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Hi! I’m a PhD Student @UAlberta, studying prison education. I also teach in a Correctional Services program. This year I taught Field Placement – but it was not the experience students were hoping for. Come along to chat about alternative authentic learning #MWSoTL 1/12 
Students in this program normally take part in 2 field placements. By applying their knowledge to real-world experiences in a field placement, students gain a broader understanding of the criminal justice system. This year, many places weren’t accepting students. #MWSoTL 2/12
Around 20 students had no field placement but required the course to complete the program. We needed to design a learning experience that delivered the same outcomes. It wasn’t going to be the field placement they were hoping for. #MWSoTL 3/12
Danielle Lorenz, PhD candidate at @UAlbertaEd. I will be outlining how I, as an Associate Editor of @TheCJDS (an #OpenAccess critical disability studies journal) used a single bracket elimination tournament to casually educate folks on bad disability representation. #MWSOTL 1/11
As @HGulka et al. wrote in their recently published article (cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds…), if disabled ppl are included in film/tv, they’re “portrayed in negative, stereotypical, and unauthentic ways,” usually by non-disabled actors (see also Barnes, 1992). 2/11 #MWSOTL
Knowing this, I created The Worst Representations of Disability Tournament (“The Worsties”; #TourneyCJDS) as a form of crip narrative resistance to normative, problematic disability tropes in literature, film, and TV. 3/11 #MWSOTL
Hello! I’m Danielle Lorenz, PhD candidate at @UAlbertaEd. I’ll be discussing reconciliation, Indigenization, and decolonization as they relate to #CdnPse and the game Mad Libs. 1/11 #MWSOTL
Reconciliation in #CdnPse will be “complete” when all institutions have completed Calls 62-4 of the TRC’s Calls to Action (www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/bri…), and Canadians know their histories, harms inflicted from residential schools, atone for said harms, & make change. 2/11 #MWSOTL
Indigenization in #CdnPse can be divided into three categories: the first two are current, and the third are our (Adam Gaudry’s and mine) hope for the future. 3/11 #MWSOTL
More: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
More: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
Students all have range of skills & abilities. Some are slower to speak in class, more bashful, or have other barriers to demonstrating their knowledge. The smaller, more informal setting, is more inclusive.
#MWSoTL 5/8
#MWSoTL 5/8
Office hours are also good for faculty (he says, grumpily). Convo can model curiosity, “how to college” norms, and gauge understanding of content. Also, can learn from students: see their experiences, understand what they bring to the class. Not just a one-way street. #MWSoTL 6/8
The elephant in the room: university admin also want faculty to be in offices, showing we’re working. Being present to answer drop-in questions. Of course, most faculty are good with online availability (even more after this year), but perception is powerful…
#MWSoTL 7/8
#MWSoTL 7/8
AVOIDING EMPTY OFFICE HOURS
Jay VanderVeen, Professor of Anthropology, @IUSouthBend
Why would students want to attend the infamous Faculty Office Hours? What do faculty get out of providing them? What does the university think? Let’s discuss.
#MWSoTL 1/8
Jay VanderVeen, Professor of Anthropology, @IUSouthBend
Why would students want to attend the infamous Faculty Office Hours? What do faculty get out of providing them? What does the university think? Let’s discuss.
#MWSoTL 1/8
Full disclosure: I’m getting older& grumpier. I’ve chased a kid off my lawn. I’m happy reading books & listening to Cubs games in my office. Alone.
But I also teach First Year courses. I’ve learned students need help.
#MWSoTL 2/8
But I also teach First Year courses. I’ve learned students need help.
#MWSoTL 2/8
While Dept. Chair, our faculty set policy that we would *REQUIRE* 100-level students to attend office hours. For points. Even contingent faculty-taught classes. This could be done by a) meeting in small groups, b) meeting instead of a quiz, or c) other creative ways. #MWSoTL 3/8
