{"id":267,"date":"2019-09-14T14:21:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T20:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0108\/?p=267"},"modified":"2019-09-14T14:23:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T20:23:16","slug":"introducing-dr-elizabeth-charles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0108\/introducing-dr-elizabeth-charles\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Dr. Elizabeth Charles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Elizabeth Charles has worked in the field of educational technology for 32 years.\u00a0 In that time she was a member of the faculty in the photography department, researched pedagogy, and holds the position of Manager, Learning Community at Dawson College in Montreal, QC.\u00a0 She is the co-director of Supporting Active Learning & Technological Innovation in Science Education (SALTISE<\/a>), an association committed to stimulating learning by understanding, and potentially altering, the pedagogy surrounding technology in education (About Us, 2019. Para. 1).\u00a0 Dr. Charles has received the PAREA grant<\/a> five consecutive times, enabling her to continue studying the pedagogical effects on educational technology for learners.<\/p>\n

Dr. Charles\u2019 work intrigues me because of her focus on the impact technology has on students\u2019 learning, rather than on promoting the latest technology or teaching paradigm.\u00a0 In my experience, educators can become blinded by the shine of new tools losing sight of the impact of the application. \u00a0Dr. Charles looks past that shine to see how the tool may improve learners\u2019 experience.\u00a0 According to her LinkedIn profile, she completed her Master\u2019s and Ph.D. degrees while working at Dawson College, meaning that she has experienced both sides of education at the same time, allowing her to test concepts and tools as she learned them.<\/p>\n

While Dr. Charles\u2019 research encompasses diverse topics and areas such as science education<\/a> and pedagogy of changes in the classroom<\/a>, she stays true to her focus on the why<\/em> behind the technology or learning style. \u00a0Dr. Charles believes strongly in the strength of community and working with communities of practice to introduce change (2012 Recipients. n.d. para. 4).\u00a0 In addition to her research, she led collaboration between colleges and universities to promote conversations surrounding social constructivist pedagogies and technology.\u00a0 By working with both educators and learners, Dr. Charles continues to contribute to the field of educational technologies. \u00a0I am looking forward to following her work.<\/p>\n

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\nDr. Elizabeth S. Charles (Loop. n.d. para. 1)<\/p>\n

References<\/p>\n

Conference Proceedings. (2019). Changing classroom designs: Easy; Changing instructors’ pedagogies: Not so easy… . Retrieved from https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1063\/1.4789696<\/p>\n

ISLS Repository. (2013). Taking DALITE to the Next Level: What Have We Learned from a Web-Based Peer Instruction Application?. Retrieved from https:\/\/repository.isls.org\/\/handle\/1\/1225<\/p>\n

Linkedin. (2019). Elizabeth S. Charles. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elizabeth-s-charles-ba119b6\/<\/p>\n

Loop. (n.d.). Elizabeth S. Charles [Photograph]. Retrieved from https:\/\/loop.frontiersin.org\/people\/386663\/overview<\/p>\n

SALTISE. (2019). About Us. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.saltise.ca\/about\/about-us\/<\/p>\n

STLHE SAPES. (n.d.). 2012 Recipients. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.stlhe.ca\/awards\/college-sector-educators-award\/2012-recipients\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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