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A weekly podcast about teaching, learning, and pivoting to digital from the Learning Technology and Innovation team at Thompson Rivers University.

LTI at Thompson Rivers University


    • Jun 19, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 91 EPISODES


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    Season 3, Episode 26: The Season Finale, ft. Just Brenna

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 14:22


    Brenna is alone this week as she says farewell to Season 3 with a few parting thoughts about AI (she hopes 2023-24 is less about AI).

    Season 3, Episode 25: It’s Complicated, It’s Complicated, ft. Emilio Porco

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 25:39


    This week, Brenna is breaking a promise and back to talking about ^*@^#*&#$*&^ academic integrity and artificial intelligence. Luckily, she has a campus expert on for a second visit to talk about it. Show Notes Apologies for the sound quality on Brenna’s audio during the interview. Brenna made the mistake of trying to record her […]

    Season 3, Episode 24: A Very Exciting, Very Evolving Job, ft. Joe Binns and Trenton Sieb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 29:52


    Brenna is thinking about who gets the "second best" learning experience and she's joined by the co-op students she's spending the summer with to talk working in the unit, learning technologies, and more.

    Season 3, Episode 23: Your Friendly Neighbourhood Buzzkill, ft. Just Brenna

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 14:57


    Brenna is all by herself and sounding like a bullfrog today as she thinks (still, again, more) about AI.

    Season 3, Episode 22: How to Invite Community In, ft. Twyla Exner and Robin Westland

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 35:13


    Brenna is thinking about how we choose the tools we use, and she's joined by two inspirational instructors to talk community collaboration and authentic assessment.

    Season 3, Episode 21: Make the Space More Inviting and Inclusive, ft. The LT&I Team!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 26:44


    This week, Brenna is having lots and lots of AI thoughts (to pair with lots and lots of AI programming), and she's joined by all her favourite LT&I colleagues -- literally all of them! -- to talk about inclusive design.

    Season 3, Episode 20: Helping Faculty Dream Big, ft. Laura Grizzlypaws and Carolyn Ives

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 32:24


    This week, Brenna is thinking about good citational practice and the importance of working in community, and she's joined by two people who know a lot about just that.

    Season 3, Episode 19: Collaborate and Work Together and It Will Be Great, ft. Noah Fischer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 28:58


    This week, Brenna is reminding you about the Moodle upgrade tomorrow (Tuesday) and talking student success with a bright light on campus.

    Season 3, Episode 18: A Beating Heart at TRU, ft. James Sudhoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 32:15


    This week, Brenna is practicing gratitude, looking for compassion, and celebrating TRU's unique, care-centred Veterinary Technology program.

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    Season 3, Episode 17: A Really Unique Program, ft. Susan Forseille

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 37:21


    This week, Brenna is thinking about how much of our learning doesn't take place in a classroom, and she's joined by an expert in how we go about recognizing and rewarding that learning.

    Season 3, Episode 16: Crafting and Decompressing, ft. Makerspace Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 29:25


    This week, Brenna is thinking about why she struggles to get hands-on, so she's off to the Makerspace in search of creativity, inspiration, and dirty hands.

    Season 3, Episode 15: Everybody Should Have a Theatre Education, ft. Robin Nichol

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 25:23


    Brenna is thinking about her own history of arts education and the value of a circuitous path, and she's joined by someone who can talk to her about the new theatre production opening at TRU this week.

    Season 3, Episode 14: Simply Someone to Help, ft. Charlene Barnes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 28:40


    Brenna is thinking about different ways to think of openness, and she's joined by a new face at TRU to talk about student success and belonging.

    Season 3, Episode 13: A Bit of a Pickle, ft. Emilio Porco

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 37:06


    Brenna is thinking about the difference between access and accommodation, and she's joined by someone who knows the ropes to talk about academic integrity.

    Season 3, Episode 12: Cause for Optimism, ft. Paul Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 28:59


    Reading Week is over, friends, and spring awaits. Change is in the air over on the Open Learning side of the TRU house, and so Brenna has invited someone who knows way more than her to come and talk about it.

    Season 3, Episode 11: Welcome Back (in time for TPC/PD Week!), ft. Some Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 16:55


    Brenna is back from a surprisingly long (even to her) hiatus to ease back in to weekly recordings and share her excitement about TPC/PD Week, and she's joined by some pals to talk about their TPC presentations!

    Season 3, Episode 10: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Not That One, the Other One), ft. Just Brenna

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 10:40


    Brenna is here with a quick minisode to welcome you to the fourth annual TRU Digital Detox. Wahey! This year's theme is The Robots Are Coming: AI and the Education Revolution.

    Season 3, Episode 9: We Are Not Good Thought Leaders, ft. Brian Lamb

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 41:11


    Brenna is obsessed with thinking about AI in education these days, so she's joined by the only other paranoid weirdo she knows to talk about it.

    Season 3, Episode 8: Students Do Not Have That Sort of Time, ft. John Belshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 37:54


    Brenna is thinking about exam week rhythms and is joined by someone who knows a lot about the very different rhythms of a very different kind of classroom.

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    Season 3, Episode 7: The Robots Are Already Here, ft. Amy McLay Paterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 32:54


    After a lengthy hiatus, Brenna is back to talk about how artificial intelligence and machine learning impact students already -- even aside from the hysteria around AI essays -- and she's joined by someone who knows what's up to talk about collective bargaining.

    Season 3, Episode 6: Lego Brick Learning Design ft. Marie Bartlett and Stephen Doubt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 31:17


    Brenna has had reason(s) this week to think about perception and how it shapes our understanding of experience -- and ourselves -- and she's joined by some OL pals to talk about learning design.

    Season 3, Episode 5: What We Do; Who We Are, ft. Lisa Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 36:56


    Brenna is thinking through being overwhelmed and way behind, and she's joined by someone else working in instructional support at TRU (in a very different role!) to talk international education, faculty/student support, and learning modalities.

    Season 3, Episode 4: Hello Fellow Human, ft. Ben Mitchell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 27:59


    This week, Brenna is reflecting on reflection (AGAIN) and reminding you to build in rest for yourself and your students (ALSO AGAIN), and she's joined by a new face in the library to talk about inclusion and neurodiversity and Twitch Tuesdays (OH THAT BIT SOUNDS NEW).

    Season 3, Episode 3: A Kind of Urgency to It, ft. Wilson Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 25:58


    Today, Brenna is thinking about learning and joy, and she's joined by a colleague to talk about a brand new, timely, and urgent new Master's degree program at TRU.

    Season 3, Episode 2: All About the Why, ft. Melanie Latham

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 30:14


    Today, Brenna is thinking about community, academic freedom, and the importance of letting the experts speak, and she's joined by the newest member of the team for a getting-to-know-you chat.

    Season 3, Episode 1: Big Feelings, ft. Just Brenna

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 10:40


    Brenna is greeting the Fall with an open heart and some big, big feelings. She's glad she has you to talk to.

    Episode 32: We’ll Talk Again, I Promise, ft. Just Brenna

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 13:50


    Brenna reflects on the season that was and says the word gratitude eight times in thirteen minutes, and she says "see you soon" until the fall.

    Episode 31: It’s Hard Work, But It’s Heart Work, ft. Evelyn Asiedu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 33:09


    Brenna is thinking about how to teach students to write -- and why we assign so much writing with so little instruction -- and she's joined by one of TRU's postdocs to talk about equity, diversity, and inclusion and the role of cultural mapping in TRU's next steps.

    Episode 30: You’re the Expert Now, ft. Melissa Schuurman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 28:57


    Brenna is trying to define open -- as in hearts -- and is joined by one of Open Learning's own to celebrate an important achievement.

    Episode 29: Here to Figure That Out, ft. Rachel Cantin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 31:53


    Brenna is wrestling with the line between optimism and hope (and trying to explain why she cares), and she's joined by the newest member of the OL team to talk about serving students.

    Episode 18: Part of Learning is Making Mistakes, ft. Pamela Fry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 39:56


    This week on the show, Brenna is thinking about the passage of time and what it means to cultivate a love of learning, and she's joined by someone for a serious conversation about suicide.

    Episode 17: Here to Serve Students, ft. Stephanie Tate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 32:32


    This week on the show, Brenna is thinking about student data and privacy (isn't she always) and bad players in big ed tech, and she's joined my someone who reminds her of why serving students matters.

    Episode 16: Which Disney Princess Are You?, ft. Noah Arney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 35:58


    Brenna is really, really into Wordle, okay? So she's making it a work thing. And then she's joined by someone who is an expert at talking about work things with our students.

    Episode 15: Overcoming Apathy, ft. Just Brenna

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 16:38


    This week, Brenna is introducing the 2022 TRU Digital Detox.

    Episode 14: Keep the Conversation Going, ft. Kyra Garson, Chelsea Corsi, Wendy Hulko, and Silvia Straka

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 51:28


    Brenna is musing on what it would mean to claim she's supporting the community without dealing with the hard stuff, and she's invited some folks to join her to do just that.

    Episode 13: The Things That Are TRU, ft. Just Brenna

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021


    This week, Brenna is winding down the fall semester and thinking about what 2022 to will look like for the TRU community.

    Episode 12: A New Way of Thinking, and It Just Clicked, ft. Tenessa Gagnon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 39:34


    Brenna is thinking about gratitude and grace after a difficult week, and she's joined by a research assistant in the Knowledge Makers program to get inspired.

    Episode 11: Assuming There’s a Future to Hope For, ft. Cheryl Gladu

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 35:40


    Brenna is thinking about ungrading and all the possibilities it uncovers, and she's talking to the university's Researcher-in-Residence to get imbued with no small amount of hope.

    Episode 10: Take Advantage of the Services, ft. Michelle Raglin and Mike Harrington

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021


    Brenna is joined by two Peer Academic Coaches who coach her into remembering why we do what we do.

    Episode 9: Real Do As I Say, Not As I Do Energy, ft. Just Brenna

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 10:12


    Much as the sun will always rise and much as the rain will always fall, sometime around mid-semester the wheels will fall off the truck and Brenna will not meet her production deadline.

    Episode 8: Avoid Things That Can Only Be Boring or Wrong, ft. Jamie Drozda

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021


    Brenna is thinking about authenticity and is joined by her partner in crime to discuss their current project.

    Episode 7: What Are We All Going to Look At?, ft. Jason Toal and Jon Fulton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 33:14


    Brenna is wishing for more time and chatting with her co-facilitators about the TRU Podcasting Masterclass.

    Episode 6: The Process of Getting There, ft. Jenna Goddard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 42:59


    Brenna is drawing some boundaries around the capacity of boundaries to improve her life, and she's joined by a new friend to chat all things composition and student support.

    Episode 5: A Real Complex Human Being, ft. Amna Qazi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 35:55


    Brenna is thinking about reconciliation and she's joined by a student -- and veritable dynamo -- to talk about storytelling and what makes us human.

    Episode 4: An Open Book for Students, ft. Alicia Ashcroft

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 52:28


    Brenna is sick, but she's joined for some cozy and vulnerable return-to-campus realness in today's interview.

    Episode 3: Let’s Make You Feel Capable, ft. Lindsay Blackstock

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 36:41


    This week, Brenna is thinking about joyfulness in teaching and, conveniently, interviews an utter delight about being back in the classroom.

    Episode 2: Since I’ve Got You Here, ft. Brian Lamb

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 46:56


    This week, Brenna is wrestling with uncertainty, and the boss swings by to play podcast host.

    Episode 1: Teaching, and Learning, and Sustaining Community, ft. Just Brenna

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 15:01


    This week, Brenna is thinking about the role this podcast should play in these continuing unprecedented times.

    Episode 33: A Great Working Relationship, ft. Brian Lamb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 44:29


    This week, Brenna is thinking about beginnings and endings as she closes the book on Season One of You Got This! Hello, Summer hiatus! And she's joined by The Boss Man to talk about the year that was.

    Episode 32: Get Your Hands Dirty, ft. Franklin Sayre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 34:05


    This week, Brenna is thinking about openness and open pedagogical practices, and she's joined by someone who knows a lot about hands-on learning.

    Episode 31: Plan for Inclusion, ft. Sarah Walz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 36:36


    This week, Brenna is thinking about inclusion, and is joined by someone who knows way more than she does to talk about it more.

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