About the Session
This session explores innovative approaches to challenging colonial narratives through digital embodied story practices and research-creation methodologies.
Discover how traditional sm̓iʔmay̓ (Syilx) storytelling intersects with cutting-edge digital technologies to create powerful new forms of Indigenous expression and resistance. Belanger will share insights from her groundbreaking research, demonstrating how digital platforms can be harnessed to preserve Indigenous knowledge, promote cultural resurgence, and imagine Indigenous futures. This session offers a unique opportunity to explore the potential of digital storytelling in decolonizing narratives and creating space for Indigenous voices in the digital realm. Participants will gain valuable perspectives on bridging ancestral wisdom with modern technology, and will learn about the transformative power of Indigenous futurisms in challenging dominant cultural narratives. Whether you’re an academic, artist, storyteller, or simply interested in the intersection of Indigenous culture and digital innovation, this session promises to be both informative and inspiring.
Speaker
Mariel Belanger is a PhD Candidate (ABD) in cultural studies at Queen’s University, whose research focuses on “Storytelling sm̓iʔmay̓ Futurisms from the Digital Frontier.” As an Indigenous scholar and artist, Belanger’s work challenges colonial narratives through innovative digital storytelling practices and research-creation methodologies. Her groundbreaking approach combines traditional sm̓iʔmay̓ (Syilx) storytelling with futuristic digital technologies, creating a unique space for Indigenous voices in the digital realm. Belanger’s research explores how digital embodied story practices can serve as powerful tools for decolonization and cultural revitalization. Through her work, Mariel Belanger is not only preserving and promoting Indigenous knowledge systems but also reimagining her place in our increasingly digital world. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges the gap between ancestral wisdom and cutting-edge technology, paving the way for new forms of Indigenous expression and resistance in the digital age.
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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 BCcampus Winter 2025 Research Speaker Series offers participants and presenters an opportunity to learn and share knowledge and advocacy 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 January to March and will allow you to learn about new research directly from the researchers.
Sessions
- January 21, 2025 – Storytelling sm̓iʔmay̓ Futurisms from the Digital Frontier. Challenging Colonial Narratives through a Digital Embodied Story Practice and Research-Creation, Mariel Belanger, Queen’s University
- February 25, 2025 – Transparent, Detailed, Ethical: An Introduction to the Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework, Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo Libraries
- March 11, 2025 – Engaging in Great Practices for Research on Teaching and Learning, Brett McCollum, Thompson Rivers University
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this series, participants will be able to:
- Broaden your 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 the themes in your work.
- Connect with academics and community members who share your interests.
About the Session
Join Dr. Kari D. Weaver (University of Waterloo) as she introduces the newly launched Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework. As artificial intelligence (AI) tools—particularly generative AI based on large language models—become widely available, their use across education and research must be negotiated. The AID Framework tool provides a transparent, consistent, and targeted approach to attribute the use of AI in teaching and research work. The AID Framework can also serve as a solid foundation for discussing the ethical and productive use of AI across different contexts. This workshop will introduce the elements of the AID Framework, provide examples of AID statements used for both education and research purposes, and address some common questions and adaptations made to the AID Framework worldwide.
Speaker
Dr. Kari D. Weaver (she/her) is the learning, teaching, and instructional design librarian at the University of Waterloo Libraries and a sessional faculty member in the department of leadership, higher, and adult education at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. She holds her M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island and her Ed.D. from the University of South Carolina and has been a practicing academic librarian for 18 years at institutions in the United States and Canada.
Dr. Weaver’s extensive research background centers on the intersection of human information behavior and pedagogy. She publishes on a wide range of topics including information literacy, academic integrity, generative artificial intelligence, misinformation, scientific communication, educational research methods, online learning, and digital accessibility. Professionally, she is an executive member of the Trust in Research Undertaken in Science and Technology Scholarly Network (TRuST), an invited member of the American Library Association’s prestigious Intellectual Freedom Committee, and a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians’ (CAPAL) Research and Scholarship Committee. Her current work, including the development of the AID Framework, is conducted on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples, location of the main campus of the University of Waterloo.
Register Now!
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 BCcampus Winter 2025 Research Speaker Series offers participants and presenters an opportunity to learn and share knowledge and advocacy 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 January to March and will allow you to learn about new research directly from the researchers.
Sessions
- January 21, 2025 – Storytelling sm̓iʔmay̓ Futurisms from the Digital Frontier. Challenging Colonial Narratives through a Digital Embodied Story Practice and Research-Creation, Mariel Belanger, Queen’s University
- February 25, 2025 – Transparent, Detailed, Ethical: An Introduction to the Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework, Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo Libraries
- March 11, 2025 – Engaging in Great Practices for Research on Teaching and Learning, Brett McCollum, Thompson Rivers University
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this series, participants will be able to:
- Broaden your 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 the themes in your work.
- Connect with academics and community members who share your interests.
About the Session
Felten’s Good Practice in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) provides a framework for researchers of teaching and learning within higher education. These principles emphasize the contextual nature of student learning, the importance of appropriate methodological practices, and the value of conducting inquiry in partnership with students. Recently, Hamilton and McCollum have proposed an additional principle for Great Practice in SoTL. This 6th principle serves to bridge the gap between research traditions of academic silos, improving the communication and application of scholarly findings for teaching practices across post-secondary settings.
In this session, McCollum will present models for engaging with students as partners, considerations for learner safety during research mentoring processes, and the importance of describing your research’s epistemological and ontological traditions for scholarly impact.
Speaker
Brett McCollum is the director of the centre for excellence in learning and teaching at Thompson Rivers University. He holds a PhD in chemistry (Simon Fraser University) and is a 3M National Teaching Fellow (2019). He is internationally recognized in the fields of scholarship on teaching and learning and discipline-based education research, serving as editor-in-chief of The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CJSoTL).
Prior to joining TRU, McCollum was a full professor in the department of chemistry and physics at Mount Royal University. He also held an inaugural board of governor’s teaching chair, focusing on educational leadership and has served as chair of SoTL Canada, a constituency group of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
McCollum’s passion for improving the student learning experience was recognized through the MRU Undergraduate Research Supervision Award (2019), the Student Association Open Education Champion Award (2020), and the Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations Distinguished Teaching Award (2021). With research experience in both quantitative and qualitative methods, McCollum is enthusiastic about evidence-based scholarly teaching and creating the conditions for faculty, staff, and students to collaborate as partners for exceptional learning experiences.
Register Now!
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 BCcampus Winter 2025 Research Speaker Series offers participants and presenters an opportunity to learn and share knowledge and advocacy 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 January to March and will allow you to learn about new research directly from the researchers.
Sessions
- January 21, 2025 – Storytelling sm̓iʔmay̓ Futurisms from the Digital Frontier. Challenging Colonial Narratives through a Digital Embodied Story Practice and Research-Creation, Mariel Belanger, Queen’s University
- February 25, 2025 – Transparent, Detailed, Ethical: An Introduction to the Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework, Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo Libraries
- March 11, 2025 – Engaging in Great Practices for Research on Teaching and Learning, Brett McCollum, Thompson Rivers University
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this series, participants will be able to:
- Broaden your 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 the themes in your work.
- Connect with academics and community members who share your interests.