Indigenous Stories

Indigenous Stories – December 2024

Ted Talk – Unpacking the Indigenous Student Experience with Matthew Provost Matthew Provost discusses his experience navigating and pushing colonial boundaries in post-secondary and institutional spaces. Matthew Provost is Siksikaitsitapii from Treaty 7 Territory. He is a current undergraduate student at SFU and advocates for Indigenous students within the institution. Watch the Ted Talk on […]

GenAI for Teaching & Learning: A Use Case from Computer Science

It is almost a year since we began our collaborative exploration of Generative AI tools towards supporting student learning and reducing instructor workload. One of our partners, Yves Lucet—Professor in Computer Science—has been experimenting with Copilot, Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude for two of his classes: COSC 222: Data Structures (taught using team-based learning) and COSC […]

Indigenous Stories – November 2024

Indigenous Reads Book Club UBCO | CTL, IPS, Library collab Date: Thursday October 31st Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Location: LIB 111 Facilitators: Christian Isbister, Naim Cardinal, Jessica Bayer Modality: In-person Join Christian Isbister, Naim Cardinal, and Jessica Bayer for a spooky season book club! Fall is upon us so we want to welcome spooky […]

Indigenous Stories – October 2024

As September comes to a close and we put our Orange Shirts back in the closet or drawer, we must remember to keep listening, learning, and engaging with Indigenous stories. October invites us to use what we learned to inspire our next steps. This is a perfect time to choose a new book, podcast or […]

Indigenous Stories – August 2024

The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson – “Weaving together the voices of four indelible women, The Seed Keeper is a beautifully told story of reawakening, of remembering our original relationship to the seeds and, through them, to our ancestors” – Milkweed Editions Pieces a CBC Podcast – “Since the day he was old enough, Jeremy knew he […]