This past term was quite exciting because for the first time I have stepped outside of my role as a media educator and took on a new role as a media education mentor. Although I truly missed teaching the students directly, working with teachers in two districts (Haida Gwaii and Prince Rupert) really helped to [...]

On my way to Australia I am lucky enough to be stopping off in Korea for a quick, very quick, tour back to Ulsan where I conducted my Masters research. I am not only hoping to visit with friends and eat at my favourite restaurants, but I am also really looking forward to examining the [...]

Kym Stewart visits Masset: After months of planning and preparation, my media-education research finally began at Tahayghen Elementary school in Masset, Haida Gwaii. I decided that I would continue with the work on ‘advertising’ that I had begun in a Burnaby elementary classroom. As I gathered my materials on Sunday night, I was both excited [...]

This project aims to build and interpret a complex holistic picture of First Nation students’ media use before, during, and after a five-week transformative media education program at Tahayghen Elementary School in Masset, Haida Gwaii.  This project will provide the basis for my thesis research looking at methods of media education teacher-training and the development [...]