E71: 📚 Accidental scholars — Responding to teaching and learning gaps in the Trades

About this episode

The episode discusses innovative responses to teaching and learning gaps in the Trades with insights from faculty and instructors.

Ryan Mann, Faculty Development Facilitator at SAIT’s Centre for Academic Development and Innovation, and Eric Mitchell, an Automotive Services Instructor at Lethbridge Polytechnic, are actively responding to teaching and learning gaps in the Trades through innovative—and technically scholarly—work. Despite the improvements they're making, Ryan and Eric don't really consider their work as scholarly—but framing it differently could amplify the impact. Ryan and Eric are joined by the polytechnic's Jaddon Park (Academic Services Manager) and Craig McCarthy (Learning Experience Designer). The four discuss the value of reframing work as scholarly, the power of integrating student feedback, and the joy in discovering creative ways to pass along knowledge. During the show, guests and host (Donna) mention: SAIT: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Centre for Teaching and Learning Academic Development and Innovation Automotive programs Apprenticeship and Trades Lethbridge Polytechnic CTLI: Centre for Teaching, Learning, And Innovation ICP: Instructor Certification Program NIOP: New Instructor Orientation Program SoTL: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning LC Extension Community of…

People in this episode

Host: Donna

Guests: Ryan Mann, Eric Mitchell, Jaddon Park, Craig McCarthy

Topics covered

• Teaching and Learning Gaps
• Trades Education
• Scholarship in Education
• Student Feedback Integration
• Innovative Teaching Methods

Keywords

• Trades Education
• Student Feedback
• Innovative Teaching
• Open Educational Resources
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAIT, Lethbridge Polytechnic, Centre for Academic Development and Innovation, Centre for Teaching, Learning, And Innovation, Instructor Certification Program, New Instructor Orientation Program, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Open Educational Resources

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