Rural and Remote Teacher Education Program: An innovative hybrid approach

TitleRural and Remote Teacher Education Program: An innovative hybrid approach
Faculty/College/UnitEducation
StatusActive
Duration2 Year
Initiation04/01/2023
Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2023/2024
Year 1: Project TypeLarge TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorLeyton Schnellert
Year 1: Funded Amount99,547
Year 1: Team Members

Leyton Schnellert, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) / Eleanor Rix Professorship in Rural Teacher Education, Faculty of Education
Marianne McTavish, Professor, Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education
Karen Ragoonaden, Professor / Associate Dean, Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, UBC Okanagan
Joaquin Munoz, Assistant Professor, EDCP, Faculty of Education
Carly Christensen, Assistant Professor, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Faculty of Education
Bonny Lynn Donovan, PhD Candidate / Instructor, Faculty of Education, UBC Okanagan
Denise Flick, Coordinator / Instructor, West Kootenay Rural Teacher Education Program (WKTEP), Teacher Education Office (TEO), Faculty of Education
Jesse Halton, Instructor, WKTEP, TEO, Faculty of Education
Megan Read, Instructor, WKTEP, TEO, Faculty of Education
Jamilee Baroud, Learning Designer / Curriculum and Evaluation Consultant, Educational Technology Support
Joann Anokwuru, PhD Candidate / Instructor, Faculty of Education
Belinda Chi, PhD Student / Instructor, Faculty of Education
Nadia Galvan Hernadez, PhD Student, UBC Okanagan
Shelley Moore, PhD Candidate / Instructor, Faculty of Education
Nina Pak Lui, PhD Student, UBC Okanagan

Year 1: Summary

*Special Call: Hybrid and Multi-Access Course Redesign Project*

We will develop effective hybrid courses and multimedia course resources for the inaugural Rural and Remote Teacher Education Program, piloting inclusive and accessible design within interactive, multi-modal courses.

Equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization are foremost as we co-create courses/resources leveraging rural teacher candidates’ and IBPOC graduate students’ funds of knowledge. Faculty, staff, learning designer, instructor, and student collaboration will result in culturally responsive courses/resources embodying diverse perspectives and lived experiences.

Anticipated impact:

  • enable delivery of the first hybrid B.Ed. program approved by BC Teacher Regulation Branch,
  • redesign courses/resources that can be utilized across all UBC B.Ed. programs,
  • increase number of certified teachers to address critical rural shortage,
  • allow equitable access for students to remain in and contribute to rural communities,
  • expand future pathways for UBC students, and
  • influence other B.Ed. programs by modeling quality hybrid teacher education created with and for rural teacher candidates.
Year 2: Project YearYear 2
Year 2: Funding Year2024/2025
Year 2: Project TypeLarge TLEF
Year 2: Principal InvestigatorLeyton Schnellert
Year 2: Funded Amount95,074
Year 2: Team Members

Leyton Schnellert, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP) / Eleanor Rix Professorship in Rural Teacher Education, Faculty of Education
Terry Taylor, Adjunct Faculty, Faculty of Education
Marianne McTavish, Professor, Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education
Karen Ragoonaden, Professor / Associate Dean, Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, UBC Okanagan
Yvonne Dawydiak, Learning Design Manager, TEO, Faculty of Education
Bonny Lynn Donovan, PhD Candidate / Instructor, Faculty of Education, UBC Okanagan
Denise Flick, Instructor, TEO, Faculty of Education
Jesse Halton, Instructor, Faculty of Education
Megan Read, Instructor, Faculty of Education
Jamilee Baroud, Curriculum and Evaluation Consultant, Learning Design and Digital Innovation, Faculty of Education
Belinda Chi, Graduate Student
Nina Pak Lui, Graduate Student
Shelley Moore, Graduate Student

Year 2: Summary

In the first year, we have made progress developing effective hybrid courses and multimedia course resources for the Rural and Remote Teacher Education Program. We are piloting inclusive and accessible design within interactive, multi-modal courses.

Equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization are foremost through an intentionally decolonizing approach: co-creating courses/resources leveraging rural teacher candidates’ and IBPOC graduate students’ funds of knowledge. Faculty, instructor, student, staff, and learning designer collaboration cultivate culturally responsive courses/resources embodying diverse perspectives and lived experiences.

Anticipated impact:

  • strengthen engagement in first hybrid B.Ed. program approved by BC Teacher Regulation Branch,
  • redesign courses/resources that can be utilized across all UBC B.Ed. programs,
  • increase number of certified teachers to address critical rural shortage,
  • support equitable access for rural students to remain and contribute to their communities,
  • expand future pathways for UBC students, and
  • influence other B.Ed. programs by modeling quality hybrid teacher education created with and for teacher candidates.