Documentation:Danse Crowkiller Lecture = ECON317 + APSC263 + APSC450 + CSL
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ECON317 (Catherine Douglas), APSC263 (Carla Paterson and Annette Berndt), and APSC450 (Dawn Mills) in partnership with Community Service Learning explored the themes of poverty, inequality and development by bringing in a different kind of teacher for a day. Through community partnerships, Catherine brought in Jennifer Hales who has a background in Education to help facilitate a meaningful, educationally enriched conversation with Danse Crowkiller, a man that has made a short film about his life on Vancouver’s streets. Douglas opened up her Economics class to students from Applied Science, partnering with Carla Paterson who teaches a course on technology and development and Dawn Mills who teaches a course on legislation and ethical principles for engineering students. “I found him very insightful,” said one of Douglas’ economics students, Catherine Aragon, after listening to Crowkiller describe why he chose to reject government financial assistance. The audience, made up of students from different academic disciplines, spent most of the hour asking Crowkiller questions.“What do you want to change the most in your life?” one student asked. “I never said I did,” Crowkiller replied without a pause. “You’re happy?” the student responded. “I am happy. I like carving,” said Crowkiller who earns most of his money through wood carving, “but an apartment would be nice.” This partnership involves approximately 80 students between the three courses.
Courses and Programs in the Mix
- Economics 317: Poverty and Inequality (Catherine Douglas)
- Applied Science 263: Technology and Development (Carla Paterson and Annette Berndt)
- Applied Science 450: Professional Engineering Practice (Dawn Mills)
- Community Service Learning