“I have been constantly impressed by students’ resiliency, patience and creativity, and they have taught me so much.” Click the image above to read more!
Category Archives: Academic Life
Instructor Spotlight: Leslie Shade
“Goofing off can be so necessary to create community.” Click the image above to read more!
Instructor Spotlight: Karen Suurtamm
“This year, my students have been such good role models – showing up as best they can, giving each other (and me!) grace and kindness, and really making the best of this situation.” Click the photo above to read more!
Instructor Spotlight: Gabby Resch
“I’ve never been the kind of instructor to discourage students from having their laptops open in class, so I’ll probably experiment with projecting a running chat – with polls and emojis and all the other things that have been so common these past few months – during future classes.” Click the photo above to read more!
Instructor Spotlight: Agnieszka Chalas
With classes going online late last year, our educators were thrown headfirst into a brave new world. Students and staff alike are so grateful for our amazing instructors here at the Faculty of Information, and so we at Living the iLife are profiling some instructors whose online instruction have truly stood out to our studentsContinue reading “Instructor Spotlight: Agnieszka Chalas”
Instructor Spotlight: Matthew Brower
“The biggest lesson has been about providing more space for reflection in class.” Check out this interview with Dr. Matt Brower about his online teaching experience!
Instructor Spotlight: Christoph Becker
“Pets in the classroom are a big win.” Check out this article where we discuss online learning with Dr. Christoph Becker.
Cite it Right Redux
“This is your unofficial guide to a bunch of different citation styles and where to learn how to use them. “
Embracing Responsibility, Community and Disability Through the KMDI-Semaphore Makerspace
“By January of 2019 I received an email notifying me of a job posting for Lab Attendant for something called the KMDI-Semaphore Makerspace. I read through the email and it mentioned 3D printers and scanners and I decided this would be the perfect place for me to learn about and even work on disability technologies like the one I sought to make.” Click on the above image to read more.
Fund Yo’self! Looking and Applying for Scholarships
By Defne Inceoglu Going to grad school can be expensive. Tuition, cost of living, textbooks, $5 campus coffees, and those $10 wraps in the Robarts cafeteria that you desperately tell yourself you don’t need but end up buying anyways because there’s literally nowhere else to eat. (Comment here or send us a email if youContinue reading “Fund Yo’self! Looking and Applying for Scholarships”
