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- Teaching in an Internationalizing University: Risk, Resistance, and Renewal
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- Three Perspectives on Using AI in Education
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- Faculty of Education
To celebrate and acknowledge the scholarly work, research impacts, and knowledge mobilization efforts of our faculty members across various disciplines, we are excited to introduce the Faculty of Education Scholarly Impact of the Month. Intended to promote our research culture beyond academia to a broad readership, this monthly newsletter showcases diverse topics, new findings, and the value of Faculty of Education research.
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June 12, 2025
In recognition of National Indigenous History Month, Scholarly Impact features Faculty of Education scholars advancing transformative teaching, learning, and research through deep engagement with Indigenous knowledges and communities. Their work addresses the legacies of colonialism in Canadian education and promotes models grounded in cultural integrity, ethical relationality, and respect for Indigenous worldviews. These scholars respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action, inviting all educators into meaningful, ongoing acts of reconciliation through listening, witnessing, and co-creating knowledge.
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May 28, 2025
How can classrooms become communities that welcome all students’ needs, cultures, and voices? This month’s Scholarly Impact features Faculty of Education researchers advancing inclusive and adaptive learning. Their work spans cultural-historical activity theory, inclusive AI, arts-based strategies for displaced children with disabilities, and school-based programs supporting career development and mental health. Together, these studies offer practical and theoretical insights into fostering belonging and equity in education.
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April 28, 2025
In the face of the escalating climate crisis, a growing number of educators are calling for more creative and imaginative approaches to environmental education that connect students empathetically with nature. In this month’s issue of Scholarly Impact, four SFU Faculty of Education professors show how centring creativity, imagination, empathy, and place-based education can help transform how students engage with the more-than-human world.
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March 28, 2025
Higher education internationalization is evolving critically, confronting commercialization and linguistic complexities. This month's featured collection emphasizes inclusive, linguistically responsive teaching, critiques standardized assessments, advocates equitable practices, and highlights institutional challenges, offering pathways toward respectful renewal of cultural diversity, staff roles, and pedagogical strategies in global university contexts.
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January 22, 2025
Mathematics education is evolving in exciting and unexpected ways, pushing beyond traditional boundaries into social, creative, and sensory dimensions of learning. This month’s featured articles showcase diverse approaches, from exploring sociopolitical reasoning to creative teaching practices and sensory engagement, redefining what it means to learn and teach mathematics.
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December 10, 2024
Questions about the pros and cons of using AI continue to pique educators and likely will for some time. This December 2024 issue of Scholarly Impact offers three disciplinary perspectives on the role of AI for research and teaching. Do AI tools pose more of a threat than a promise? How much difference do they make to learning? How should educators and researchers use them? Read on to learn more.
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November 22, 2024
Dr. Natalia Gajdamaschko, teaching professor in the SFU Faculty of Education, and co-author Sally Vinden of Vancouver Island University explored this topic in a paper aiming to identify the overarching themes of the pandemic’s effect on the educational system.