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 f...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 50
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 https://www.twu.ca/news-events/news/history-student-digitizes-over-100-theatre-p...
May 10, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 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. Le...
Dec 08, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 2
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, expe...
Nov 10, 2021•55 min•Season 3Ep. 1
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 intim...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 46
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 e...
May 11, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 45
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...
Apr 22, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 44
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 vio...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 43
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 ...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 5
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...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 5
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 cul...
Feb 09, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 4
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...
Feb 02, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 3
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, equi...
Jan 29, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 2
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. Bes...
Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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 ...
Nov 23, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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 pro...
Sep 28, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 35
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)...
Sep 14, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 30
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 oth...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 33
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 int...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 32
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 Trigo...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 31
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...
Aug 11, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 30
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 w...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 29
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.ht...
Jul 20, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 28
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 ...
Jul 18, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 27
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 Calg...
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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...
Jun 11, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 25
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 A...
May 31, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 24
On this episode of Learning Matter, Dr. Valerie Irvine, Assistant Professor, Educational Technology at University of Victoria discusses Multi Access education. 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...
May 19, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 23
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 Humaniti...
May 12, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 22
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 program...
May 07, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 21
