E71: 📚 Accidental scholars — Responding to teaching and learning gaps in the Trades

Ryan Mann, Faculty Development Facilitator at SAIT’s Centre for Academic Development and Innovation, and Eric Mitchell, an Automotive Services Instructor at Lethbridge Polytechnic, are actively responding to teaching and learning gaps in the Trades through innovative—and technically scholarly—work.

Despite the improvements they're making, Ryan and Eric don't really consider their work as scholarly—but framing it differently could amplify the impact.

Ryan and Eric are joined by the polytechnic's Jaddon Park (Academic Services Manager) and Craig McCarthy (Learning Experience Designer). The four discuss the value of reframing work as scholarly, the power of integrating student feedback, and the joy in discovering creative ways to pass along knowledge.

During the show, guests and host (Donna) mention:

SAIT: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Centre for Teaching and Learning

Academic Development and Innovation

Automotive programs

Apprenticeship and Trades

Lethbridge Polytechnic

CTLI: Centre for Teaching, Learning, And Innovation

ICP: Instructor Certification Program