Posted on March 20, 2024 by douglascollegeblog
Exploring the galaxy: A journey into Computing Science and VR education
Ryan Milligan transforms his passion for virtual reality into an immersive educational project.
Posted on March 18, 2024 by douglascollegeblog
Turning a dream job into a reality: How the TESL program helped Andrea Leclerc change careers in a semester
Andrea Leclerc had struggled to find a career that would inspire her. It took Douglas College’s Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)’s one-semester program to transform her life, allowing her to do what she loves every day: teaching English to adult students.
Posted on February 29, 2024 by douglascollegeblog
Changing chords: How travelling to Rwanda inspired this Douglas instructor to decolonize music education
Travelling to Rwanda helped Hazel Fairbairn gain a decolonial perspective on music, education and the power of community. Now, she plans to fine-tune the music curriculum at home.
Posted on February 13, 2024 by douglascollegeblog
Douglas College is one of the best places to work in B.C. Find out why.
For the 11th year running, Douglas has been recognized by BC’s Top Employers as an outstanding place to work.
Learn more about why our workplace is one of the best in the province.
Posted on October 3, 2023 by douglascollegeblog
The truth unzipped: Why it’s time to ditch fast fashion
Naomi Higo, Institute of Urban Ecology Coordinator, writes about the harms of fast fashion and how Waste Reduction Week is sharing tactics for change.
Posted on September 28, 2023 by douglascollegeblog
Examining how technology shapes relationships and beliefs
Through her intriguing interview-style podcast, Dr. Jennifer Jill Fellows explores how gendered relations are shaped and transformed through technological innovations, and how some people are discriminated against by technology.
Posted on September 20, 2023 by douglascollegeblog
Nurturing Dreams: How English Upgrading opened doors for this Douglas student to pursue a career in early childhood education
Inga Veclici overcame English proficiency barriers with Douglas’s English Upgrading program. Now, she’s pursuing her dream of becoming an early childhood educator.
Posted on August 17, 2023 by douglascollegeblog
Swimming upstream: How one Environmental Science student is using research to protect salmon habitats
By improving water quality testing methods, Kiera Haddon is helping to preserve biodiversity at Port Moody’s Noons Creek.
Posted on June 22, 2023 by douglascollegeblog
Breaking stereotypes: Applied Psychology alum looks at ways to combat anti-Indigenous racism
Dr. Iloradanon Efimoff, an Indigenous-and-settler scholar, is on a research journey to investigate stereotypes about Indigenous people and how to tackle them through education.
Posted on June 16, 2023 by douglascollegeblog
Q&A: A Political Science alum answers the needs in the classroom as a school board trustee
Hudson Campbell breaks down his journey on the campaign trail to the Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows Board of Education.
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