Below, FSA and Indigenous Affinity Circle member Cindy McLellan provides an update on the BCIT Library’s efforts to decolonize their collection. A hot topic at library conferences is “Decolonizing the Collection.” This is shorthand for some very technical, intensive, and necessary changes that need to be made to our database(s). Library cataloguing in North America
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Below, FSA member Jamie Finley discusses a recent interview he gave to the CBC regarding challenges facing deaf workers in the Canadian post-secondary field. By way of Linda Campbell of St. Mary’s University, a fellow Canadian deaf scientist/professor, I was connected to Amanda Grant, a producer of the CBC Radio’s the Current. From a pre-interview
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Below, FSA member in the International Student Entry Program (ISEP), Steve Lobo, comments on the proposed cancellation of that program along with that of Professional English Language Development (PELD): In my view, the proposed cancellations mean the following for BCIT, among other things: Many BCIT students will be underprepared for our programs Our instructors
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To mark National Indigenous Peoples Day, FSA member and Instructor in Forest and Natural Areas Management Justin Perry shares some thoughts on mixing technological education with cultural practices, inviting readers to participate in Indigenous Community gatherings. When I share my understanding of culture in the classroom, I always invite our students to participate. Everyone has
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In May, FSA Director-at-Large William Oching represented our union at conferences held by the National Union of Canadian Association of University Teachers (NUCAUT) and Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). NUCAUT allows faculty unions, organized through local and provincial organizations, to have a greater voice at the federal level. NUCAUT delegates indeed prioritized faculty associations becoming more
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In March, FSA Tech Rep Fraser Robertson attended the Canadian Association of University Teachers’ (CAUT) Collective Bargaining and Organizing Forum. Below, Fraser shares thoughts on the forum and its utility for members. Recently, I had the privilege of attending CAUT’s Collective Bargaining and Organizing forum as a representative of the FSA. The two-day event brought together
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