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Research and teaching focus

Our School encourages an interdisciplinary and broad based approach to education and technology studies and prides itself on integrating our research into our teaching practice, as demonstrated by School of Education and Technology Professor and Canada Research Chair in Innovative Learning and Technology George Veletsianos's research work.

Our faculty are currently involved in the following research:

Dr. Jo Axe	Student engagement in online environments Supportive employment programs for youth in precarious housing Trauma-informed reunification for children and youth in care
Dr. Elizabeth Childs	Design, creation, implementation and innovation of flexible digital learning environments Models for professional development/learning Openness in educational practice Design thinking and making; participatory design-based research Read some of Elizabeth’s research on Research Gate ORCID ID QR Code - scan for link to Elizabeth's public ORCID record
Dr. Doug Hamilton	MLES Leadership Framework study Institutional Identity and Learning and Teaching Frameworks Development and Implementation of Dual Language Learning Programs
Dr. Tamara Leary	Online graduate student engagement Canadian higher education scholarship Issues and trends in higher education administration and leadership Scholar-practitioner transitions
Dr. Robin Mueller	Coming soon...
Dr. George Veletsianos	Online and digital learning Education futures Flexible Education Student and faculty experiences and practices Open education Networked scholarship and social media Equity and inclusion in online and blended learning contexts

The School of Education and Technology (SET) is also pleased to host a speaker series, SET Presents, where SET faculty and their colleagues share topics with an educational focus. See the SET Presents playlist here.