck and reconnected to limitless possibilities.Learning Matters series on convening methodologies for holding space for hope, healing and restoration. Lisa is a Certified Life and Health Coach at Audacious Health & Wellness. She helps women who are approaching midlife to create new and healthy habits in the way they think, eat, sleep and move, empowering them to live their lives fully and audaciously. After a successful career as an Executive Producer of music videos, commercials and other media, she currently resides in Seattle spending much of her time writing, enjoying the beauty of the PNW and playing in the kitchen, creating healthy fare for her family and friends. Lisa helps women create new and healthy habits in the way they think, eat, sleep and move, empowering them to live their lives fully and audaciously. She says, “I really think of myself as a Possibility Coach because that’s the ultimate goal of coaching; helping people get unstuck and reconnected to the limitless possibilities that exist for all of us.”Lisa’s new book Midlife, No Crisis: An Audacious Guide to Embracing 50 and Beyondis now available. Check out her musings at The Audacious Life www.audaciouswellness.comPodcasting from Studio Yarah at Trinity Western University – hosted by Scott Macklin.Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Learning Matters series on convening methodologies for holding space for hope, healing and restoration.Today we have with us Martha Diaz discussing the creation cyphers of inquiry and becoming dealers of hope.Martha Diaz (MD) is a community organizer, media producer, archivist, curator, and educator. MD is one of Women’s eNews distinguished 21 Leaders for the 21st Century whose work has traversed the hip-hop entertainment industry, the public arts and education sector, and the academy over the last 25 years. Her passion is advancing human rights and transforming communities through Hip-Hop media, technology, and social entrepreneurship. She has associate produced and consulted on numerous hip-hop documentaries including, Where My Ladies At? by Leba Haber Rubinoff (2007), Black August: A Hip-Hop Concert by Dream Hampton (2010), and Nas: Time Is Illmatic by One9 (2014). In 2002, MD founded the highly acclaimed Hip-Hop Odyssey (H2O) International Film Festival, the first and largest festival of its kind. She was invited to curate the first Hip-Hop movie series presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and served as a guest curator at the Museum of the Moving Image. In 2010, MD formed the Hip-Hop Education Center to research, cultivate and formalize the field of hip-hop-based education. Through her publications of research reports, books, and curricula, she has chronicled hip-hop history to preserve its cultural value and memory. A graduate of New York University’s Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program, MD has worked on archival projects with Parkwood Entertainment (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter), Tupac Shakur Estate, and National Jazz Museum in Harlem, to name a few. She was a Senior Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History – Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, Fellow at Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Program in Social Entrepreneurship, Curator/Scholar at The Schomburg Center, Community Scholar at Columbia University, and Nasir Jones Fellow at Harvard University. MD is currently completing the New School Creation Fellowship at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education.Hip Hop Education Center https://hiphopeducation.com/author/martha/ Hip Hop Education Guidebook http://hiphoparchive.org/scholarship/bibliography/the-hip-hop-education-guidebook H2O Newsreel Film Catalog https://www.twn.org/h2o/responsive/h2ocatalog.aspxSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Learning Matters series on convening methodologies for holding space for hope, healing and restoration.Today we have with us Randy Engstrom discussing culture, racial equity, community development, and hopeful acts of inclusive creativity and the arts.Randy Engstrom has been a passionate advocate and organizer of cultural and community development for over 15 years. He is currently an Adjunct Faculty at the Seattle University Arts Leadership Program and an independent consultant focused on cultural policy, organizational development and racial equity. Most recently he served as Director of the Office of Arts and Culture for the City of Seattle, where he expanded their investments in granting programs and Public Art, while establishing new programs and policies in arts education, cultural space affordability, and racial equity. He served as Chair of the Seattle Arts Commission in 2011 after serving 2 years as Vice-Chair, and was Chair of the Facilities and Economic Development Committee from 2006 to 2010. Previously he served as the Founding Director of the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, a multimedia/multidisciplinary community space that offers youth and community member’s access to arts, technology, and cultural resources (www.youngstownarts.org). Prior to Youngstown, Randy spent 3 years as the Founding CEO of Static Factory Media, an artist development organization that owned and operated a record label, bar/performance venue, graphic design house, recording studio, and web development business. In 2009 Randy received the Emerging Leader Award from Americans for the Arts and was one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. He is a graduate of the Evergreen State College in Olympia, and he received his Executive Masters in Public Administration at the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Affairs.Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Learning Matters series on convening methodologies for holding space for hope, healing and restoration.Today we have with us Tony Benton discussing the celebration of Black History and transforming the media landscape by amplifying diverse narratives.Tony Benton is a founder and Station Manager of Rainier Avenue Radio, super-serving and amplifying the diverse narratives and voices of Southeast Seattle’s communities. Be sure to check Black History Month programing on Rainier Avenue Radio: https://www.rainieravenueradio.world Tony B. has been heard over the airwaves on several different radio stations in the Seattle-Tacoma region. Whether he was hosting community affairs shows, like KUBE 93’s “StreetBeat,” or covering sports topics on SportsRadio KJR AM’s “Get in the Game,” Tony’s shows are known for being open, honest and thought-provoking. After graduating from Seattle’s Franklin High School, Tony attended the University of Washington, with a major in communications. He has received several awards for his contributions to music, youth and community organizations, in addition to serving on boards of organizations such as Thrive by Five Washington, Seattle Public High Schools Radio/TV Advisory Committee, the Northwest chapter of NARAS, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Crosscut.com, and SouthEast Effective Development (SEED).As the Founder and CEO of MUSICA Entertainment, LLC, Tony produces the King County Executive's Awards for Excellence in Hip Hop, an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday festival showcasing the Northwest’s emerging hip hop scene. He is also creator of the Call to Conscience Black History Month Essay Writing Challenge, the Call to Conscience Black History Month Celebrations and the Dr. King Digital Media Challenge. Tony B was honored and presented with the "2009 Spirit Award" by the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle. The Urban League referred to Tony as the "Voice and Consciousness of the Community." Be sure to check Black History Month Programing on Rainier Avenue Radio: https://www.rainieravenueradio.worldSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Learning Matters series on convening methodologies for holding space for hope, healing and restoration.Today we have with us Almetta Pitts discussing “interrupting the ouch” and somatic abolitionism – embodied anti-racist practice and cultural building one brave space at a time.Almetta supports individuals, communities, organizations and companies who seek to interrupt the “status quo” of workplace wellness. She facilitates brave spaces that cultivate tough conversations around diversity, equity and belonging founded within coined methodology of somatic wellness and anti-racist practices (SWAP). She has significant experience of co-curating somatic impact experiential learning experiences via the collaboration of leading organizations, companies and institutions. She is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Attemla Consulting, LLC. Attemla Consulting's areas of activism focus upon workplace & leadership wellness via trauma informed care, organizational change, restorative justice, radical self-care, strategic development, racial equity and social justice. Our interactive anti-racist training series, inter-group dialogues and strategic planning retreats empower our clients and their teams to explore the public health epidemic(s) of Systemic Racism and the School to Prison Pipeline. We also explore “somatic based anti-racist philosophies of navigating tough conversations within the workplace.” To find out more about Almetta’s work, check out: www.attemlaconsulting.comThe Map Ministry: https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Welcome to the Season 2 | Episode 1 of Learning Matters where we will digging into holding space for hope and healing.Today we have with us Dr. Jabali Stewart discussing circle keeping, peace making and spiritual source coding. Jabali is an inclusion specialist utilizing Peacemaking Circle in schools (K-College), businesses, families, government, and community settings. He has trained in the lineage of Circle Keeping connected to Mark Wedge, Kay Pranis, and Barry Stuart for nearly a decade. Besides keeping Circle he also trained in, and practices other Art of Hosting social technologies, all with a focus on institutional cultural change. Jabali is also a public speaker who has also cultivated a practice of deep one-on-one cultural counsel. His work is deeply informed by his belief and practice of sensible, love based leadership. To find out more about Jabali’s work, check out: https://www.wearehuayruro.com/And to listen to Special Vices: https://specialvices.bandcamp.com/Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Learning Matters series on Holding Space for Hope, Healing and Restoration.Today we have with us Eddie Pate discussing lessons learned along the way of becoming an inclusive leader.Dr. Eddie Pate is a transformational leader. He builds relationships grounded in love and grace. Eddie’s expertise lies in helping drive strategic focus on inclusion & diversity, cultural competence, and inclusive leadership to help individuals, teams & organizations thrive. His 20 year career journey took him through several northwest companies, Microsoft, Starbucks, and Amazon.To find out more about Eddie’s work, check out: http://eddiepate-speaking.com/To listen to his podcast Beyond the Blue Badge, check out: https://www.microsoftalumni.com/s/1769/19/interior.aspx?sid=1769&gid=2&pgid=2373Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Sonya Grypma, Vice Provost, Leadership & Graduate Studies and Dean of GLOBAL at Trinity Western University – discussing well-being, care and history in Higher Education and beyond.Sonya joined TWU in 2007 as a faculty member in the School of Nursing, and was promoted to Full Professor in 2012. She served as Dean of Nursing from 2013-2019.Both a nurse and historian, Sonya has been a research fellow at UBC, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Virginia. Her program of research for the past 20 years has focused on transnational nursing history, particularly the intersection of Canadian, American and Chinese nursing networks developed through philanthropic, missionary and nursing organizations prior to 1948. She has been an invited keynote speaker on four continents, and has published two scholarly books on missionary history: Healing Henan: Canadian Nurses at the North China Mission, 1888-1947 and China Interrupted: Japanese Internment and the Reshaping of a Canadian Missionary Community, as well as a co-edited book entitled Transnational and Historical Perspectives on Global Health, Welfare and Humanitarianism. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Sonya has served on numerous committees, including TWU Senate, including as Chair and, most recently, as Senate Secretariat. She has also been involved in nursing education leadership provincially – as Chair of the Nursing Education Council of BC – and nationally. She is currently President of the Canadian Association for Schools of Nursing--Association canadienne des écoles de sciences infirmières.Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Calvin Seerveld, who is 90 years young and serves as Professor Emeritus in Philosophical Aesthetics at the Institute for Christian Studies – discussing art, education, labor movements and cosmoscopic dimensions of life and society.Calvin Seerveld (born 1930 in New York) received a BA from Calvin College in 1952, an MA in English literature and classics from the University of Michigan in 1953. He then went on to study under D. H. Th. Vollenhoven at the Free University (VU) in Amsterdam, where his doctoral dissertation dealt with Croce's aesthetics. It was supervised by Vollenhoven and Carlo Antoni. He then taught philosophy and German at Trinity Christian College, and went on to teach philosophical aesthetics at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. Cal wrote, "Aesthetic life is not something sophisticated - that's a humanistic lie. Aesthetic life is as integral to being human as building sandcastles on the beach and giving your children names."http://www.seerveld.com/tuppence.htmlSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham, Dean and Professor of the School of Nursing at TWU. Discussing wellbeing, teaching and learning from a place of deep care and Prayer as Transgression.Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham was appointed Dean of Nursing in August 2019. She brings academic distinction, a wealth of experience, and highly informed perspectives on nursing to her role. Reimer-Kirkham is a committed educator, a respected academic leader, and an internationally regarded researcher. Among other awards, Reimer-Kirkham was a recipient of the 2019 UBC School of Nursing Centenary Medal of Distinction and was appointed in 2014 to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Scientists and Artists.Reimer-Kirkham’s research focuses on diversity, religion/spirituality, equity and human rights—all in relation to health and healthcare services. She has brought together international teams to study the negotiation of religious plurality, most recently with a project on the expression of prayer in Vancouver and London hospitals. She is currently leading an international program of research on human rights and albinism that includes a study on mothering and albinism in Tanzania, South Africa, and Ghana. Reimer-Kirkham also conducts nursing education and knowledge translation research, and with colleagues developed the Knowledge-AS-Action Framework. She is recognized for her contributions to postcolonial feminist research in nursing. She teaches in the areas of nursing philosophy, nursing research and knowledge translation, spirituality and nursing, and health policy. An Innovative Online Knowledge Translation Curriculum in Graduate Education in Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12440 http://prayerastransgression.com/www.motheringandalbinism.com https://www.twu.ca/academics/school-nursingSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Todd Martin, Dean and Associate Professor of Sociology – Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at TWU. Discussing connected learning, family development theory and spark plugs. Dr. Martin holds a Bachelor of Arts degrees in theology and sociology as well as Masters of Arts in family studies. His Doctorate of Philosophy in sociology of family was conducted at the University of British Columbia. In addition to his interests in religion and family, he also has research interests in family theory, family structure, the interaction of the institutions of work and family as well as union formation patterns over the life course. He is co-author of Families Across the Life Course (Pearson 2012) and Family Theories – An Introduction (Sage 2019). His research has been published in the Journal of Adolescent Research, Journal of Family Theory, Marriage and Family Review as well as International Migration Review. He is managing editor of the Journal of Comparative Family Studies. Todd Martin is a member of the National Council on Family Relations, and is a Certified Family Life Educator.Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Glen Van Brummelen, who serves as Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Dean, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences at Trinity Western University. Glen is a historian of mathematics and astronomy in ancient and medieval cultures, sometimes described as the only historian of trigonometry in the world. He is author of The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth: The Early History of Trigonometry(Princeton, 2009), Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry(Princeton, 2013), and Trigonometry: A Very Short Introduction(Oxford, 2020). He has served twice as president of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics. Prior to TWU, he was a founding faculty member and mathematics division coordinator of Quest University Canada. He won the Mathematical Association of America’s Haimo Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2016, and the 3M National Teaching Fellowship in 2017. https://www.twu.ca/academics/faculty-natural-applied-sciencesSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Babaluku, who is an Ugandan rapper, musician, producer, community youth activist and social entrepreneur who raps in Luganda. He is a member of the Bataka Squad. He is the founder of the Bavubuka Foundation which equips the youth with leadership skills.https://bavubuka.wordpress.com/about/https://www.okayafrica.com/babaluku-uganda-luga-flow-legend/http://www.afrovanconnect.com/Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Deon Pretorius, He is regarded as a role model as an ‘engaged scholar’ who stepped outside of the ‘ivory tower’, a successful and popular professor of Development Studies with a focus on Applied Sociology, Development Planning, and Development Policy at Nelson Mandela University and has also led teams and conducted work that resulted in more than 150 research, policy, strategic or development planning documents. Deon has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Warwick where he was supervised by Margaret Archer influential theorist in the critical realist tradition, examined by the distinguished methodologist Prof Robert Burgess and respected South African Sociologist, Prof Cornie Groenewald.He taught Sociology at the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) from 1983 to 1994 and then taught Development Studies at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) from 2006 until the present. From 1995 to 2006 Director of a Multi-Disciplinary Research and Development Planning Institute. From 2006 to the present he has been the Managing Director of Development Partners.Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Gideon Strauss, Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Worldview Studies at the Institute for Christian Studies. He also serves as a senior fellow with the Center for Public Justice in Washington DC. Gideon also facilitates vocational discipleship in churches in his native South Africa.Lead From Where You Are: Making a Difference in the Face of Tough Problem, Big Questions and Organizational Politics:http://courses.icscanada.edu/2020/04/lead-from-where-you-are-making.htmlSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Today we have with us Bruce Herman, a painter and writer whose art has been exhibited internationally across the US and in Canada, as well as in Israel, Italy, England, Hong Kong, and Japan. Herman taught from 1984 to Spring of 2020 at Gordon College, where he currently holds the Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in Fine Arts and curates exhibitions for the art gallery. https://www.bruceherman.com Collaborations (from most recent to older):1. 2018—present "Ordinary Saints" - with Malcom Guite and J.A.C. Redfordhttps://ordinary-saints.com 2. 2011–2013 “QU4RTETS" - with Makoto Fujimura, Christopher Theofanidis, and Jeremy Begbiehttps://iamculturecare.com/projects/qu4rtets 3. 2005–2007 "A Broken Beauty" - with Canadian curator David Goa, and L.A. curator Gordon Fuglie along with fifteen other artists (including Vancouver artists Erica Grimm, David Robinson, and Toronto's Stephen DeStaebler)https://lagunaartmuseum.org/exhibitions/a-broken-beauty-figuration-narrative-and-the-transcendent-in-north-american-art/ 4. Scott Album Challenge: https://spark.adobe.com/page/5LmHwgmDWnIzp/Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Darcy Gullacher, Bill Badke, and Qinqin Zhang (Norma Marion Allow Library) discuss the role of the Library as nexus – a joining place serving scholarship, teaching and learning. Darcy Gullacher was born and raised in Calgary, AB. He completed a B.A.R. at Rocky Mountain College, a B.A. at The King’s University College, and an M.L.I.S. at the University of Alberta. Prior to joining TWU, he served at Alberta Bible College and Rocky Mountain College, both in Calgary, AB, and Briercrest College and Seminary in Caronport, SK. He has served as the University Librarian at Trinity Western University since January, 2019.Bill Badke grew up in Kelowna, BC. After completing his B.A. at UBC, he took an M.Div. and M.Th. at Northwest Baptist Seminary, before working with his wife at a Bible college in Nigeria for 2 years, where he taught biblical studies. On return, Badke taught theology for Northwest Baptist Seminary, completed his M.L.S. and returned to Northwest as a librarian. Since 2000, he has been TWU’s Associate Librarian for Associated Canadian Theological Schools and Information Literacy.Qinquin Zhang serves as Assistant Librarian: Information Literacy, E-Learning, and E-Resources and holds degrees in B.Eng. Computer Science in Information Engineering (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), M.Sc. Instructional Technology (Lehigh University) and M.L.I.S. Library and Information Science (British Columbia).Norma Marion Allow Library – Trinity Western University. https://www.twu.ca/libraryTWUSpace – TWU Institutional Repository https://libguides.twu.ca/twuspace University of Calgary: Visualization Studiohttps://library.ucalgary.ca/guides/digitalprojects/campusprojects?tag_id=52619Online Searcher: Information Discovery, Technology, Strategies http://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/ University of Calgary: Visualization Studiohttps://library.ucalgary.ca/guides/digitalprojects/campusprojects?tag_id=52619Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Dr. Robynne Healey, Professor of History and Co-director, Gender Studies Institute discusses people, places, politics and forgotten histories.Robynne Rogers Healey is Professor of History as well as Co-director of the Gender Studies Institute at Trinity Western University in Langley. Her publications include books and articles in many aspects of Quaker history. Her research interests include gender and Quakerism, the transatlantic world in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the twentieth-century peace testimony. She teaches introductory courses in gender studies and post-1945 global history and senior and graduate courses in the Atlantic world, history of the family, gender studies, and war, peace, and society. Her overarching goal in classes is to help students discover how interesting, applicable, and important history is. Sugar, Slaves, Silver: The Atlantic World, 1450 – 18500:https://issuu.com/trinity_western_university/docs/magazine_amnesia_-_final?fr=sZDM4YzI3NTY3OASupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Dr. Andrew Perrin, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at Trinity Western University discusses the literary, cultural, theological, and historical context of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The conversation dives into issues of exile and hope during uncertain times.Andrew Perrin (PhD, McMaster University) holds the Canada Research Chair in Religious Identities of Ancient Judaism at Trinity Western University. As an Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute he teaches and researches the literary, cultural, theological, and historical contexts of the Hebrew Scriptures. For insights into these worlds, subscribe to his YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/drandrewperrin) and follow him on Twitter (@ab_perrin).www.andrewperrin.com/Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matter, Dr. Valerie Irvine, Assistant Professor, Educational Technology at University of Victoria discusses Multi Access educarion.Dr. Irvine is interested in technology integrated into teaching and learning and e-learning with a specific focus on multi-access learning, which she developed in 2009. Dr. Irvine is founder and co-director of the Technology Integration and Evaluation (TIE) Research Lab. Dr. Irvine is a professor interested in ways to put the student back at the centre of learning. Shifts to support this in any aspect of K-20 policy and practice creates a domino effect: personalizing demands change in assessment; giving learners agency demands shifts in modality, access, and a recognition that learning happens wherever the learner is; inclusivity of special needs and addressing social justice demands shifts in power structures; liberating structures requires open access resources; to access open educational resources and to create a personal learning network, educators, leaders, and learners will need to develop digital, newtorked, and open literacy; and, ultimately, to create systematic shifts, developing stronger relationships and respect will be required.http://valerieirvine.ca/https://www.uvic.ca/research/labs/tie/https://otessa.org/Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matter, Dr. Phil Laird, Vice Provost of GLOBAL at TWU, discusses servant leadership, motivated learning and J curves in Higher Education.Philip G. Laird, Ph.D. earned his BA in Psychology from the University of British Columbia in 1990, his MA in Social/Developmental Psychology from Simon Fraser University in 2003, and his Ph.D. in Psychology with a special designation in Psychology and the Law in 1997 from Simon Fraser University. Phil joined the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Trinity Western University in 1995 and served as a faculty member in Psychology conducting research on moral reasoning, moral attributions, and jury decision-making. During his first seven years at TWU, he served on multiple committees/councils including the Faculty Affairs Executive, Academic Technology Committee, Mediated Learning Taskforce and TWEST Council. He transitioned to University Administration in 2001 as the Director of the Global Mediated Learning Center and has subsequently held various academic administrative positions including Dean of Global Learning Connections and Associate Provost. Leading many new initiatives at TWU, Phil currently provides leadership to nontraditional learning programs and students including online and mediated learning programs, summer sessions, adult professional programs, and global education programs.Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Dr. Laurie Matthias, Associate Provost – Teaching and Learning discusses Teaching with Care and Building Community During a Pandemic. Dr. Laurie Matthias serves as the Associate Provost, Teaching and Learning at Trinity Western University. Before coming to Trinity Western University to begin her role on July 2, Laurie spent 12 years as an education faculty member at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Ill., where she also directed graduate programs and the Center for Integrative Faculty Development—a centre she founded for the entire university faculty. Dr. Matthias was the only faculty member awarded the President’s Prize for Excellence in Scholarship and Teaching twice in a five-year period. Dr. Matthias’s pedagogical insight and academic leadership are a direct result of her educational journey and extensive practical experience teaching in secondary schools. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in English education, Laurie spent two decades teaching high school English, before resuming her graduate studies. She then went to Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., and earned a Master of Education degree as well as a doctorate in higher education with an emphasis in teaching.Laurie brings a passion for and expertise on the integration of faith and learning, and has a deep desire to promote a biblical understanding of diversity in the university community. She values each person’s role and contribution to the mission of the university and enjoys the synergy of collaboration and cooperation. Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matter, Allyson Jule, Dean and Professor in the School of Education at TWU, discusses gender, language and becoming a compassionate educator.Allyson Jule’s main area of research is gender and education -- in particular, the area of gender and language use in the classroom. She has written extensively on the topic of gendered performances as revealed in speech patterns in varying contexts and exploring teachers’ use of “linguistic space.”Dr. Jule is the Dean of Education at TWU. She is currently the Chair of the Association of the BC Deans of Education which connects to the BC Teachers Council. She is past President of Canada's Women's and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministe. Allyson completed her PhD in London, England and is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford's International Gender Studies Centre (at Lady Margaret Hall). She is on the editorial board of Gender and Education, Women and Language Journal, and the Contemporary Journal of Religion. She is the author of 10 books, including: Gender, Participation and Silence in the Language Classroom: Sh-shushing the Girls(2004), A Beginner's Guide to Language and Gender (2018), and Speaking Up: Gender and Language (2019). Most recently, she edited The Compassionate Educator: Understanding Social Issues in Canadian School in 2019. Other books include Shifting Visions: Gender and Discourse (2015), Gender and the Language of Religion (2005); Language and Religious Identity: Women in Discourse (2007). Jule is co-editor with Bettina Tate Pedersen of Being Feminist, Being Christian: Essays from Academia (2006) and Facing Challenges: Feminism in Christian Higher Education and Other Places (2015).Dr. Jule won TWU’s Davis Distinguished Teaching Award in 2011 and was named one of Canada’s top 10 university professors for 2016. She was awarded the prestigious 3M Teaching Fellowship for excellence in university teaching and leadership, the only time a TWU professor has earned the Fellowship.School of Education | Trinity Western UniversityPursuing Excellence in Christian Education - Cardus Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matter, Reverend James Ellis III, University Chaplain discusses intersections of wisdom, resilience and calm during COVID crisis.The Rev. James Ellis III began at Trinity Western University in September 2019 as University Chaplain and Director of Student Ministries. His work involves co-laboring with and leading a team of fellow chaplains, interns, and student leaders who minister to students. With many years of experience in churches and higher education, he has served in largely Anglo, African American, and multiracial settings representing diversity across issues of socio-economics, culture, and theology. A U.S. citizen, though born in Japan, he has resided in Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia, West Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Michigan.Ordained in the Baptist tradition, Rev. Ellis was a 2013 Guthrie Scholar at Columbia Theological Seminary and 2012-13 Lewis Fellow at Wesley Theological Seminary, a post-graduate, post-ordination leadership development program for clergy under 35. He holds the Master of Sacred Theology from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Master of Theological Studies from George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, and Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies from the University of Maryland.In life beyond TWU, Rev. Ellis likes working out at the gym often and dabbling in photography. He heartily practices living as a contented introvert and spending lots of time with his wife. If you were wondering, he is not a fan of raspberries, blackberries, wasabi, and camping.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/twu-chapel/id1487229847Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matter, Scott Fehrenbacher discusses big, bold and audacious matters regarding the evolving roles of higher education.Scott Fehrenbacher, the Senior Vice President - External Relations, provides creative leadership for Trinity Western University's broad portfolio of development programs and activities. The SVP, External Relations serves as a member of the Executive Team, President's Council, and Core Fundraising Team and provides leadership for the enrollment division, alumni, marketing, media and communications, business sector, government agencies and donors. External relations includes but is not limited to the following: alumni relations, parent relations, marketing, enrollment/recruiting operations, communications and donor relations, annual major gift and planned giving, corporate and foundation giving. Scott is a fierce advocate of disruptive innovation to leverage market driven opportunities for growth using innovative approaches to new media, marketing, sales and leadership. Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Steven Garber discusses theology of the market place and matters of vocation for the common good.Dr. Steven Garber, Professor of Marketplace Theology and Leadership at Regent College, is Director of Regent’s new graduate program, the Master of Arts in Leadership, Theology, and Society. He comes to Regent College most recently from his role as Principal of The Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation, and Culture in Washington, D.C. Dr. Garber completed his PhD in the Philosophy of Learning at Pennsylvania State University, focusing on the connection between belief and behaviour. His dissertation led to the publication of his first book, The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behaviour. He served for many years on the faculty of the American Studies Program in Washington, D.C., and his contribution to the book, Faith Goes to Work: Reflections from the Marketplace, was born of that institution’s unique learning-and-living vision for the moral meaning of higher education. More recently, Dr. Garber drew on his work at the Washington Institute and years of thinking about the nature of calling and career to author Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good. His new book is titled, The Seamless Life: a Tapestry of Love & Learning Worship & Work.https://www.regent-college.edu/faculty/full-time/steven-garberhttps://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Mark Gonzales discusses being + belong and community + care.Mark Gonzales is a futurist reshaping our ideas of what is socially possible. His impact portfolio is a collection of design thinking, connection technologies, and value adds that span 20 years and 15 countries with clients that include: The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, the TIDES foundation, and the World Islamic Economic Forum. With a unique research focus on "how human beings, for better or worse, learn to be human" he is recalibrating how we believe change occurs.https://www.deptofthefuture.com/https://www.wagebeauty.com/Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Dr. Martha Gonzalez discusses Discussing matters of art, activism and connected communities.Martha is a Chicana artivista (artist/activist) musician, feminist music theorist and Assistant Professor in the Intercollegiate Department of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies at Scripps/Claremont College. A Fulbright(2007-2008), Ford (2012-2013) and Woodrow Wilson Fellow (206-2017), her academic interests have been fueled by her own musicianship as a singer/songwriter and percussionist for Grammy Award (2013) winning band Quetzal.http://artivistentertainment.com/http://marthagonzalez.net/quetzal/Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles by Martha Gonzalezhttps://utpress.utexas.edu/books/gonzalez-chicana-artivistasSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matter, Debonee Morgan discusses matters of spiritual direction and education rooted in presence.Debonee Morgan, Certified Spiritual Director, is the Exec Director and principal teacher for Zeitgeist in Atlanta, Georgia. She completed her training for Spiritual Director certification at Stillpoint Center for Christian Spirituality in Pasadena, California. She was also honored to be a graduate of the inaugural cohort of The Living School at Richard Rohr's Center for Action and Contemplation, earning a certificate in Contemplative and Non-Dual Consciousness. She is a formally ordained in The Order of the Holy Rascals.Debonee is an active member of Spiritual Directors International, teaching at multiple conferences, and as a contributing writer for their publication, "Presence". She is active within Atlanta's interfaith community, including leading a monthly Interfaith Contemplative group, and conducting workshops for various faith organizations. Debonee is a founding member of Spiritual Directors of Atlanta, and enjoys helping to engage a vibrant community of creative and passionate spiritual companions.Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matter, Barb Astle, Angela Wolff and Colin Madland discuss COVID-19 and completing the semester well.Dr. Barbara Astle, PhD, RN, has focused her academic career in the field of Global Health and Health Equity. Dr. Astle’s research focuses on: Nursing and Global health education: competency-based curriculum in global health (undergraduate / graduation / host competencies); principles for global health research; global educational partnerships; human rights and albinism in Africa; knowledge translation; and research literacy. She uses critical perspectives, and Qualitative/Participatory Action Research (PAR) methods.Dr. Angela Wolff, formerly Director – Clinical Education, Professional Practice at the Fraser Health Authority, has collaborated with the TWU School of Nursing in various ways since 2008. She joined TWU School of Nursing in the Fall 2018. Dr. Wolff’s expertise and contributions to both the practice and discipline of nursing, and to healthcare services broadly in the region, are remarkable. Dr. Wolff has worked in all sectors of practice: education, regulatory, research, and practice. Passionate about undergraduate, graduate, and ongoing post-licensure education, Dr. Wolff has sought to support new graduate nurse transition, educator/clinical teacher development, specialty education, and practice changes. In her Director role, she delivered regional strategic planning, development, implementation, tracking, and evaluation of inter-professional clinical education programs / services for healthcare professionals and health sciences students. Dr. Wolff is a Certified Health Executive with the Canadian College of Health Leaders. Colin Madland, MEd (Distance Education) is the Manager of Online Learning and Instructional Technologies at Trinity Western University, and formerly the e-Learning Facilitator and Coordinator for Educational Technologies for Thompson Rivers University. Colin is currently a PhD student in Education Technology at the University of Victoria and co-chair of the inaugural conference of OTESSA, the Open/Technology in Education Society and Scholarship Association, currently planned for Congress 2020 in London, Ontario.Resources to support faculty with moving online may be found at https://create.twu.ca/help/online-learning-on-ramp/multi-access/moodleSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Chris Corrigan discusses participatory leadership, convening connected learning and the practice of the Art of Hosting.Chris Corrigan has worked locally and internationally in a huge variety of contexts including social services, indigenous community development, immigration and refugee issues, business, government, food systems and education. He has written and contributed to influential books on the role of participatory processes in activating new forms of leadership and community development. He specializes in Open Space Technology, and design for large scale initiatives to work in high levels of complexity. He is a poet and a musician.http://www.chriscorrigan.com/Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Sandy Cioffi discusses being present: embodied learning, blockchain and story.Sandy Cioffi is the founder and executive director of fearless360º, a new media and virtual reality production company in Seattle. Sandy recently founded and directed SIFFX 2016, a showcase of the most current and creative thinking in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and 360° immersion. As a 2016 Stranger Genius Award nominee, Sandy has been recognized as a cultural innovator.Sandy has produced and/or directed several films as a film and video artist, including the critically acclaimed Sweet Crude, Crocodile Tears, Terminal 187, and Just Us. She has worked with human rights organizations in using video as a documentation and verification tool - specifically providing video evidence during the 1998 Marching Season in Northern Ireland. She documented the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride in 2003. Sandy was also a frequent guest on the NPR show Rewind which ended production when host Bill Radke left Seattle for Los Angeles. Sandy has also created media design for live performance at the Annex Theater, Hugo House, The Seattle Repertory Theater and On the Boards.Sandy has worked with young people extensively as an artist in residence and through the mentor/apprentice film program at the Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center. As a long-time educator, she has also taught film at Seattle Central Community College, Seattle University, and Cornish College of the Arts.Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Patti Victor discusses building bridges into the Aboriginal community through education.Patti Victors serves as the University Siya:m, Chair, Indigenous Partnership Council, Co-Director, Institute of Indigenous Issues & Perspectives, and part-time Instructor.Patti is Sto:lo, living at Cheam First Nation. She is one of the founding pastors of a thriving First Nations Church in Chilliwack, an ordained minister and served as the Section Pastor of Aboriginal Ministries in the BC-Yukon district and the Coordinator of Aboriginal Ministries with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.Patti's passion is to build bridges into the Aboriginal community through education, whether through Professional development workshops for educators, Aboriginal Awareness workshops for churches or hosting events where understanding of Aboriginal perspectives can be fostered and the journey of reconciliation can begin. Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Being a Creative Director and the Courage of Your ConvictionsOn this episode of Learning Matters, Eddie Rehfeldt discusses matters of Creative Direction in a complex world.Eddie Rehfeldt has spent the last 25 years as a self-identified creative “rodeo clown,” leading a diverse team of creatives through a variety of unique projects. His strength is in building complex creative and content teams focused on multi-channel brand identity. Rehfeldt’s recent collaborations won both a Gold and Silver Award at the 2015 Cannes Lions Advertising Festival and his prior accolades include more than 28 design and creative awards spanning multiple categories. His personal passion projects include his "Road2Manhood" podcast and upcoming companion book, as well as his graduate class at the University of Washington, called​ ​“Digital Storytelling for Social Impact,” which empowers students to create powerful social action campaigns that activate community organizations.Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Erica Grimm discusses matters of art, aesthetics and collective intersubjectivity. Erica Grimm, PhD. is a Canadian artist and Professor of Art in the School of the Arts, Media and Culture at Trinity Western University. Her material practice explores the entangled territory between aesthetics, ecology, ethics, science and art, and her written practice considers the epistemological and pedagogical implications of the process of making. For more than 30 years she has practiced attentiveness, drawing daily on paper and panels, in space, with branches, words, objects, ideas and sounds. Widely exhibited in museum, public and community galleries, she is included in private and public collections such as the Vatican, Canada Council Art Bank, and the Richmond Art Gallery. Erica’s work can be viewed on her website: http://ww.ericagrimm.com. Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Divine Agodzo discusses matters of relationship and dialogue being at the heart of marketing and public relations. We also discuss the development of the new Public Relations Online Certificate program at Trinity Western University.Divine Agodzo serves as an Instructor in the School of the Arts, Media + Culture at Trinity Western University. Divine has 20 years combined experience in journalism, strategic corporate/organizational communication, public relations, and business communication. Divine’s journalism experience includes working as a magazine staff writer in Ghana and as a freelancer for Canadian publications including The Montreal Gazette, Enterprise magazine and various community newspapers. Divine served in both agency and in-house roles in public relations, with a focus on writing communication collateral such as news/media products, speeches for company executives, employee engagement messages from business leaders, and corporate reports (annual reports, accountability reports, etc.), to name a few. After leaving a media relations management role with a leading credit union, Divine now serves business clients as a communication consultant, in addition to teaching. Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, Rev. Dr. Ken Macklin (Pastor – Traceyton United Methodist Church) and Dr. Jerry Camery-Hoggatt (Professor Emeritus – Vanguard University) discuss the Church, Higher Education, Story and Redemptive Presences.Jerry Camery-Hoggatt, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Narrative Theology at Vanguard University, in Costa Mesa, California. A professional storyteller, he is the author of the highly-acclaimed Christmas stories When Mother Was Eleven-Foot-Four (in trade adult and children’s picture book editions) and Givers of Gifts.Rev. Dr. Kenneth Macklin serves as Pastor of Tracyton United Methodist Church in Tracyton, Washington. Rev. Dr. Macklin is a retired elder from the California-Pacific Annual Conference. https://www.earth-has-a-story.comSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

On this episode of Learning Matters, David Squires discusses Gardens, Music and Education from a Place of Care. We also discuss his compositions: Sanctuary, Deep Peace and his upcoming Gardens: a Sacred Oratorio. David's professional experience includes over 20 years on faculty at TWU and 11 years as full-time worship pastor in various churches across Canada.TWU School of the Arts, Media + CultureSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Learning to Game, Gaming to LearnOn this episode of Learning Matters, Kevin Schut discusses the new Bachelor of Arts degree in Game Development at Trinty Western University and some of his favorite games to play. Kevin Schut serves as a Professor of Communication, Associate Dean of the School of the Arts, Media + Culture and is the author of the book Of Games and God: A Christian Exploration of Video Games.Podcasting from Studio Yarah at Trinity Western University – hosted by Scott Macklin.TWU Game Development programSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Becoming self-aware and life ready.Jenn Skelding is a lifelong learner who is passionate about the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Her experience ranges from School Administrator, as Lead Learner, to Instructor in the School of Education at TWU. Currently, Jenn is also the Executive Director of the Learning Commons and is pursuing a Doctor of Education at Western University in London, Ontario. Jenn’s research is focused on undergraduate student retention. Specifically, what are the promotive, or risk, factors that support International student persistence on Canadian university campuses and how do intercultural competencies impact retention.TWU Learning CommonsSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Human Flourishing and Ideas that Inspire.Jack Reimer and Dwight Friesen discuss Foundations 102 HUMAN FLOURISHING and Foundations 210 IDEAS THAT INSPIRE courses at Trinity Western University.Ever wonder how a course you’re taking now will help you in the future? You aren’t the only one. Plus, there’s good news. Foundations courses will help you envision how a Christian liberal arts education from Trinity Western sets you up for success—not just in your career but in life. Think of it like the map on your phone. It shows you your destination—and how to get there.Jack Reimer joined TWU in the School of Human Kinetics in 1985, then called the department of Physical Education. Jack has recently resumed the role as coordinator of the leadership program in the School of Human Kinetics. In this role he supervises all leadership experiences and internships in human kinetics. TWU has recently completed a review of the liberal arts program which has led to significant changes in the role of the School of Human Kinetics in the core program. Out of this review a new interdisciplinary course in “Human Flourishing” has emerged and Jack has taken leadership in the development and implementation from the human kinetics perspective. Dwight Friesen is a Sessional Assistant Professor of Foundations Core at Trinity Western University. He holds a Ph.D. in Theological Ethics from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom and a M.A., Theological Studies from Briercrest Seminary in Caronport, Saskatchewan, Canada. His background in graphic design and photography inform his cross-disciplinary interests in media, technology and culture and their tangled relationship with the way we live as human beings.TWU Core FoundationsSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Discussing educational leadership and building bridges to practice.Dr. Adrienne Castellon has worked as a secondary school teacher, elementary principal and education consultant. She is Associate Dean for the Masters of Leadership and Masters of Educational Leadership and Assistant Professor of graduate and undergraduate courses in leadership and education. Research interests include Indigenous curriculum and relationships, women in leadership, effective practices in K-12 education, special education, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, applied servant leadership, spirituality in leadership and teaching as well as various social justice related topics. She is the author of the teacher resource Indigenous Integration: 100+ Lesson Ideas for Secondary and College Teachers, The Role of Wisdom and Spirituality in Leading Self and Others in Peace Leadership: Self Transformation to Peace and several articles. TWU MA LeadershipSupport the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)