Handford receives IRF grant to support research March 17, 2017
Dr. Victoria (Tory) Handford, Assistant Professor in the School of Education (Faculty of Education and Social Work), is a recipient of a TRU Internal Research Fund…
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Long Night Against Procrastination reignites academic spark March 9, 2017
Time flies—that’s hardly a secret. By this point in the semester, we’re often depleted, discouraged, suffering from writer’s block and feeling overwhelmed by our workload. …
McCormick to present at Parliamentary Health Research Caucus event March 6, 2017
Dr. Rod McCormick, BC Regional Innovation Chair in Aboriginal Child and Maternal Health and Professor in the School of Education, continues to lend his expertise on Indigenous…
Densky attends TESOL Summit 2017 in Greece March 1, 2017
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…
STEM program: First-ever for TRU February 27, 2017
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…
Inclusive education "a process, not a place," says researcher February 15, 2017
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…
McCormick invited to share expertise at international workshop February 7, 2017
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…
B.Ed. Advisory Committee meeting brings school district partners to TRU December 1, 2016
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,…
EDSW students benefit from Foundation awards November 30, 2016
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…
Williams Lake program gets financial boost October 7, 2016
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…
Celebrating diversity with pride September 28, 2016
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…
TRU prof participates in federal funding reform July 15, 2016
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…
MEd students get schooled in neuroscience July 13, 2016
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,…
Marketing students get practical July 8, 2016
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: OERuopen courses can mean better courses July 5, 2016
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 Talks: Next Steps for Open Learning and Open Resources June 13, 2016
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…
Have a week? Get hands on with summer science labs! April 4, 2016
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…
OERu – Education for Everyone April 4, 2016
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!…
TRU expands global reach with Chinese agreements December 7, 2015
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…
How to Succeed at Your Online MBA December 4, 2015
"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,…
