{"id":2013,"date":"2025-10-28T22:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:32:37","slug":"sustainability-slow-teaching-and-the-4rs-lessons-from-the-fall-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/2025\/10\/28\/sustainability-slow-teaching-and-the-4rs-lessons-from-the-fall-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability, Slow Teaching, and the 4Rs: Lessons from the Fall Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"shannon<\/a>On Monday, October 27, 2025, the Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) at UFV\u00a0hosted its annual Fall Forum, a full day dedicated to conversation, reflection, and action around regenerative sustainability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s theme invited faculty, staff, and community members to move beyond the idea of simply \u201cdoing less harm\u201d and instead imagine what it means to repair, restore, and nurture thriving ecosystems and communities \u2014 <\/strong>both within and beyond our classrooms.<\/p>\n

Keynote Highlights<\/h2>\n

The day began with an inspiring keynote by Dr. Shannon Leddy<\/a> from UBC, titled \u201cIndigenized, Slow, and Sustainable Pedagogies.\u201d<\/em> Drawing from her co-authored book, Teaching Where You Are: Weaving Indigenous and Slow Principles and Pedagogies<\/em><\/a> (2023), Dr. Leddy encouraged participants to re-center teaching around the 4Rs: respect, relevance, reciprocity, and responsibility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Through the lens of the Medicine Wheel, Dr. Leddy invited us to reflect on the holistic nature of education\u2014connecting head, heart, body, and spirit\u2014and reminded us of the importance of teaching people, not subjects. Her talk emphasized the value of experiential learning, Land-based connections, and the intersections between slow pedagogies and sustainability.<\/p>\n

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Afternoon Workshops and Conversations<\/h2>\n

Following a community lunch, participants joined a variety of interactive workshops led by UFV colleagues, exploring themes of reflection, creativity, and connection:<\/p>\n