Centre for Expertise on Inclusive Post-secondary Education Annual Symposiums
Since 2018, the Centre has hosted an annual symposium open to the public. Each symposium includes new presenters and a unique theme. See what has been discussed at each symposium below:
2018 - Understanding and Implementing Inclusive Post-Secondary Education
- History and Context for Inclusive Post-secondary
- What has equitable Inclusive Post-secondary Education revealed (Opportunities & Barriers for Better Implementation)
- Supporting the Movement
- Commitments & Benchmarks for Equitable Inclusive Post-secondary Education
- Mapping Existing Initiatives in Canada
- Maintaining a Community of Practice
- Next Steps
2019 - Defining and Safeguarding Inclusive Post-Secondary Education
- Grounding the work in the Commitments and Benchmarks for Inclusive Post-secondary Education
- Using the Benchmarks to plan for the future
- Navigating Complexity
- Quality of Practice and the Cutting Edge
- Community of Practice Commitments
- Engaging Families & Post-Secondary Institutions
2020 - Impact of COVID / Creating an Authentic Student Experience
- The Impacts of COVID for Students Supported by Inclusive Post Secondary Education
- Q/A with faculty and facilitators reporting on the effects of COVID-19
- Student Identity and Authentic Student Experience
- Using Benchmarks as a Reference Framework
- Career Building: Customized Employment Moving Forward
- Virtual Reality, Facing a Digital Transition
- How to Support Emotional Well-being in COVID
2021 - Transforming Campuses Through Relationships
- Using the Benchmarks and Commitments as a Guide
- Bringing an Indigenous Lens to Inclusive Post-secondary Education
- Evolution of Inclusive Post-secondary Education in Nova Scotia
- The Role of Professors in Advancing IPSE
- Scaling the Impact of IPSE
- The Valued Role of Families in Safeguarding Inclusive Post-secondary Education and Beyond
- Leveraging IPSE for Employment
2022 - Raising Consciousness
- Why is Inclusive Post-secondary Education important?
- The Importance of Raising Consciousness Through Inclusive Post-secondary Education
- The Shifting Landscape Coming Out of the Pandemic
- Scaling Inclusive Post-secondary Education Beyond Campuses
- Creating Spaces for Social Transformation
- Critical Examination of Adult Special Education Programs
- Building Allies to Safeguard Inclusion on Campus
2023 - Refreshing Commitments and Benchmarks for IPSE
- Building a Context for Relationships
- Inclusive Post-secondary Education at NVIT.
- Professors Supporting Relationships between Peers
- Supporting Instructors through Relationship-building
- Emerging Themes and Tensions in Inclusive Post-secondary Education
2024 - Propelling a Movement
- Building a Movement
- Centre for Expertise Update
- Mapping the Inclusive Post-secondary Education movement
- Panel of Engaged Allies in BC
- Circles of Care that Support the Movement
- Safeguarding Authentic Inclusive Post-secondary Education in the Shifting Landscape
