Diane Zorn, York University

Course Director	Modes of Reasoning, Humanities
Course Coordinator	Schulich School of Business
CUPE Representative	Faculty Council, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
University Tribunal Member
Senator	Cupe Representative on Senate for Faculty Council, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Diane is ABD in a Ph.D. in Philosophy from York University and holds a Masters in Philosophy at McMaster University. She is completing a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. 

Her research weaves together complexity theory, emergence theory, enactive cognitive science, ecological thinking and Buddhist psychology while drawing on the philosophy of John Dewey and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Her areas of research interests are philosophy of education, philosophy of embodiment and emotions, and business ethics. She is currently developing a theory of education and pedagogy, “Enactive Education”, as well as an enactive, cultural and dynamical theory of the Imposter Phenomenon that challenges the current understanding of this phenomenon as a psychological trait.  Diane has spoken on the Imposter Phenomenon at Harvard University as well as at numerous conferences in Canada and abroad.  Diane’s research also draws on complexity and emergence theory, ecological thinking, and Buddhist psychology to fundamentally rethink business ethics. Her publications include Diane Zorn and Megan Boler, “Rethinking Emotions and Educational Leadership”, International Journal of Leadership in Education (April-June, 2007).

She designs, implements and teaches fully online, rich media courses using Mediasite technology and audio and video podcasting. She was the second university instructor in Canada to offer video podcasts of her lectures. Her student-centered, radically interactive course design is based on her theory of Enactive Education. Her approach to online education allows students to customize their learning and "learn on the go" in reciprocally evolving and adaptive learning environments.

Accounts of her pedagogy, course design and use of teaching technologies have been reported on CBC Radio, CTV News, Toronto Sun, Metro News, 680 News Radio and in other media.  She was awarded the United States Distance Learning Association 2008 Silver Award for Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching and York’s University-Wide Teaching Award 2007. She has been nominated for the Commonwealth of Learning Excellence in Distance Education Teaching 2007-08, the Ontario Council of Universities 2006 Teaching with Technology Award, and the Atkinson Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 2007 and 2008.