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VIU Teaching & Learning Centre Team

Piera

Piera Jung
Acting Head

VIU Teaching and Learning Centre

Monday to Thursday

Piera.Jung@viu.ca
(250) 753-3245 (2556)

Piera has a particular interest in the study of adult education, learning in the workplace, and organizational learning. She has worked with learners in a variety of programs and is keen to foster teaching approaches and learning environments that are holistic, authentic, and learner-centered.

Judy

 

Judy Southwell

Manager, Educational & Workplace Technologies

4 days per week (Currently on Leave)

Judy.Southwell@viu.ca
(250) 753-3245 (2226)

Judy provides direction in incorporating technologies in the classroom, online and in the workplace that enable faculty to enhance their instructional skills and employees to complete workplace assignments. Her experience in education and office practices includes 18 years in adult education in face-to-face and online instruction, technical writing, and instructional design. She has a keen interest in implementing professional development programming that assists all employees to use technologies effectively.

Irene

Irene Buck

Educational Technologist

Part Time

Irene.Buck@viu.ca
(250) 753-3245 (2029)

Irene develops learning initiatives and provides consultations and workshops on workplace technologies, e-portfolios, and communities of practice. Irene is also an adult educator and Instructional Skills Workshop facilitator.

Sarah

Sarah de Jager

Project Assistant

4 days per week

Sarah.deJager@viu.ca
(250) 753-3245 (2699)

Sarah has been a part of the VIU family for seven years. As a certified facilitator for Instructional Skills Workshops, Sarah provides project management for a wide range of VIU TLC, provincial, national, and international initiatives. She also plans and manages workshops, institutes, and events. Sarah supports Teaching Scholar projects, is editor and designer of the VIU Learning Matters Newsletter, designs technology presentations and materials, and develops and maintains web pages.

Andrew

Andrew Marchand

Educational Technologist

Full time temporary

Andrew.Marchand@viu.ca

(250) 753-3245 (2447)

Andrew has over five years experience as a graphic and web designer and over three years experience in education. His current interests include educational webcasting, using Web 2.0 tools to encourage collaboration and life-long learning within and among academic communities, and promoting sustainability within curricula and on campus. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Environment and Management as well as Bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Science and Education.

Brent

 

Brent Lee

Educational Technologist

1 day per week

Brent.Lee@viu.ca
(250) 753-3245 (2391)

Brent supports projects undertaken by the Teaching and Learning Centre funded by BCcampus. Brent is also a certified facilitator for Instructional Skills Workshops.

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Sabrina Wait

Educational Technology Assistant

3 days per week

Sabrina.Wait@viu.ca
(250) 753-3245 (2391)

Sabrina works three days a week with the VIU Teaching & Learning Centre. She provides administrative support essential to the delievery of the centre's programs and develops and maintains resources and web pages. Sabrina oversees the VIU TLC Tech Lab (B305 R450), where she assists employees in the use of Microsoft Office programs and other software applications pertaining to teaching and learning.

Dana

 

Dana Chamberlain

Teaching Scholar, Internationalizing the Curriculum

Section Assignment, Funded by International Education

Dana.Chamberlain@viu.ca
(250) 753-3245 (2517)

More Information Coming Soon!

Melody

Mélody Martin

Teaching Scholar, Aboriginal Education and Indigenous Knowledge

Section Assignment, Funded by Aboriginal Service Plan & Office of Aboriginal Education

Melody.Martin@viu.ca
(250) 753-3245 (2884)

Mélody is an Aboriginal scholar and senior faculty member in the First Nations Studies Department. Current research activities are guided by local Coast Salish elders toward a (re)conceptualization of the role of Indigenous knowledges in academia.

Laurie

 

Laurie Meijer Drees

Teaching Scholar, Aboriginal Education and Indigenous Knowledge

Section Assignment, Funded by Aboriginal Service Plan & Office of Aboriginal Education

Laurie.MeijerDrees@viu.ca
(250) 753-3245 (2884)

Laurie has been involved with Aboriginal education and teaching First Nations Studies programs since 1993. She is currently researching methods of supporting Hul'qumi'num elders in determining how local knowledge can best be included in undergraduate education at VIU.

 

Piera

Piera Jung

Teaching Scholar, Health & Human Services

Section Assignment, Funded by Health and Human Services

piera.jung@viu.ca
(250) 753-3245 (2577)

Currently working in the faculty of Health and Human Services, Piera has a particular interest in the study of adult education, learning in the workplace, and organizational learning. She has worked with learners in a variety of programs and is keen to foster teaching approaches and learning environments that are holistic, authentic, and learner-centered.

Maggie

Maggie Kennedy

Teaching Scholar, Health & Human Services

Section Assignment, Funded by Health and Human Services

maggie.kennedy@viu.ca
(250) 753-3245 (2188)

Maggie is passionate about collaborating with H&HS faculty and the Teaching & Learning Centre team to further scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Maggie is an Instructional Skills Workshop facilitator, is involved with intercultural initiatives, and is researching the concepts of interprofessional learning and practice education.