Dr. Diane Janes
Dr. Diane P. Janes is a tenured faculty member and Coordinator with the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), Thompson Rivers University since 2021. Previously she was an Educational Developer with CADI - Centre for Academic Development and Innovation - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. She is primarily focused on coaching, mentoring and strategic leadership in the area of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Her career has spanned 5 provinces and has incorporated teaching, administration and leadership. Her research interests include SoTL, transformative communities of practice, e-strategic planning, faculty development, collaborative online learning, online teaching pedagogy, e-research, program evaluation and instructional design.
- Janes, D.P., Makokis, J., & Campbell, K. (2020). ‘Reconciliation as Design: A Case Study’. Handbook of Research in Educational Communications and Technology 5th edition. Bishop, M.J., Boling, E., Elen, J. and Svihla, V. (Eds). Springer International Publishing; p. 855-866. DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-36119-8; https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030361181?wt_mc=Internal.Event.1.SEM.ChapterAuthorCongrat;
- Janes, D.P. and Carter, L.M. (2020). ‘Empowering Techno-resiliency and Practical Learning Among Teachers: Leveraging a Community of Practice Model Using Microsoft Teams’. In Ferdig, R.E., Baumgartner, E., Hartshorne, R., Kaplan-Rakowski, R. & Mouza, C. (Eds). Teaching, technology, and teacher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Stories from the field. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE); p. 265-273. https://www.learntechlib.org/p/216903/
Sessions in which Dr. Diane Janes attends
Monday 19 April, 2021
How do we walk between the lines of socially aware pedagogy and consumer desire? Unlike many topics, media education and studies require equitable and conscientious lenses as we traverse the practical and the esoteric in light of contemporary world events. While we tackle the instructional and mechanical, we are obligated to grapple with the social and political nuances and implications of our work. Shirley R Steinberg consi...
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Martha Cleveland-Innes, Athabasca University; Kathleen Matheos, University of Manitoba
Tuesday 20 April, 2021
We all want to make the world a better place, but most of us don’t know where to start. Our keynote, Amy Fish, can turn a raving rant into a complaint that works. In this talk, Amy walks you through six tips for complaining effectively – each illustrated with a colorful anecdote. Whether you want equal pay for equal work or you’re just looking for a side of fries, Amy’s tips will show you how you can be instrumental in changing your life – and the world – for the better. Am...
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Diane Janes, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; Angela van Barneveld, Lakehead University; Gerald Walton, Lakehead University
Is these such a thing as Learning Experience Design? Pedagogical Innovation: Bridging the Research-Practice Chasm, Rob Cassidy, Concordia University Incorporating Mindfulness, Exercise and Healthy Screen Breaks into Your Online Courses, Erica Hargreave, University of British Columbia
Wednesday 21 April, 2021
JIRA - Agile Technology Which Manages Operations Other Than Teaching and Learning, Orzu Kamolova, Université de Montréal Organizational Change Experienced by Universities Moving to Online Learning: Partnerships for Success, Cindy Ives, Athabasca University; Pamela Walsh, Athabasca University
Erica Hargreave, University of British Columbia; Lori Yearwood, Ahimsa Media
Marian Luctkar-Flude, RN, PhD, CCSNE Queen’s University School of Nursing and Jane Tyerman (University of Ottawa)
This session is cancelled. Jennifer O’Rourke, Independent
Over one million Rohingya refugees are in camps in Bangladesh, forced to flee a brutal campaign of genocide. This presentation discusses how a Canadian volunteer-based initiative has been working with the Rohingya and other displaced communities in Bangladesh, and has set up various low-cost educational initiatives including digital learning to reduce the gap of educational access for people living in camps, particularly with the effects of COVID. The session discusses the context of the work...
