Teaching and Learning Online Network - Voices

Listen as Dimitri Giannoulis discusses the student experience, well being, and the biggest challenges for students starting their first year online.

Dimitri is a Graduate Student in the Master of Planning program at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary and he is the President of the SAPL Student Association.

Listen as Rujuta Nayak discusses the international student perspective of remote design education.

Rujuta is a Graduate Student at the Master of Architecture program at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary, Canada.

Listen as Noreen Irvine discusses student accessibility, University to University collaboration and much more.

Noreen is an Instructor at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada.

Listen as Ruth Healey discusses student / staff partnerships and the opportunities created by digital education.

Ruth is an Associate Professor in Pedagogy in Higher Education at the University of Chester, United Kingdom.

Listen as Maha Bali discusses the importance of ‘virtually connecting’ including student care and wellbeing.

Maha is an Associate Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching, American University in Cairo, Egypt. She is Co-founder and Co-director of Virtually Connecting (http://virtuallyconnecting.org).

Listen as Christal Ramanauskas discusses the possibilities and challenges associated with online connection for teaching and learning in a clinical field, and how students are an essential resource for improving online experiences.

Christal is an Assistant Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada.

Listen as Vivian Ton discusses the impact of Covid-19 from a student and equitable design education perspective.

Vivian is a Graduate Student at the Master of Architecture program, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary, Canada. Vivian co-founded Advocates for Equitable Design Education (https://aede.ca), a student group dedicated to the advancement of critical pedagogy in design and the recovery of dialogue minimized in current design practices, of which she is the President.

Listen as Sandra Sinfield discusses collaboration, learning blogs and resources such as DS106 (Digital Storytelling 106).

Sandra is a Senior Lecturer / Learning Developer at the Centre for Professional and Educational Development, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. She is the author of the #Take5 blog (https://lmutake5.wordpress.com).

Listen as Jane MacFarlane discusses the challenge of communication in online experiential learning as well as the benefits of accessibility and safe space found through working from our homes.

Jane is a Voice Coach and Sessional Instructor in the Drama Division, School of Creative and Performing Arts, University of Calgary, Canada.

Listen as Charlie Smith discusses design studio teaching and experiential learning.

Charlie is a Studio Design Tutor and Lecturer in Architecture at the School of Art and Design, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom.