The Education Revolution

With us today, we have Dr. Elka Walsh   A leader in education with over 20 years of experience ranging from executive positions at colleges and polytechnics in Canada, to Chief Education and Learning Officer at one of Canada’s largest science centers and now as Associate Vice President, Learning & Teaching, at Microsoft Canada.   Dr. Walsh serves as a member of the Board for Learning Disabilit...

Almost 80 years young my mom, affectionately known as Guggy, Mama bear or Mommasita in our family has been and continues to be a pivotal figure in all of her children's lives. As children we all feel a sense of belonging and the love that this woman exudes is the stuff of a legend. All of her children and grandchildren children will tell you that just the sound of her voice or the shortest of hugs...

With us today, we have Janay Gouveia! Janay is the Director of Learning Innovation at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies. She is a creative, supportive, and motivated education professional with expertise drawing from international education, research and program management. Janay is passionate about innovation in education and learning across borders. Her interests and skill...

With us today we have Dr. William Gage. Will Gage is the Associate Vice President of Teaching and Learning at York University. In this role, which he has held for almost a decade, he has championed ground-breaking approaches to teaching and learning, including the purposeful inclusion of technology in the process (eLearning), experiential education and internationalization. As he prepares to retur...

With us today, we have Jorge Montoya. Jorge brings with him more than 15 years of experience as an applied education specialist. He has worked in financial services, systems design, and international project management across five continents, including partnerships and collaborations in South Korea, Vietnam, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Bhutan. His in-depth expertise in the plan...

With us today, we have Tanveer Bhimani! Tanveer is an accomplished and innovative Instructional and Learning Designer with a strong background in Communications and Psychology, which serves her well in the design process! With a passion for educational innovation, Tanveer excels in creating engaging and impactful materials that meet the diverse needs of different learning environments, including t...

With us today we have Robert Martellacci, Robert is the Founder and President of MindShare Learning – Canada’s leading EdTech industry consulting, news and events company, as well as the publisher of Canada’s Leading Technology & Learning eMagazine – The MindShare Learning Report. He also serves as CEO for C21Canada - a national, not for profit organization that advocates for 21st Century mode...

Artificial intelligence is a very hot topic around the world these days! So, I’m very excited to have today’s guest with us to talk about all the positive and potentially negative impacts of AI on education. Vidur Kalive is the Artificial Intelligence Architect at York University. He has expertise in conversational AI and is working on projects aimed at using AI and Machine Learning to improve stu...

With us today, we have Laura Wood. With over 20 years of experience in the field of education, Laura is passionate about all things international. She was educated at Queen's University in Canada and Cambridge in the UK, she has also lived in France, worked in Germany, conducted research in Australia, taught in South Africa and worked for the Directorate General for Education and Culture at the Eu...

With us today, we have Dr. Yvonne Su is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies at York University. Dr. Su is a specialist on forced migration , queer migration , migrant remittances , climate change-induced displacement , social capital , and post-disaster recovery . She holds a PhD in Political Science and International Development from the University of Guelph and a Masters i...

With us today, we have Patrick Thibaudeau, Patrick is the Director of IT Innovation and Academic Technologies at York University. He has held this central role in the University’s Information Technology department for over 8 years and for 17 years before that, he held a similar role at the University of Alberta. Patrick is an E-Learning expert, focusing on the integration of technology with purpos...

With us today, we have Patricia Mangeol, Patricia is an education policy specialist with 15 years of experience in the government of Ontario and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), there she acted as lead analyst conducting research and developing policy recommendations to improve higher education and skills systems in countries including Hungary, Portugal, the Slova...

Hello everyone and welcome to The Education Revolution! I’m your host, Dr. Michelle Sengara and whether it’s your first time joining us today, or you’re a regular in this revolutionary community, I am grateful for being able to share these important conversations with you. As many of you have heard me say over the years… Education is everywhere, it’s in our homes, our workplaces, and of course our...

Hello everyone and welcome to The Education Revolution! I’m your host, Dr. Michelle Sengara and whether it’s your first time joining us today, or you’re a regular in this revolutionary community, I am grateful for being able to share these important conversations with you. As many of you have heard me say over the years… Education is everywhere, it’s in our homes, our workplaces, and of course our...

Robert Clapperton is an Assistant Professor in the School of Professional Communications at Ryerson University. Robert has a PhD in English Literature and a Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Science from the University of Waterloo. He specializes in Computational linguistics, rhetoric, critical discourse and data analysis with an emphasis on the critical application of natural language understanding i...

Cecily Milne is a movement educator whose work focuses on the creation of resources and experiences that change the way people understand movement and the body. Yoga Detour, the innovative organization she founded over 10 years ago, takes a fresh look at a traditional practice, asking students to examine the WHY behind movements to question their assumptions, and reflect on their experiences as th...

David Ip Yam is a higher education professional and leadership educator. He serves as the Dean of Students at Centennial College and is a part-time student in the PhD program in Education at York University. David’s mission is to help you feel energized about your craft, clear about your process, and committed to transformation through leadership consulting, martial arts instruction, and relations...

This week we ask the question “What the heck does “ALTERNATIVE” education even mean?” What makes it different than a quote unquote “traditional” style of schooling? To help us dive into this topic I’ve got a special group of people joining me from Alpha Alternative School.

Kelly Parke is an Artificial Intelligence expert whose experience in the field of technology spans decades of film and production work, to more recent collaborations on design innovation with IBM and Harvard University. Kelly is also an educator – and as a professor at the Schulich school of business he knows all to well the importance of academic integrity when we’re talking about technology-enha...

Diana Nazareth is an arts-based educator and entrepreneur. Diana started her social enterprise - Project Kids & Cameras – as a way to empower youth in their exploration of voice and identity. She encourages all her students to use creative mediums as a mechanism for self-expression and social action. In a world that’s experiencing evermore disconnection and depression, it’s critical that her work...

Dr. Sandra Folk is a high-performance coach working across industries such finance, real estate, and engineering and the government sector. As President and founder of The Language Lab, an online training platform, and personal coach to executives and senior managers, Dr. Folk uses science to help us master the art of communication.