Gathering Together
The Dalhousie Anti-Colonial Course Design Forum
Wednesday, February 19 & Thursday, February 20
10 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Hyflex: Online & In-Person (Killam Library, Ko’jua Okuom)
Curated to advance our collective understanding and implementation of anti-colonial course design, this two-day hyflex (in-person and online accessible) event offers seven sessions with the aim of bringing together educators who are actively engaged or interested in exploring anti-colonial approaches within their teaching practices. With a diverse disciplinary range of presenters from Dalhousie and Mount Saint Vincent University, workshops and presentations will engage with themes such as centering Mi’kmaw perspectives, community-engaged course design, challenges associated with anti-colonial course design, and land and/or community-based teaching & learning. In addition to these seven sessions, a Curiosity & Connection Space is being held at the end of each day (2:45-3:30 p.m.), as a gathering space intended to foster dialogue, encourage collaboration, and support relationship building among participants.
Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided.
Creating an accessible and optimal learning environment is paramount for the CLT: please email us at clt@dal.ca to let us know if you anticipate any barriers we will need to remove in the learning environment, or if there is anything in particular you feel we should know that will best facilitate your learning experience. The information you share will be kept confidential and only shared with the session facilitators.
We also ask that participants be respectful of those with significant allergies and avoid wearing perfume, aftershave, cologne, and highly scented hairspray, soaps, lotions, and shampoos.
Forum Overview
Detailed schedule with presenter & session info available in January 2025.
Facilitators
 shalan joudry |
 Linda Macdonald |
 Kaarina Valavaara |
 Roger Mullin |
 Niki Kiepek |
 Raghav Sampangi |
 Diane Obed |
 Heidi Lauckner |
 Taylor Hansen |
 Brenda Beagan |
 Robert Bernard |
 Jennifer Guy |
 Shane Theunissen |
 Kim Lickers |
 Joy Galloway Jones |
Forum Location
Killam Library
6225 University Avenue, Halifax, NS
Ko’jua Okuom
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 Ko'jua Okuom: Sitting/reading area and cultural display. |
To access the Ko’jua Okuom from the Killam Library lobby, turn left and head into the Downie-Wenjack Legacy Space. The Ko'jua Okuom is located on the left, on the main floor.
Room B400
Killam Library, Room B400
The B400 classroom is in the basement of the Killam Library. We are aware of, and apologize for, the accessibility barriers associated with this room. If you require the use of an elevator to reach this room, one of the CLT staff will have to access the elevator with you, using their key card. Please let us know in advance so that we can facilitate a smooth and timely transition to the basement.
Questions?
Reach out to one the the Forum Co-Organizers:
 Rachelle McKay, MA (she/her) Educational Developer (Indigenous Knowledges and Ways of Knowing) Rachelle.McKay@dal.ca |
 Shazia Nawaz Awan, Ed.D. Educational Developer (Internationalization & Intercultural Competency) shazia.awan@dal.ca |
 Tereigh Ewert (she/her) Senior Educational Developer (Anti-oppressive and Transformative Education) tereigh.ewert@dal.ca |
 Kate Thompson, PhD (she/her) Educational Developer (SoTL) thompskm@dal.ca |
Acknowledgement of Wabanaki Territory
We recognize that Dalhousie University campuses are located on the unceded and traditional territories of the Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqey, and Peskotomuhkati peoples. We are grateful to live, work, and be able to hold this event in Mi’kma’ki, as uninvited guests to this territory. As educational developers and educators seeking to decolonize our teaching and learning practices, we aim for our work to be informed by the guidance and wisdom of Indigenous scholars, Elders, and knowledge holders. We are extremely grateful for the Indigenous faculty, students, and staff contributing to this event and encourage Indigenous community members from Dalhousie, Mi’kma’ki, the Wabanaki Confederacy, and beyond to attend.