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Kathleen Bortolin

Interested in joining an informal, but still sort of scholarly, professional development group?

The Idea I'm starting a professional development group that is relatively informal, dialogue-driven and multidisciplinary. Why? Because...

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CBET Virtual Training Resources for TVET 18 and TVET 20 Trainees

As part of our ongoing support of the Young Africa Works Kenya TVET initiatives, we are pleased to offer a 4-part virtual training...

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Job Posting: VIU Research Assistants

*Update: The positions have been filled. Thank you for all the shares! I am a VIU instructor/researcher, and have grant funding to hire...

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Research Participants Sought: Investigating the Silencing of Women in Higher Education

Title: Sit down and shut up: the silencing of women in Canadian higher education Principal Investigator: Dr. Kathleen Bortolin, Faculty...

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Consent form for review (interested participants to email kathleen.bortolin@viu.ca)

Consent Form and Invitation to Participate (a copy will be emailed to interested participants) Sit down and shut up: the silencing of...

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Less power does not mean we are powerless: Facing gender inequities with kindness and solidarity

Kathleen Bortolin, PhD Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Vancouver Island University Kathleen.bortolin@viu. I had a baby a...

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Reflecting on a year in crisis: What the pandemic taught me about little “l” leadership

For many the crisis was covid. For others it was the various consequences of covid: increased workload, learning to teach online,...