Indigenous Canada – University of Alberta
This was a free online course that I completed about histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous people living in Canada. Throughout this 12 module course I learnt about the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions. This course impacted my learning because it set up an initial framework about Indigenous perspectives and histories. I think that this course was a good jumping off point to learning about Indigenous knowledge and perspectives. And with this baseline knowledge I continue to learn and educate myself about Indigenous contemporary issues that I will include in my future teaching.
Historical, Systemic and Intersectional Antiracism: From Awareness to Action (Certificate) – UBC
This course was about the implicit and explicit forms of historic, systemic, and institutional racism. Looking at the colonial and intersectional impacts of marginalized peoples in their communities in the past and in contemporary times. This was a very enriching course that I took and allowed opportunity for reflection after each unit and I think that I am on the path to becoming an educator and after this is a great tool to continually reflect upon. I learnt a lot of about racism and conscious and unconscious bias. I was able to look within and analyze my own bias and positionally. What I learned from this course I will take with me and apply in my own teaching to advocate for an anti-racist classroom.
Anth 302 – Globalization, Health and the Environment – University of Victoria
This course I took during Covid-19 while I was completing my Bachelor’s degree and UVic. This was one of my favourite courses that I took at UVic. Anth 302 covered many interesting and important intersectional concepts that impact how globalization, health, and the environment are all intertwined. Naturally I am a pretty curious person and am interested in learning why and how the world is connected. When reflecting on this course I think that I loved it because it showed how so much of life and issues are interconnected that that made me think of Indigenous ways of knowing and interconnectedness. This theme is central to my own teaching philosophy and will bring this forward in my own teaching and learning.
