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Béatrice Crettenand Pecorini
Wellness
Technology
LIFE Research Institute
Research
Research and innovation
Education

Digital narrative gerontology: Wellbeing through storytelling in the later years

What is digital narrative gerontology? It’s based on a simple idea: bring two people together from different generations and combine the power of storytelling with digital technology to improve wellness for older adults.
What is digital narrative gerontology? It’s based on a simple idea: bring two people together from different generations and combine the power of storytelling with digital technology to improve wellness for older adults.

October 31, 2024
Adam Kaszuba
Research
Education
Graduate studies

Learning by yourself versus learning together

Adam Kaszuba’s research shows how making connections and collaborating with others enhances learning. Findings from his doctoral study, funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council scholarship, suggest that students who participate in social, club-based learning communities outside of formal class time can develop professional competencies in unique ways.
Adam Kaszuba’s research shows how making connections and collaborating with others enhances learning. Findings from his doctoral study, funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council scholarship, suggest that students who participate in social, club-based learning communities outside of...

October 14, 2024
Marie Hélène Brunet
Awards and recognition
Education
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Francophonie
Teaching
Research
Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic Affairs

Excellence in Education Prize for Professor Marie-Hélène Brunet

Awarded by the University’s Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic Affairs, this prize recognizes Professor Brunet’s outstanding teaching and academic contributions to history education, gender equity and inclusive curriculum reform.
Awarded by the University’s Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic Affairs, this prize recognizes Professor Brunet’s outstanding teaching and academic contributions to history education, gender equity and inclusive curriculum reform.

September 27, 2024
Angela and her mother Theresa
Indigenous
Alumni

Legacy of learning: A mother-daughter journey through education in an Indigenous community

In the small, tight-knit Indigenous community of Aroland, in Northern Ontario, education represents more than a pathway to a career — it’s a tradition that transcends generations in the Towedo family. Angela (BEd '03, MEd '24) and her mother, Theresa (BEd '03), embody this legacy. Having studied teacher education together, they were able to strengthen their bond and make positive im...
In the small, tight-knit Indigenous community of Aroland, in Northern Ontario, education represents more than a pathway to a career — it’s a tradition that transcends generations in the Towedo family. Angela (BEd '03, MEd '24) and her mother, Theresa (BEd '03), embody this legacy. Hav...

September 20, 2024
Handing holding globe with symbols of connection
Research
Research projects
Research and innovation
Funding
Education

Faculty of Education researchers receive funding for national and international projects

The grants will support research on access to higher education, didactics and pedagogy, Black youth, AI-based forensic tools in the judicial system, pandemic learning loss, workplace violence, and teaching democratic citizenship.
The grants will support research on access to higher education, didactics and pedagogy, Black youth, AI-based forensic tools in the judicial system, pandemic learning loss, workplace violence, and teaching democratic citizenship.

August 27, 2024
Isabelle Bourgeois
Education
Research
Awards and recognition

Isabelle Bourgeois recognized for excellence in evaluation research

Congratulations to Faculty of Education professor Isabelle Bourgeois, co-recipient of a 2024 Contribution to Evaluation in Canada Award from the Canadian Evaluation Society. The honour recognizes those who “have made a significant contribution to the theory or practice of evaluation in Canada.”
Congratulations to Faculty of Education professor Isabelle Bourgeois, co-recipient of a 2024 Contribution to Evaluation in Canada Award from the Canadian Evaluation Society. The honour recognizes those who “have made a significant contribution to the theory or practice of evaluation in Canada.”

August 22, 2024
Nicholas Ng-A-Fook
Education
Awards and recognition
Research

Nicholas Ng-A-Fook receives the 2024 Coutts Award

Congratulations to Professor Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, winner of the Herbert T. Coutts Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. This honour recognizes Ng-A-Fook’s exemplary record of service and leadership with the CSSE, Canada’s largest association for scholarship and research in education.
Congratulations to Professor Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, winner of the Herbert T. Coutts Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. This honour recognizes Ng-A-Fook’s exemplary record of service and leadership with the CSSE, Canada’s largest association for scholarship...

July 24, 2024
portrait image of the dean
Education
Dean
Academic leadership

Richard Barwell passes the torch to new dean Francis Bangou

We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Francis Bangou as dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. On July 10, Dean Bangou succeeded Professor Richard Barwell, who brilliantly led the Faculty from 2017 to 2024.
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Francis Bangou as dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. On July 10, Dean Bangou succeeded Professor Richard Barwell, who brilliantly led the Faculty from 2017 to 2024.

July 23, 2024
People walking by ACFAS sign on campus
Education
Research
Research and innovation
Francophonie
International and francophonie
Collège des Chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone

ACFAS 2024: Highlights from the Faculty of Education

When knowledge mobilization from across la francophonie took centre stage during the 91st ACFAS conference, Faculty of Education professors and grad students were among the thousands of participants who shared their expertise. It was a landmark gathering on the uOttawa campus for the French-speaking research community.
When knowledge mobilization from across la francophonie took centre stage during the 91st ACFAS conference, Faculty of Education professors and grad students were among the thousands of participants who shared their expertise. It was a landmark gathering on the uOttawa campus for the French-speaking...

July 19, 2024
Convocation 2024
Education
Alumni
Convocation

Celebrating our education graduates: The class of 2024 takes off!

It’s time to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of a new graduating class, one whose path was full of challenges, triumphs and inspiring moments. It contains tomorrow’s teachers, who’ll change the educational system and shape the future of learning.
It’s time to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of a new graduating class, one whose path was full of challenges, triumphs and inspiring moments. It contains tomorrow’s teachers, who’ll change the educational system and shape the future of learning.

June 11, 2024