News | Faculty of Education

QLEARN Expands Community Engaged Pedagogy in Education

Jennifer Thompson, Shannan Crowder, and Michelle Searle - Aug 18, 2025

QLEARN is a holistic and innovative experience offers an opportunity for students to learn and apply research and evaluation skills with community partners.

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Inspired by ITEP: Jennifer Fraser’s Beautiful Memories at That Blue Barn

Juliette Silveira - Aug 12, 2025

Addressing Attendance and Equity Challenges in Education through Community-Engaged Experiential Learning

Shannan Crowder & Michelle Searle - Aug 11, 2025

Through Dr. Michelle Searle’s (Dr Amanda Cooper, co-PI) Catalyst Research Grant from the Centre for Community Engagement and Social Change (CCESC) graduate students are connected with community partners for sustained research and evaluation efforts that make a tangible difference

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Creating Welcoming Classrooms: Celebrating Rachel Su

Aug 06, 2025

Rachel, a Queen’s BEd alum and current graduate student, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Rose A. Freeman Memorial Award—an honour that recognizes outstanding teaching assistants in the Faculty of Education who go above and beyond to support student learning.

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Paul Akpomuje receives Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)

Aug 06, 2025

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Paul Akpomuje for being awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), a merit-based scholarship program funded jointly by the Province of Ontario (two-thirds) and Queen's (one-third) for master's or doctoral level students.

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From Set to Screen: How an Amplify Grant Is Helping Transform Experiential Learning in Film at Queen’s

Rachel Su, Amelia Nicholas, & Chelsea Lam - Aug 05, 2025

Alex Jansen and Andrew Whiteman are delivering the latest iteration of a replicable, community-driven training model embedded in Alex’s FILM457/458 Practicum Course, which prepares students for today’s rapidly evolving job market.