Rural and Remote Resource Website
A re-design of an existing website – ruralteachers.com – to better meet the needs of rural educators and researchers interested in rural education. The re-designed web space will house research-based multi-media resources shared openly to support the rural and remote education community including faculty associates, mentor teachers, and teacher candidates as they prepare for and successfully work together during rural practica.
A Collaboration with Coding Pals Foundation and Immigrant Services Society of BC
Coding Pals Foundation offers free workshops to Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSBC) members introducing coding principles using Scratch – supported by the ELVLC.
Climate Anxiety: Supporting Teen and Parent/Guardian Dialogues
Through a series of workshops, this project will address climate anxiety or grief – also referred to as ecological grief – in both teens and their parents. Led by grant recipients Kshamta Hunter, Meghan Wise, and Peyvand Fralick.
Bridging Connections: Interdisciplinary Explorations with Higher Music Education and Indigenous Artistic Practices
Dr. Laurel Forshaw receives a grant for this project which seeks to create spaces of dialogue and relationship building that will help to guide the next stages of engagement with reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenization within higher music education.
Supporting Children’s Developmental Health and Wellbeing with a Virtual Dashboard
Dr. Eva Oberle receives a DPL grant for a data-sharing virtual dashboard to be used to effectively enhance child development, wellbeing and resilience.
First Digital Pedagogy Grant Seeking to Improve Deaf/Hard of Hearing Accessibility for ECE Certificate
Dr. Janet Jamieson is awarded the first DPL grant to improve the accessibility of the ECE Basic Certificate program to adult learners who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH).
Meet the Director: Dr. Jennifer Jenson
Dr. Jennifer Jenson is the Director of the Edith Lando Virtual Learning Centre – read more about her academic history, research interests and experience!