Being an Integrated Educator: Connecting your work to your learning through a PhD

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  • Date: Day 2, Wednesday
  • Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Location: Winter Room

Presenters:

Alyssa Foerstner, Academic Skills Support Coordinator (EAL), Queen’s University

Lydia Skulstad, Intercultural Academic Support Coordinator, Queen’s University

Session Description:

We are two full-time academic skills coaches who work with international and multilingual students in Canadian post-secondary. In the context of a changing post-secondary landscape, including post-covid impacts, the emergence of generative AI, and increasing demands on students’ time, we find ourselves struggling to sustain not only our programs but also ourselves in terms of both our capacity and motivation. In this session, we share how we have reignited passion in our work by pursuing part-time PhD studies, creating a connection between our personal growth and professional mandates. 

Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify strategies for personal and professional development that align with both joy and practicality.
  • Explore real-life examples of integrating work and education for career growth.
  • Analyze the connection between work-education integration and a pedagogy of love.

Thank you for taking the time to join our LSAC community today. Before we begin, we would like to pause to intentionally express our gratitude for the land we are on today and to all the Indigenous Peoples past, present and future that have and continue to be stewards of these lands. We recognize that moving forward we are mutually responsible for the caretaking and preservation of this land for future generations.

We commit to co-creating an accountable space. In our LSAC community, we are committed to creating an accountable space where we welcome individual growth, learning, and unlearning. In this space, we recognize and gently remind one another that we are all tender humans with our own stories and experiences, both positive and negative. We aim to lead with kindness, openness, and patience as we identify and break down barriers to create a safer space for us all. 

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