Communication Conundrums: Mapping Dialogue to Diverse Audiences

Nancy Holmes, Associate Professor in Creative and Critical Studies, discusses the community-engaged art projects that she has worked on including Border Free Bees, a project to raise awareness about the native bee population in the Okanagan.

Fiona McDonald, assistant professor, Community, Culture and Global Studies discusses the sensory storytelling project and sound portraits of water, an interdisciplinary, collaborative, and community-based project exploring the perceptions of water in our everyday lives.

Alison Conway, Professor, English and Gender and Women Studies at UBC Okanagan explores how issues of interfaith marriage can be understood and contemporized through the 18th century novel.

Ilya Parkins, Associate Professor, Gender and Women's Studies discusses issues of gender and resistance expressed through fashion.

Susan Crichton, Associate Professor and Associate Dean at UBC Okanagan's Faculty of Education and Director of the Innovative Learning Centre, shares her thoughts on the need for open education resources and the role of universities in the open access movement.

Mike Evans, Professor and Associate Dean (Research, Graduate, and Post-Doctoral Studies) with the Irving K. Barber School of Arts & Sciences explores issues of knowledge sharing, open access, and research outputs when working with indigenous communities.

Miles Thorogood, Creative Technologist specializing in developing computational assistive technologies, and Instructor cross-posted between Creative Studies and Computer Science, walks through his creation of soundscapes, art and technological literacies.

Karen Hodges, Conservation Biologist and Professor in the Department of Biology at UBC Okanagan, discusses how scientists can adapt their language to better address the impact of their research to a variety of audiences.

Greg ​Garrard, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies Professor in the Department of English at UBC Okanagan, explores cultural reactions to science through literature and the ramifications of politicizing science.

Segun Oyedele, Anatomy Instructor and Course Director with UBC's Southern Medical Program, discusses shifting pedagogies and the challenges of accessible science in the classroom and practice.