{"id":32712,"date":"2015-03-05T09:31:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T14:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=32712"},"modified":"2015-03-17T13:13:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T18:13:50","slug":"brock-crc-to-speak-at-province-wide-research-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2015\/03\/brock-crc-to-speak-at-province-wide-research-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock CRC to speak at province-wide research symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jennifer Rowsell<\/p><\/div>\n

The Ontario Council on University Research has selected Jennifer Rowsell, Canada Research Chair in Multiliteracies, to participate in the upcoming Ontario and Canada Research Chairs Symposium<\/a>, to be held in Toronto April 1-2.<\/p>\n

Rowsell, professor in the Department of Teacher Education, and director of the Centre for Multiliteracies and the Brock Reading Clinic, will be speaking on the symposium\u2019s education panel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat an incredible honour to be chosen to speak at the Big Thinkers Event and I am grateful to Brock and the Office of Research Services for nominating me,\u201d Roswell said. \u201cI am passionate about literacy education and the promise of future innovations for teaching and learning in Ontario. \u201d<\/p>\n

The symposium brings together Ontario and Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) to give presentations in six key areas: ethics, economy, education, health, renewable energy, and borders. Rowsell will be presenting at a breakout session starting at 9:30 a.m. April 2.<\/p>\n

“The fact that Dr. Rowsell was chosen to represent Brock University at this prestigious event shows not only the quality of her research but the importance of children’s literacy in the classroom,\u201d said Kevin Kee, Vice President Research \u2013 Social Sciences and Humanities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in a new era of rapidly-changing technology. Dr. Rowsell’s cutting-edge research charts the way forward of how children and teachers can master this technology to maximize learning in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rowsell\u2019s research examines the various ways children learn using the latest technologies and how educators can use these tools effectively in their teaching. She conducts her research on 21st Century ways of thinking and composing in classrooms and across age groups.<\/p>\n

For her breakthrough work, the Royal Society of Canada, which is the country\u2019s top academic body, last year elected Rowsell to be a member of its inaugural College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists<\/p>\n

\u201cThis recognition flags the importance of reimagining literacy in a digital and media age,\u201d Rowsell said at the time. \u201cCanada can leverage itself as a trail blazer with frameworks and curricula more in line with modern forms of composition.<\/p>\n

The upcoming Ontario and Canada Research Chairs Symposium is part of an effort by the Council of Ontario Universities to publicize the work of the province\u2019s university researchers.<\/p>\n

Through its Research Matters campaign, the organization hosts events, discussions, and creative ways, such as the Curiosity Shop<\/a>, to engage the public in university research and show the many impacts of research on peoples\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n

The Canada Research Chairs program invests approximately $265 million per year to attract and retain some of the world\u2019s most accomplished and promising minds. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.<\/p>\n

Brock University holds 12 Canada Research Chair positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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