Sarah Barrett, Associate Professor at York University's Faculty of Education was recently interviewed by 105.9 The Region on the impact of online learning and the results of Barrett's survey conducted in 2020. Through surveying teachers Barrett found that last year's sudden change to online learning affected the majority of teacher's as they did not have […]
Warren Crichlow On Jan. 20, the next session in a monthly virtual colloquium series presented by York University’s Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Project, Faculty of Education and Centre for Refugee Studies will explore teaching in dangerous times by examining the life of American author, playwright, poet and activist James Baldwin. “Considering James Baldwin’s […]
Every day, Jessy Duncombe has to figure out how to put food on the table, help her two school-aged kids navigate the complexities of online learning, and keep her three-year-old daughter occupied and out of trouble. But the current system is putting single parents — predominantly women such as Duncombe — in precarious situations, said […]
Roopa Desai Trilokekar, Associate Professor at York University’s Faculty of Education has been awarded the Canadian Bureau of International Education’s Catalyst Award for the book “International Education as Public Policy in Canada” co-authored with Glen A. Jones and Merli Tamtik. The award is given to an individual or group for bringing cutting-edge knowledge to the […]
This month’s graduate student profile features Zaitun Pwin, a third-year PhD student in the Graduate Program in Education. Her research focuses on the role of education for Rohingya youths in Canada and the language and cultural socialization with regard to Canadian schooling. Pwin is the first Rohingya woman to study in a Canadian PhD program. "My advice is always believe in yourself and listen to your heart," she says. "Most of […]
Associate Professor Sarah Barrett at York University's Faculty of Education was interviewed by CTV on adapting to a virtual classroom.
Welcome to the November 2020 issue of Innovatus, a special issue of YFile that is devoted to teaching and learning innovation at York University.
A survey led by York University Faculty of Education Associate Professor Sarah Barrett is providing a snapshot of challenges experienced by elementary and secondary school teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Celia Popovic, Associate Professor at York University’s Faculty of Education, and Dr Fiona Smart from Edinburgh Napier University, recently launched a virtual book titled “Educational Developers Thinking Allowed.” The book serves as a primer to the field of Educational Development and has emerged from the collective experience and knowledge of a large number of educational […]
The Faculty of Education welcomes three new postdoctoral fellows this fall: Beyhan Farhadi, David Pereira and Farra Yasin.