I am currently an Advisor, Learning & Teaching at BCcampus. My career started as a high school teacher in South Africa. Over the past 20 years I have taught students of all ages and stages over four continents. A golden thread through all my teaching experiences has been breaking down barriers to learning. I have a B.Ed. in Special Education and my MA.Ed. Prior to joining BCcampus in 2020, I worked as a Career Learning and Development Advisor at Royal Roads University. As an immigrant, I valued the opportunity to support all students, and especially international students, in finding and building their career path in Canada. I am a Certified Career Strategist with Career Professionals Canada, as well as a member of the Professional Development Commitee of ACE-WIL.
Sessions in which Helena Prins participates
Monday 2 May, 2022
A Digital Citizenship Collaboration - Inclusion in ActionHelena Prins, BCcampus; Christina Cederlof, Thompson River UniversityTrack: Learning experience design/ Volet: Conception des expériences d’apprentissageType: Case study in innovationName of the case: A Digital Citizenship Collaboration...
Wednesday 4 May, 2022
Read-Me First! Guides: A Starting Point for LessonsSaul Carliner, Concordia University Track: Learning experience design/ Volet: Conception des expériences d’apprentissageType: Case study in innovation:Name of the case: Read-Me First! Guides: A Starting Point for Lessons
Sessions in which Helena Prins attends
Monday 2 May, 2022
About this Keynote:Research-practice partnerships (RPP; Penuel & Coburn, 2013) is a model that holds the promise of bridging the gap between knowledge generated by research and its adoption into practice and vice versa. When considered as professional development, RPP can inform the co-design process and positively position practitioners, and other stakeholders, bringing greater inclusivity to...
Enacting Open Pedagogy and Co-mentorship Practices with Graduate Students: A Collaborative Autoethnographic StudyPamela Walsh, Cindy Ives, and Beth Perry, Athabasca University Track: Evidence-based practices in teaching/ Volet: Pratiques de l'enseignement fondées sur des preuvesType: Research presentation
Tuesday 3 May, 2022
About this Keynote: The prospect of developing an equity practice in education can be daunting. To begin with, the academy, at its inception, was designed to be exclusionary, in addition, today’s educators are increasingly stretched by day-to-day demands and societal changes. So getting it wrong, at least occasionally, is guaranteed. This keynote explores historical and contemporary inequities in ...
The Looming Reskilling Challenge: Endless Opportunity, Even More Complexity for Higher and Continuing EducationSaul Carliner, Concordia University Track: Partnering with Faculty and administration/ Volet: Partenariat avec le corps professoral et l'administrationType: One-hour Innovative Topic Discussion
Presentation Topic: Cases and Techniques Used in the PandemicOMG My Orientation Was Fantastic!Simon Strudwick and Marci Araki, STEMCELL Technologies Track: Learning experience design/ Volet: Conception des expériences d’apprentissageType: Case study in innovationName of the case:
OERs and Indigenous course development: Another form of colonial exploitation?Les REL et le développement de cours autochtones : une autre forme d'exploitation coloniale ?Joanne Etmanski Astorga, GEVC Inc;And Laura Arndt, Centennial College (on secondment)/ Six Nations of...
Wednesday 4 May, 2022
ePortfolios for authentic assessment: What are the professional development/learning needs?Debra Hoven, Pamela Walsh, Rita Zuba Prokopetz, and Rima Al Tawil, Athabasca UniversityTrack: Evidence-based practices in teaching/ Volet: Pratiques de l'enseignement fondées sur des preuvesType: Research presentation...