Currently I am an Advisor on the Learning and Teaching Team at BCcampus and an associate faculty member at Royal Roads University. I am deeply curious about adult learning – about access, barriers, and success stories.
I am a white heterosexual, cisgender, middle-class woman, able-bodied, and neurotypical. My strong South African accent is a constant reminder to others that I am not from here. I am a settler here on what the First Peoples call Turtle Island. I will continue to wrestle with my inaction during apartheid and my role in upholding that racist regime, a political system that was modeled after the residential school system of Canada. Now, as a Canadian citizen I value and understand my responsibility to continue the work required towards reconciliation and decolonization. Throughout my life I have had access to education which has further advanced my position of privilege. I do believe that education should be for all, and as an advisor at BCcampus I have access to a provincial platform connected to the post-secondary sector. I consider it my responsibility to continue the break down of barriers to learning, finding new pathways for access to learning opportunities, and to create opportunities for those previously overlooked.
The main purpose of setting up this site is to hone my digital skills. While doing so, I want to share some of the stories of my learning along the way.