Author Archives: Christopher

Mary Jack: My dad was a hunter

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How her father continued to feed his family without food coupons in the depression. This clip is one of our highest  views, drawing fresh  audience each month.  To view more Mary Jack clips

Tegan Forbes: Revolution in your Self

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Based in Victoria and NYC: print media project with 36 teens through the Victoria Art Gallery about Revolution.. what they love about their lives.. To view Tegan’s playlist

Miracles of support

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Reflecting on a mentor who was ‘always there’ for a couple and their business when they first moved to town. Last moments with Roger Colwill provided comfort and a lasting legacy of care. She touches on the remarkable moments shared

Light bulb moment for first year college instructor

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As first year college instructor, Bill was ‘dying’ with the marking load. Here he shares a ‘light bulb’ moment that helped him immensely.

Using the ConversationWorks Cards: a focus for our experience

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Using the ConversationWorks card deck of great questions can help busy people reflect on their own thoughts and engage with others in a fresh way. We don’t need to take up our time to come up with the questions, they

Slice Me Some Truth: a collaborative process

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The good fun in the collaborative effort in editing Slice Me Some Truth, a Canadian Anthology of creative non fiction.

Slice me some Truth: Canadian Creative Nonfiction Anthology

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Zoe Landale, one of the editors talks about the joy and rewards in helping create Slice me some truth: An anthology of Canadian creative nonfiction is a ground-breaking survey of today’s creative nonfiction in Canada; a complex and captivating field

Open to Multiple Possibilities

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Being open to multiple possibilities… Mal tracks an interesting path in her career development, and the role that friends and employers have played in supporting her.

Finding purpose or direction

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Brad Morris of the Gratidudes shares three important questions he’s gathered from his mentors for people wanting to find their purpose or place in life.

Involving students in their evaluation

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Teaching tip, a long time college instructor told this new instructor about how to get students more involved in the content of an exam. It turns into a win-win.