In an attempt to more adequately understand the nature of inquiry, one eventually – and quite necessarily – runs into questions of philosophic purpose. Fortunately enough for us, educational theory isn’t terribly shy in this regard. Economic utility, building a peaceful and pluralistic society, and honouring students’ nascent potential all have staked their claim to […]
Category: CIRCE
Onjibaa: She Comes From a Certain Place
Greetings colleagues! The SFU Surrey Faculty of Education seminar series From the Ground Up continued last week with a presentation by Dr. Alanaise Onizichin Goodwill, an Indigenous scientist-practitioner and educator in Counselling Psychology at SFU Surrey. Dr. Goodwill is one of very few Indigenous Registered Psychologists in British Columbia, and practices active counselling service within […]
The Visceral Imagination: Dialogue Series on Imagination in Research and Teaching Begins
By Samuel Chen (Research Assistant, SFU Education Research Assistant) This past Thursday, I had the opportunity to attend the Possible’s Slow Fuse’s inaugural session featuring Dr. Celeste Snowber. This is the first in a six part Dialogue series being co-hosted between the Research Hub and CIRCE. Being new to the Faculty of Education and having just […]
Take the Walking Curriculum 30-Day Challenge
Playgrounds and schoolyards are underused resources for ecological learning. The Walking Curriculum challenge begins on April 3, 2019 (National Walking Day). K-12 educators around the globe are committed to taking student learning outside for part of the day–rain or snow or shine–for 30 days. With The Walking Curriculum: Evoking Wonder And Developing A Sense of […]
Join Us: Be an Advocate of Imagination & Creativity in Higher Education
TOWARDS A MANIFESTO FOR IMAGINATION & CREATIVITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION The Centre for Imagination in Research, Culture and Education (CIRCE) is working with Creative Academic, #creativeHE to facilitate an open discussion aimed at developing a manifesto to advance thinking about imagination and creativity in learning and educational practices in higher education. The process will begin on […]
