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I was born and raised in Nanjing, China. My dad was doing his Master’s degree in the US so I bounced between my grandparents in Nanjing and my other grandparents in Shanghai. Both sides of my family are made up … Read More

Discussion and Reflection Please use the padlet below to reflect on your learning in this resource and how it applies to ETEC 512.  Also, take the opportunity to build our collective knowledge base, and provide peers with practical ideas of … Read More

Recommendation #4: Valuing the voices of experts Science and FPPL Western knowledge tends to organize itself into content areas like arts and science, whereas Indigenous knowledge considers knowledge as holistically interconnected and cannot be separated into parts (Michell et al., … Read More

Recommendation #3: Understanding ourselves through art Identity & Art Storytelling, oral histories and artistic expression can play a significant role in understanding one’s origin and culture.  In Indigenous culture, sometimes stories are told with symbolism so that abstract concepts or … Read More

Recommendation #2: ​Digital Storytelling using Secret Path Digital Storytelling and FPPL Digital storytelling can be described as the practice of using technological tools and multimedia to tell stories. Storytelling, in all its forms, can be an effective teaching method to … Read More

Recommendation #1: Place Based Learning Using QR Codes and Student Voice Place Based Learning and FPPL Place based learning can be described as the process of using the local environment as a starting point to teach across a variety of … Read More

I currently work at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), my title is Curriculum Multimedia Develpoer. TRU is approximatley 35 minutes from Savona, where I grew up and where I currently live. TRU has two campuses one in Kamloops and on in … Read More

I am thrilled to live in a such a culturally diverse place.  My children have access to so many different types of cultural learning opportunities, from Chinese calligraphy lessons to the Highland Games. They love to celebrate Christmas, Chinese New … Read More

My parents came to Canada as college students.  They wanted a fresh start and more opportunity.  In order to do this, they had to assimilate into Canadian culture.  My parents don’t even have the ESL accent in their speech.  They … Read More

My family history and origins always seemed like a veiled mystery to me.  Maybe it was the language barrier with my grandma, but maybe it was how I struggled with my ethnicity as a child growing up in a predominately … Read More