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July 14, 2009
Imagination
Folk music
Safety
Imagination-driven education
The increasing use of educational techniques that trigger areas of the brain governing imagination will be a key theme at the seventh international conference hosted by SFU’s Imaginative Research Education Group (IERG). IERG founder education professor Kieran Egan says, “Our rapidly growing and continually changing information age is challenging educators to find new ways of honing learners’ imagination.” The conference, Imagination-the source of creativity and invention, takes place July 15-18 at SFU’s Vancouver campus at Harbour Centre.
Kieran Egan, 778.782.4671, egan@sfu.ca
The politics of folk music
Started by Ernie Fladell, a cultural planner with the City of Vancouver in 1977, the upcoming 32nd annual Vancouver Folk Festival has its roots in the prairies and politics. SFU historian and folk musician Mark Leier can provide the political low down on an annual festival that draws thousands of people and runs July 17-19 this year. “The lyrics of folk music are rooted in stories of the common working man’s hardships and dreams,” says Leier. “The music’s historical meaning is especially relevant in this technological age as it is drawing many people who feel disconnected in relationships as a result of being constantly connected to a computer.”
Mark Leier, 778.782.4450, 604.988.4257
Keeping kids safe
SFU’s Campus Security’s 12th Annual Kids Safety Day on Sunday, July 19, 11 am-2 pm, will provide a visual and aural opportunity for media to catch kids having fun while learning about safety. Laura MacDonald, SFU Campus Security’s manager of personal safety, can talk about the latest themes in keeping kids safe, ranging from ensuring they are protected from the sun to ensuring they are savvy about strangers. A wide array of games and presentations are scheduled for the day on the 4000 level AQ by the pond at the Burnaby campus.
Laura MacDonald, 778.782.5450, laura_macdonald@sfu.ca
Folk music
Safety
Imagination-driven education
The increasing use of educational techniques that trigger areas of the brain governing imagination will be a key theme at the seventh international conference hosted by SFU’s Imaginative Research Education Group (IERG). IERG founder education professor Kieran Egan says, “Our rapidly growing and continually changing information age is challenging educators to find new ways of honing learners’ imagination.” The conference, Imagination-the source of creativity and invention, takes place July 15-18 at SFU’s Vancouver campus at Harbour Centre.
Kieran Egan, 778.782.4671, egan@sfu.ca
The politics of folk music
Started by Ernie Fladell, a cultural planner with the City of Vancouver in 1977, the upcoming 32nd annual Vancouver Folk Festival has its roots in the prairies and politics. SFU historian and folk musician Mark Leier can provide the political low down on an annual festival that draws thousands of people and runs July 17-19 this year. “The lyrics of folk music are rooted in stories of the common working man’s hardships and dreams,” says Leier. “The music’s historical meaning is especially relevant in this technological age as it is drawing many people who feel disconnected in relationships as a result of being constantly connected to a computer.”
Mark Leier, 778.782.4450, 604.988.4257
Keeping kids safe
SFU’s Campus Security’s 12th Annual Kids Safety Day on Sunday, July 19, 11 am-2 pm, will provide a visual and aural opportunity for media to catch kids having fun while learning about safety. Laura MacDonald, SFU Campus Security’s manager of personal safety, can talk about the latest themes in keeping kids safe, ranging from ensuring they are protected from the sun to ensuring they are savvy about strangers. A wide array of games and presentations are scheduled for the day on the 4000 level AQ by the pond at the Burnaby campus.
Laura MacDonald, 778.782.5450, laura_macdonald@sfu.ca