This Open Education Week, the University of Manitoba will be hosting a speaking event featuring keynote Kayla Lar-Son, who will join us by Zoom with a talk titled Reflections of amiskwaciy: Indigenous protocols in open education. Next, an in-person panel of OER users from the University of Manitoba will discuss their experiences with OER. Pizza and coffee will be provided for registrants.
Reflections of amiskwaciy: Indigenous protocols in open education
6 R’s of Indigenous OER to provide an Indigenous focused framework for incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into openly-licensed teaching and learning materials. The R’s are influenced by the FAIR/CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Sovereignty, OCAP, and were originally adapted from the 4 R’s of First Nations and Higher Education and the UBC Longhouse Teachings. This talk discusses new developments in the 6 R's based on the presenters own refection and protocols.
Kayla Lar-Son is a member of the Metis Nation of Alberta, with mix Ukrainian heritage, and originally from Tofield Alberta. She holds a BA in Native Studies from the University of Alberta and an MLIS from the University of Alberta. She is the current Acting Head of the Xwi7xwa at the University of British Columbia.
Panel of UM OER users
- Dr. Laura Forsythe
Laura is a Métis scholar at the University of Winnipeg in the Faculty of Education. Forsythe's research focus is Métis-specific contributions to the academy, Métis inclusion efforts, and educational sovereignty. Forsythe's contributions include five edited collections, numerous peer-reviewed publications, and the creation of multiple distance education courses.
- Dr. Julianne Doner, Linguistics
Julianne Doner is an instructor in the linguistics department at the University of Manitoba. She is currently developing an OER for a second-year linguistics course called The Linguistics Analysis of Word and Sentence Structures. She was also a co-author on the introductory linguistics OER Essentials of Linguistics, 2nd edition. Julie strives in her teaching and pedagogical materials to demystify the hidden curriculum, promote the intersection between social justice and linguistics, apply the principles of the universal design for learning, and incorporate Writing Across the Curriculum.
- Dr. Xinli Wang, Mathematics
Xinli Wang teaches entry-level math courses at the University of Manitoba.
Her teaching career in Canada began in 2016 after her family moved here from Singapore.
She is passionate about utilizing Open Educational Resources and Open Educational Practices in her teaching. Xinli also engages in educational research to incorporate evidence-based teaching methods into her classrooms. Currently, her primary interests include learning community, active learning in large classes, and alternative grading.
- Charlotte Moore, Education
Charlotte Moore (she/her) is a Ph.D. candidate in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba, where she is studying the experiences of neurodivergent graduate students. Before her time at the University of Manitoba, she taught writing at the university level in the United States. In her free time, Charlotte edits Wikipedia. She has created over 450 articles and improved many, many more.
- Dr. Katherine Davis, Asper School of Business
Katherine is an instructor at Asper School of Business where she is designing and piloting the Indigenous course requirement for the new undergraduate curriculum. Katherine is the first Métis faculty member at Asper and is proud to be a member of the Manitoba Métis Federation Bison Locale. She has aligned her personal and professional experiences to live out her purpose of advancing truth and reconciliation in Canada. As a student, she carved her own path in the MBA program by focusing on interdisciplinary studies and specializing in Leadership & Organization. Katherine is currently designing her first OER creation project, focusing on Indigenous business leaders.
Facilitator: Dr. Mark Meagher, Architecture
Schedule: March 6, 2024
12:00-1:15 Keynote and Q&A with Kayla Lar-Son
1:00-1:15 Q&A
1:15-1:30 Break
1:30-2:30 Panel Discussion + Q&A
Location: University of Manitoba, St John’s College room 108
Register by Zoom to attend virtually. In-person registration is now closed so we can place the pizza order. You are still welcome to join in-person - but lunch will not be available.
This event is sponsored by Advancing Open Education 2023-24. A recording is available of Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani’s talk, From Access to Justice: Realizing the Transformative Potential of Open Educational Practices, the previous event in this speaker series.
