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Content warning: today's episode deals with suicide. Please listen with care. You can reach out to the Interior Crisis Line at 1-888-353-2273 or 1-800-SUICIDE, or within specific hours use the website chat function. Listeners outside of the Interior can call the National Suicide Line at 1-888-456-4566. Listeners outside of Canada should consult this list of international crisis lines.

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.

Show Notes

Brenna downloaded Duolingo and is kind of sucked in now.

Gamification usually works for Brenna -- she's easily amused -- but does it work in a broad sense? This review article is interesting.

Brenna wants you to know that she knows she said "Gen X" when she meant "Gen Z," but she hopes her Gen X listeners are just happy to be included.

Brenna teased Dave Cormier's idea of content abundance today.

The combination of 911 and mental health are increasingly coming into question. Please note that this link involves police violence.

The TRU Wellness Centre is a good place to start learning about the available resources and supports on campus. Pamela also mentioned the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy and Cplul’kw’ten.

Pamela mentioned the TRU Employee Assistance Program, Lifeworks. More details of available services are on the Lifeworks website. Check in with People and Culture for details of how to access Lifeworks.

The movement to address basic needs for students is an important one, and this guide from The Hope Centre is comprehensive.

Transcripts

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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.

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.

Show Notes

The show today is shaped by how bummed out Brenna is by some big news in the world of edtech.

Related news: Course Hero is kind of sketch.

You should probably see if it has your intellectual property, but good luck getting them to delete it.

Anywho.

Stephanie is an International Student Advisor and an unambiguous delight.

And connect with CELT if you need help with your assessments... once you find them all on Course Hero.

Transcripts

Available for download as a .docx file here.

Available for download as a .pdf file here.

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.

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.

Show Notes

More horrifying news from Canada's colonial legacy this week. Our hearts are with our colleagues in Williams Lake. Brenna encourages listeners to read the presentations about the investigation by the T’exelcemc and donate to the Indian Residential School Survivor Society.

You can read the DRISC letter to the President about anti-Indigenous racism by clicking here.

Brenna is obsessed with Wordle and she thinks you should be, too.

Noah works over in Career and Experiential Learning. Check out their services and see if they fit with your class! Brenna thinks the "Don't Cancel That Class" feature is especially cool.

The Learning Styles myth is definitely a myth, even if lots of people still believe in it.

Brenna and Noah shared big love for Academic Advising this week. Help any students you know get connected with an advisor today!

Transcripts

Available for download as a .docx file here.

Available for download as a .pdf file here.

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.

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

Show Notes

To get a sense of what the Digital Detox is like, you can read the Welcome post or check out the archive.

You can register for the 2022 TRU Digital Detox by clicking here and scrolling down to the Subscribe area.

We've organized two virtual meetups in February, and you don't have to be a TRU employee or student to register and join us. The meetups are on February 18 and 26, and you're welcome to come to one or both.

Transcripts

Available for download as a .docx file here.

Available for download as a .pdf file here.

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

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.

Show Notes

On the show today, we talked a lot about the news stories that broke in the fall. Here are some quick links:

Kamloops This Week: "TRU investigation: University board probing complaint against two senior executives."

CBC: "National organization demands suspension of 2 senior B.C. university leaders facing investigation."

CBC: "TRU Board of Governors Chair Marilyn McLean re: misconduct investigation."

Many of the participants today talked about Sara Ahmed's book, Complaint! Members of the TRU community will find an e-copy in the library.

What does it mean to be trauma-informed, and what would a trauma-informed university look like?

Transcripts

Available for download as a .docx file here.

Available for download as a .pdf file here.

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.