2026 SoTL Summer Camp Distinguished Visiting Teaching Scholar

Dr. Andrea Webb

 The Trent Teaching Commons (TTC) is thrilled to have Dr. Andrea Webb join us for our 2026 SoTL Summer Camp. Andrea is a Professor of Teaching at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver Campus. Her research interests include Curriculum Studies, Social Studies Education, and Teacher Education research. She is an experienced SoTL scholar, particularly related to threshold concepts and the journey and process of becoming a SoTL scholar. She has served on the SoTL Canada Executive for many years, most recently as President. You can learn more about Andrea and her work on her UBC faculty page.  

Andrea will facilitate summer camp sessions including workshops on SoTL inquiry and research methods; individual consultations; and guidance on engaging in SoTL from research question to knowledge dissemination.  

Spring 2026 Distinguished Visiting Teaching Scholars

Understanding Citation Justice: A Panel Discussion with Distinguished Visiting Teaching Scholars

On Tuesday, May 26th, the Trent Teaching Commons will host an event on citation justice featuring two DVTS speakers. Citation justice is the purposeful choice to represent a diverse array of authors, including gender-diverse, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, and the S2LGBTQIA+ authors, in academic writing and teaching. 

You can learn more and register on our events page. 

Lorisia McLeod 

Lorisia MacLeod is a third-generation library worker and a proud member of the James Smith Cree Nation. She currently works for The Alberta Library, a not-for-profit library consortia and also co-teaches with her Dad at the University of Alberta’s School of Library and Information Studies on collection management and Indigenous librarianship. Her areas of interest include leadership and management, particularly in terms of Indigenous representation, respectful citation of Indigenous knowledges, comics and 3D printing. 
 

Dr. Ajamu Nangwaya 

Ajamu Nangwaya, Ph.D., is an independent scholar-activist,  organic farmer, writer  and co-editor of three books. He was a Cultural and Rastafari Studies lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica. Ajamu has taught in Ontario's postsecondary sector for a number of years. His research commitments, journalistic activism, public speaking engagements, and community organizing politics are directed at building the people's capacity to critically read the world and engendering social emancipation. 

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