Creativity, Play & Spontaneity for Educators

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

In this interactive, participatory workshop, Erica Mohan and Jude Walker (EDST) will show how creativity, play and spontaneity is an attitude we can adopt in our teaching rather than something to add onto our already packed syllabi. They will share their own experiences and introduce participants to activities they have used in their classes, from games to role-plays to improv and artistic playful engagements, all of which support risk-taking, make teaching and learning more fun and further the learning of both teachers and students.

Creativity Challenge: Imagining Education

Submissions close April 1, 2025

This challenge invites instructors, staff and students in the Faculty of Education to share their creative visions of education. To participate, create an image reflecting on the future of education, diversity in education, educational spaces, or a topic of your choice related to education. Sketch, doodle, take a photograph, create a digital design, generate an image using artificial intelligence (AI) — the choice is yours! The images will be posted on Instagram for voting and the winners will be announced mid April.

Podcasting as Creative Pedagogy

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This Viewpoints panel discussion showcased creative and emerging uses of podcasting for teaching and learning. Designed for faculty, staff and students, this panel explored how to leverage podcasting to enhance multimodality, accessibility, student engagement and connection to land and place. At the same time, it unveiled the creative and technical process of podcast production, including low-tech recording, editing, and sharing strategies and opportunities for collaboration.

Creative Writing in a Connected World

Thursday, November 28, 2024 | 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

This Viewpoints panel discussion engaged with the evolving landscape of creative writing in the digital age. Tailored for faculty, staff, and students, the event delved into how technology is reshaping the way we write, teach, and engage with creative content. This panel offered valuable perspectives and practical advice on future of creative writing and incorporating more technology in your classroom.

Lungs of the Earth

November 14–16, 2024

Lungs of the Earth was a spatialised sound installation inspired by field recordings from the Amazon rainforest, recorded by sound artist Felix Blume and mixed by composer Bernardo Alvarado Rojas. Four elemental poems by Brazilian writers — “Water” by Patrizia Longhitano, “Fire” by Virna Teixeira, “Air” by Alyssa Martens, and “Earth” by Monika Radojevic — took audiences on a narrative journey, highlighting the call and response between animal and human voices.

The installation served as a monument to the songs being lost to deforestation and climate change, and encouraged audiences to develop a personal relationship with the story of ‘the last forest’ through a multi-sensory and interactive exhibition environment.