Public Pedagogy and Popular Culture in the Classroom

Pop culture is all around us. Its influence on children’s learning is well known, but is there a place for it in higher education? If so, how can post-secondary educators use it in their teaching? Even if cultural texts are not brought into the classroom, how do they influence students’ learning, especially about “difficult” or “sensitive” issues? These questions will be considered in an upcoming half-day session open to University of Calgary faculty members, sessional instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. The session will be hosted by the Werklund School of Education’s Kaela Jubas and Dawn Johnston from the Faculty of Arts, and emerges from their SSHRC-funded study on the role of an American medical drama on Canadians’ learning about health care. These questions will be considered in an upcoming half-day session open to University of Calgary faculty members, sessional instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. The session will be hosted by the Werklund School of Education’s Kaela Jubas and Dawn Johnston from the Faculty of Arts, and emerges from their SSHRC-funded study on the role of an American medical drama on Canadians’ learning about health care. Joining us will be two prominent adult education scholars working in this area: Christine Jarvis, Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield, UK, and Jennnifer Sandlin, Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University. Their presentations will be followed by small table discussions, and will round out what promises to be an important pedagogical dialogue.Joining us will be two prominent adult education scholars working in this area: Christine Jarvis, Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield, UK, and Jennnifer Sandlin, Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University. Their presentations will be followed by small table discussions, and will round out what promises to be an important pedagogical dialogue. Breakfast and sign-in at 8:30 a.m. Program begins at 9:00 a.m. Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning 540 Biological Sciences Building RSVP at EventBrite

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