Campus Events
The First Western Canadian Conference on American Sign Language ( ASL ) and English Bilingual Education ( EBE ) was held October 17 , 2014 at the Faculty of Education , U of R . The conference theme was “ The State of the Art in Language and Literacy Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students .” Guest speakers included Jim Cummins ( OISE , University of Toronto ), Robert Hoffmeister , ( Boston University ), Kristin Snoddon ( Carleton University ), and Charlotte Enns ( University of Manitoba ). Special thanks to Dr . Fatima Pirbhai-Illich whose support made this conference possible . �
Photo credit : Shuana Niessen
Photos credit : Shuana Niessen
Dr . Val Mulholland and Kristina Lee
Nicole Strandlund , Prairie Valley SD
Val Mulholland , Michael Cappello , Crystal Schmalle , and Kristina Lee organized the SAFE ( Social Justice and Anti-racist , Anti-Oppressive Forum on Education ) Conference , held October 24 , 2014 . Thirdyear undergraduates from Elementary , Arts Education , and SUNTEP programs attended as part of their PLACE experience . The conference was supported by the University of Regina President ’ s Conference Fund , the Faculty of Education , and SAFE . �
Associate Dean Ken Montgomery and Dean Jennifer Tupper
Keynotes : Dr . Michael Cappello and Dr . Shauneen Pete
SAFE Sessions
Photos credit : Shuana Niessen
Lecture attendees
Dr . Patti Lather Lecture
Drs . Jennifer Tupper , Patrick Dr . David Malloy , VP Academic , Dr . Patti Lather
Lewis , and Patti Lather and Dr . Patti Lather , provocateurs talkin ’ about school and society hosted a lecture by Dr . Patti Lather who presented “ Against Proper Objects : Toward the Diversely Qualitative ” on March 24 , 2015 . The lecture was followed by a discussion on “ The Messy Politics of Research with provocateurs , Dr . Patti Lather with Dr . David Malloy , VP Research , U of R , and Dr . Michelle Stewart , Justice Studies , U of R . �
Photo credit : Patrick Lewis
Faculty of Education Education News Fall 2014 / Winter 2015 Page 23