Faculty of Education Education News Spring / Summer 2013 Page 19
Malawi Polytechnic ’ s Project Officer Visits University of Regina
By Elaine McNeil , Project Manager
Photo Credit : Shuana Niessen
Photo ( l-r ): Carla Johnson , Rabson Mgawi , Elaine McNeil , and Dr . Abu Bockarie
Rabson Mgawi , the Malawi Polytechnic ’ s Project Officer for the Faculty of Education ’ s Economic Development through TEVET Reform Project , spent most of May 2013 at the U of R . His program also included a stop in Ottawa , where , in the company of Dr . Vi Maeers ( Faculty of Education ) and Ms . Brenda Hackl ( Faculty of
Nursing ), he participated in the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education conference . Coordinated by Dr . Vi Maeers , Rabson ’ s program at the U of R included several sessions with faculty and staff from the Faculty of Education and across campus , looking at the use of technology in education , at instructional design , and at learning space design .
As well , Rabson spent time with the Malawi Project Team ( Dr . Abu Bockarie , Elaine McNeil , and Carla Johnson ), setting plans in place for the project ’ s final year of activities . Finally , Rabson worked with Stephen Wihak in the Flexible Learning Division , continuing work on the project ’ s Distance Education Certificate Program for technical teachers in Malawi . He managed to sneak in a bit of fun , too – outings by various faculty and staff made sure that Rabson ’ s trip was not only intellectually challenging , but also included time spent with the families of faculty members , outings for shopping , trips outside the city and meals with his new friends .
SaskTel was pleased to sponsor the Internship Seminar , held August 20 - 22 , 2013 in the amount of $ 1000 .
Photo right ( l-r ): Intern Tanner Kozun ( Physical Education and English Language Arts ) working together at the Internship Seminar with his coop teacher , Lance Ford ( Physical Education and Biology ), who teaches at Sheldon Williams Collegiate .
Photo Credit : Shuana Niessen