Dr. Jonathan Anuik drops by UFV Abbotsford on Thursday, May 15 for a Visiting Scholar Talk.
Anuik is an associate professor of educational policy studies at the University of Alberta.
From 1-2:30 pm in Building K, room K190, Anuik will discuss historians recognizing the need to teach about the history and contemporary impacts of residential schools in Canada, and how the opportunity to learn about the schools exists outside classrooms.
“In my talk, I draw from a special issue on social media and educational foundations to show how applications such as Instagram and X have an impact on teaching in the standard classroom,” he says. “The concept of classroom civility, which was originally a pedagogical understanding in the conventional classroom, informs how one can understand how conflicts in class can continue in the digital realm. In this case, the conflict involved an assignment on residential schooling and reaction to it on X and Instagram.
“I share lessons in learning for how one can address incidents of classroom incivility related to instruction on residential schools that occur on social media.
The talk is based on the special issue of the Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education.
For more info email historyinfo@ufv.ca.
Thu, May 15, 2025
1 – 2:30 pm
UFV Abbotsford, Building K, room K180