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Learning
is lifelong and lifewide. Our world needs informed,
capable, courageous, and responsible global citizens. Their preparation requires
intellectual development, professional training, critical and creative thinking, and communications expertise.
An
educator by profession, my academic interests are wide-ranging. Most
recently, my
principal research topics have been online learning, neuroplasticity,
and plasticity-based currcula and teaching practices. I'm currently
immersed in designing and developing curricula informed by current
research and best practices. In the near future I will be concentraing
on developing eLearning courses in Latin American Studies.
My
academic credentials include a B.Ed. and a Doctorate from the
University of Toronto, and Ontario Teacher Certification. My doctoral thesis, "The Politics of
Letters--Josˇ Mart’'s Revolutionary Discourse," critiques
the work of this nineteenth century poet, essayist, journalist, pensador,
revolutionary, and visionary who is revered in Cuba, honoured in the
Americas, and celebrated in Spanish-language academic and cultural
institutions throughout the world.
A humanist, Josˇ Mart’ believed in the potential for
human development as an inherent characteristic, and in the dignity and
equality of rights of every individual, as inalienable entitlements.
This is the domain of education, which enables an individual's personal
growth and development toward self-awareness, self-fulfillment, and
responsible citizenship in democratic societies.
This
belief
informs my work
developing the relevant curricula and innovative approaches to
learning, my engagement with students and colleagues, and my writing.
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