Janey Lew
I’m a second-generation Chinese-Canadian, born and raised on the unceded, ancestral lands of Musqueam, Squamish, and Tseil-watuth peoples. I joined the CTLT Indigenous Initiatives 2015 as an educational developer working to support capacity-building for Indigenous engagement in teaching and learning. In my current role as Senior Strategist, I support and liaise with academic and other […]
Samantha Nock
Samantha joined CTLT Indigenous Initiatives in December 2021 as the Educational Resources Developer. Sam is nehiyaw-apihtaw’kos’an (Cree-Metis) and grew up in Treaty 8 territory in Northeast British Columbia, on the traditional territories of the Dane-zaa, Cree, and Saulteaux peoples and the traditional homelands of the Métis. Her family is originally from Ile-a-la-Crosse (Sakitawak) in Northwest […]
Paulina Semenec
I am a first-generation immigrant of European (Czech) ancestry and came to Canada in the late 1980’s with my family at the age of 6. I grew up in various places in Ontario but spent the majority of my childhood living in Mississauga, Ontario. After completing my B.A, I decided that a change of scenery […]
Kyle Shaughnessy
Kyle holds a joint position between HR Workplace Learning & Engagement and CTLT Indigenous Initiatives as Education Consultant: Staff Training, at the University of British Columbia, situated on the traditional and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. Kyle is a Two-Spirit, trans person of mixed Indigenous (Dene) and European (Irish & Ukrainian) ancestry, and […]
Amy Perreault
Taanishi kiiaywow. I am Red River Métis and Irish on my paternal side, and Belgian and German on my maternal side. I am a citizen of the Métis Nation of British Columbia. My Dad’s family is originally from St. Boniface and St. Francois Xavier, with ties also to Lebret and Fort Qu’appelle, Saskatchewan. I am […]
Erin Yun
I am first generation Korean Canadian and grew up and spent most of my young adult years on the traditional territory of the Iroquois, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinaabe people, which is now known as London, Ontario. I moved to the shared, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, people in 2012 to pursue a […]
Call for proposals: Open Educational Resources grants
The UBC Vancouver community is invited to submit proposals for Open Educational Resources (OER) grants. Apply by 3pm on November 24, 2022. Learn more.
Orange Shirt Day 2022
In the September edition of Edubytes, Samantha Nock, Jess Boon, Shannon Robinson, Julie Gordon, and Karleen Delaurier-Lyle share the history of the residential school system and context for understanding the ongoing impacts.
Fall 2022 Update from the A-RTL Team
The Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning (A-RTL) program has had a busy summer and we’re happy to share some updates as to what we’ve been up to and our planning for the fall term.
Climate emergency: evolving teaching and research to advance climate action at UBC
In the August edition of Edubytes, we’re looking at Sustainability and Climate Action at UBC through a teaching and learning lens with guest editors Dr. Tara Ivanochko and Oliver Lane.
