Karen Densky, Senior Lecturer in the English as a Second Language Department (Faculty of Education and Social Work) returned from a trip to Athens, Greece…
TRU announces secondary school teacher training in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) A new program for educating secondary school teachers of science and mathematics, the…
When it comes to inclusive education, there are some who are ardent in their belief that each child, regardless of ability, must be included in…
Dr. Rod McCormick, BC Regional Innovation Chair of Aboriginal Health and Professor in the School of Education will share his expertise at the Application Development…
Faculty from the School of Education met with regional partners for the annual Bachelor of Education Advisory Committee meeting on November 30. The committee chair,…
Seventy-two Faculty of Education and Social Work students were the recipients of awards totaling $71,615.89 at the Nov. 24 Foundation award presentation ceremony. The evening offered…
The Early Childhood Education (ECE) program in Williams Lake will recieve $150,000 in one-time government funding that will help prepare students for a career working with…
Fostering diversity and encouraging students to find their path is only part of what makes TRU a different kind of university. The unique cultural perspectives…
Dr. Rod McCormick, B.C. Innovation Council Chair in Aboriginal Health, was one of 50 researchers invited to participate in the emergency meeting in Ottawa on…
The Faculty of Education and Social Work (EDSW) is offering its first-ever special topics course in the emerging field of educational neuroscience. The course, Mind,…
Business programs traditionally produce graduates with great quantitative and technical abilities but with less experience in application and practice. Paul Clark, faculty member in the…
Open Talks, the podcast series that touches on OERu and other topics relevant to the distance learner. In our third instalment, Gail Morong of TRU Open Learning…
Open educational resources (OER) have been big news in higher education, as freely available, open-source textbooks stand to dramatically reduce the cost of education. In…
This summer, Open Learning is offering condensed science labs in biology, chemistry and physics in a single week format, helping you complete all your practical…
Open Educational Resources? Or an Open Educational Revolution? Brian Lamb shares on OER-U and its future for online learning. We have a new podcast series!…
Thompson Rivers University has expanded its global involvement with the signing of an agreement with Maple Leaf Educational System (MLES)—the largest BC curriculum teaching offshore…
"Technology has come a long way, but we're not at the point where we have virtual classrooms," says Faculty Member Andrew Fergus. And learning online,…
If you have recently completed an Open Learning course or program, please consider joining the Student Advisory Committee. This volunteer position involves attending at least…
In the market for a new course? Consider MKTG 4431: Retail Marketing. In retail, nothing is sacred. Department-store dinosaurs return to rule, e-tailers branch out…
While teacher training programs are obligated to produce diverse educators from all walks of life, Dr. Kim Calder Stegemann’s research shows that it takes very…
