About the session

From its roots in education, arts-based research (ABR) has become a beacon for instructors and researchers seeking to enrich their palette of pedagogical and investigative colours. ABR appeals to our senses, emotions, spiritual sides, and intellects, and offers opportunities to engage learners within the academy and beyond. It can also be a fruitful instrument of social, environmental, and other forms of justice—as well as an engaging, informing and inspiring aesthetic experience.  

This session will explore contexts and justifications for, and benefits and challenges of, bringing ABR to your work in the classroom and the field. Drawing on many years of practice in professional communication and the arts, Geo Takach will share diverse teachings, examples and tips inviting you to rouse your inner (or outer) arts-based inquirer and instructor.  

Speaker

Geo Takach, PhD (he/him) is a professor in the school of communication and culture at Royal Roads University on the lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, in what is sometimes called Victoria. His current research and practice explore intersections of environmental communication, Indigenist approaches and arts-based research. His extensive work as a professional communicator, writer and filmmaker spans hundreds of publications in speeches, live performances, print, film, radio, television and video, and online. His new, feature-length documentary film, Shih (Interconnectedness), is slated to premiere in autumn 2024.  

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This session will be recorded, archived, and made available publicly on BCcampus.ca. By participating in this session, you acknowledge you are aware your participation will be recorded and the recording will be openly available.

About the series 

The Research Speaker Series offers participants and presenters an opportunity to learn and share knowledge on research methods, approaches, and pedagogies around accessibility, access, Indigenous engagement, and equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in teaching and learning.  

These livestream webinars take place every month from September to December and will allow you to learn about new research directly from the researchers.  

Sessions

1. September 10, 2024 – Arts-based research as paradigm, manifesto and mission for volatile times, Geo Takach, Royal Roads University  
2. October 29, 2024 – Centring digital accessibility in research praxis, Kim Ashbourne, University of Victoria
3. November 26, 2024 – Using the 5Rs as an Indigenous research framework, Dr. Jean-Paul Restoule, University of Victoria
4. December 10, 2024 – Creating communities of care for academic spaces: a critical, collective, and pragmatic approach, Petra Boynton

Learning outcomes 

By the end of this series, participants will be able to:   

• Broaden their knowledge and research skills in the B.C. post-secondary context.
• Learn about Indigenization, EDI, decolonization, and accessibility in research.
• Be inspired to participate in research communities of practice or explore themes in their work.
• Connect with academics and community members who share similar interests.