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ASEC Spring Conference 2021 – Learning Disrupted

The Adult Secondary Education Council (ASEC) is an association of adult educators in the province of Manitoba. The vast majority of ASEC members work in Adult Learning Centres (ALCs) or in Adult Literacy Programs (ALPs); they also have members who work in post-secondary institutions. ASEC works hard to provide their members with two conferences per year and keep them updated on workshops offered by other associations. This conference is hosted by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning at the University of Manitoba.

The ASEC Spring Conference, Learning Disrupted, will take place on Friday, April 23, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM. A registration fee of $50 CAD will be applied.

If paying by cheque, please make payment out to ASEC Manitoba and send payment to:
Lauren Hope, ASEC Treasurer
27 Cavendish Court
Winnipeg, MB
R3P 1L6

Please provide the following information for each person registered when paying by cheque.
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Please note: This online workshop will be delivered through Cisco Webex. If you are accessing the workshop from a mobile device, such as a tablet or phone, some of the Cisco Webex tools used in the session may not be available to you.

To withdraw, please email Mike Feng at least 24 hours prior to the workshop.

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Conference Schedule

8:00 - 8:30 AM
Table Talk: What does Learning Disrupted mean to you?

8:30 - 9:00 AM
Opening Remarks

Elder Carl Stone, University of Manitoba

9:00 - 10:00 AM
Keynote: The Power of Breath: Using Neurodecolonization and Mindfulness to Decolonize the Classroom

This presentation discusses the healing power of contemplative mindfulness practices and the implications they have for building a community of mindful, healthy, and decolonized students, teachers, and classrooms. Contemplative research has found that mindfulness approaches help to build cognitive resilience, cultivate compassion and tolerance, heal emotions, improve the brain, slow aging, help address implicit bias, and alleviate trauma. The effects that trauma has on the brain and body and how contemplative practices can restore health and well-being even down to the genetic and molecular levels is discussed.

Dr. Michael Yellow Bird, MSW, PhD, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba

10:00 - 10:15 AM
Break

10:15 - 11:30 AM
Special Presentation from the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba (MDAM)

In our presentation we will talk a bit about some of the factors that can interrupt learning or have the potential to interrupt learning: loss, illness (mental and physical) addictions and substance abuse, relocation, birth of a child, financial concerns, changes to technology, and general life events.

We will draw attention to the fact that an interruption in one's ability to continue in the workforce can also cause a disruption to the learning process as well. A tremendous amount of very valuable learning takes place "on the job". If we are disrupted in our "work", our skills and confidence to be in the workplace can be compromised.

Lastly, mental health issues certainly factor into process of interrupted learning. The mental health "test tube" only holds so much before it spills over. Some of us come wired with early or intergenerational trauma, predisposition to mental health issues, substance abuse etc. Considering that approximately 1 in 4 Canadians will experience a mental health issue in their life time, mental wellness certainly is an important factor in the education of adults who have experienced interrupted learning. Regardless of education, social status, career positions, no one is immune to the possibility of interrupted learning.

Marian Goldstone, Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba (MDAM)
Brent Rosnoski, Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba (MDAM)

11:30 - 12:00 PM
Entertainment: Pre-Recorded Métis Jigging

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Table Talk

1:00 - 2:00 PM
Dismantling Racism

We have inherited an historical, systematic, and pervasive way in which race and racism have been constructed in this country. Hate and ignorance have not driven the history of racist ideas in Canada racist policies have driven the history of racist ideas in Canada.

We will look at the nature of systemic racism and how it affects our communities today. Together we will explore how we as individuals and part of this community can recognize and dismantle systemic racism through an anti-racist lens. This session includes group discussions, learning activities and videos.

Valerie Williams, CPHR, CCIP, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Facilitator, Learning & Organizational Development, University of Manitoba

2:00 - 2:15 PM
Break

2:15 - 3:30 PM
Panel: Remote Learning and Accessibility

How has remote learning affected learning and the health of our learners and teachers? Our panel will discuss the negative and positive effects of remote learning and what we need to know moving forward during and after the pandemic.

Joel Boyce, Online Math and Science Instructor, Prairie Rose, Seven Oaks, and St James School Divisions.
Iwona Gniadak, Instructional Designer, Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, University of Manitoba
Dr. Shelley Kokorudz, B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D., Educational Psychology and Student Services, Brandon University
Krista Reimer, Education Director at Louis Riel Institute Adult Learning Centre, Winnipeg, MB

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