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Tightrope Walking: Balancing Leadership Roles and Partnerships with Undergraduate Student Assistants in SoTL Research
Full text linkIn this reflective essay, a researcher relates her experience of supporting partnerships with undergraduate student research assistants (RAs) during a SoTL study. Unexpected changes to the ethics requirements after the study had received approval and commenced resulted in changing the leadership roles of the research team members and adjusting procedures for facilitating interviews with the study participants. Although unsettling at the time, these modifications opened valuable opportunities for the RAs to co-facilitate focus group interviews and hone their leadership and research skills. Reflections on the researcher’s and a student RA’s experiences exemplify the SoTL principles of “respect, reciprocity, and shared responsibility” in supporting student partnerships (Cook-Sather et al., 2014, p. 27). Expanding further by recognizing rights as a principle promotes equal faculty-student research partnerships and acknowledges the knowledge, professional experience, and leadership skills that undergraduate student RAs contribute to SoTL studies and project work
Sudarshan Seneviratne: Bibliography
No full textSudarshan Seneviratne (1949-2024), a pioneer scholar in Sri Lankan history, archaeology, and heritage research, has made significant contributions through his prolific publication record and seminars in both Sri Lankan and international settings. His focus on a broad spectrum of problem-oriented and issue-related multidisciplinary topics within the fields of history, archaeology, and heritage studies have been disseminated in English, and also translated into Sinhala and Tamil. This document compiles the extensively referenced work of Seneviratne into a comprehensive bibliography
Sudharshan Seneviratne: Student, Scholar, Friend
Full text linkAn appreciation of Sudarshan Seneviratne
Implementation and Evaluation of Online Life Skills Training Modules for Therapy Assistant Students at a Canadian College
Full text linkLike all college students, therapy assistant students may face challenges in daily living skills, such as money management, time management, and healthy meal preparation, which may negatively impact their academic and practicum success. Therapy assistant students face the added challenge of working on life skills with clients, and, as a result, students’ own life skills may affect their success in clinical encounters. Few life skills training programs exist for post-secondary students, and we were unable to find any for therapy assistant students.
This study is the third phase of a larger research project that developed, implemented, and evaluated life skills training modules for therapy assistant students. Life skills training modules were offered online to therapy assistant students at a Canadian college to explore whether life skills training increased students’ knowledge, self-rated competence in occupations, and self-efficacy related to personal life skills. Findings revealed that students’ knowledge quiz scores significantly improved, and students rated the modules positively in respect to learning and satisfaction. No significant change was detected in students’ Occupational Self Assessment (OSA) scores. Online life skills training modules may be beneficial for therapy assistant students to increase their knowledge about life skills and meet identified needs
And so It Happens: This Poet’s Response to Pop-Up Poetry
Full text linkAs a follow-up to my previous article in Imagining SoTL, entitled “The Word: What’s in It,” this reflection further explores the relationship in the art of Pop-Up Poetry, specifically the emotional impact for both the poet and the participant
Mock testimony simulation: Innovative teaching methodology for forensic nurses and prosecuting attorneys
Full text linkMock testimony is a novel approach to the education of medical professionals who testify in legal proceedings. It allows peer to peer and interdisciplinary education with, about, and from attorneys and forensic nurses. Forensic nurse faculty created a mock testimony simulation in conjunction with attorneys to educate novice forensic nurses. It serves a multitude of purposes including providing a psychologically safe space for forensic nurses to learn key legal concepts while not impacting criminal trial or patient outcomes
A Report on the Archaeology of the Lunugamvehera National Park, Sri Lanka
Full text linkThis report is a survey of the archaeological sites found within the Lunugamvehera National Park in southern Sri Lanka. The Lunugamvehera National Park (now Yala Block VI) is a designated protected area under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance of Sri Lanka and listed as a National Park in 1995 to protect the catchment area of the Lunugamvehera Reservoir, which was completed in 1985. The topography of Lunugamvehera is of a gently rolling terrain with several large rock outcrops and small rainfed streams and tanks. Scattered on the rock outcrops are several archaeological monuments of ancient Buddhist monasteries indicating early settlements. Human settlements in the area continued till the 1980s when the population was resettled due to the construction of the reservoir. This survey is based on multiple field visits and contain verified sites as well as potential sites ranging from early historical monastic sites to abandoned 20th century settlements. The report documents ten verified archaeological sites, three potential archaeological sites and thirty five unverified archaeological sites and features. The archaeology of the park has not been studied scientifically and this report hopes to encourage further scientific investigation into the archaeology of the park.
Through the Shadows: Exploring Domestic Child Torture
Full text linkChild torture is a severe form of child maltreatment. Children who are tortured are at high risk of death and/or re-traumatization. It is imperative both legally and ethically that health care providers recognize children who are being tortured in order to develop a safety plan to help prevent further abuse and trauma to the child. This article will define and address the following: child torture, intrafamilial child torture (ICT), common presentations of victims of ICT, risk factors of victims of ICT, and guidelines for healthcare practitioners working in the United States when they assess victims. Additionally, there will be a discussion on the importance of collaborating both on an interdisciplinary (e.g. medical, social workers, child protective case workers, psychology) and multidisciplinary (clinical and legal) level. and the utilization of self-care activities for clinicians, after treating a child who has been tortured.
Taking the Publishing Plunge
No full textThis editorial discusses the importance and rewards of publishing
Indigenous Resilience in Illustration: “Nimkii” and the Story of Survival
Full text linkThis Place: 150 Years Retold (edited by Ryan Howe and Jen Storm) marks a watershed moment in the portrayal of Indigenous histories in Canada. As a graphic novel anthology crafted by Indigenous creators, it turns the page on settler-centred narratives and restores narrative sovereignty. The stories offer an emotional journey through the past century and a half, exploring the resilience and resistance of communities that have endured a post-apocalyptic existence since the era of Contact. Readers bear witness to Indigenous imagination, psychic confrontations with the lingering impacts of genocide, and profound reflections on the nature of time and existence. This paper argues that, within the anthology, the story "Nimkii" stands out, offering a poignant representation of the resilience of Indigenous communities amidst the devastating historical event of the Sixties Scoop. Crafted by the writing of Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm and the artwork of Ryan Howe and Jen Storm, “Nimkii”’s narrative is a testament to the indomitable spirit of Indigenous Peoples, their deeply rooted connections to one another, and their fight to heal the enduring scars of colonial oppression. This paper offers an analysis of “Nimki”’s testimony, and closes by reflecting on the story’s potential impacts on an Indigenous reader