A Dialogue with distinguished speakers and international researchers:
Dr. Michael Rich and Dr. Paul Howard Jones.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Dr. Michael Rich
Dr. Michael Rich, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health at Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, United States
Dr. Paul Howard-Jones
Dr. Paul Howard Jones, Senior Neuroscientist and Lecturer in Education at University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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” A Dialogue with Distinguished Professor Yong Zhao
LETHBRIDGE ~ Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Dr. Yong Zhao
Presidential Chair and Associate Dean for Global Education,College of Education at the University of Oregon
Dr. Yong Zhao has been a consultant to government and educational agencies in countries in six continents. He is an internationally renowned speaker on educational issues and author of more than 20 books and 100 articles.
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Albertans are living in a resource rich-bubble that means we are some of the wealthiest people on the planet. Yet workers across all sectors including teaching are not immune to the radical shifts we are witnessing across North America. The often unfulfilled promise that technology would lessen workload, combined with the demands of family and growing personal aspirations, is challenging our assumptions about organizational well-being. Drawing on recent research on the work-lives of Alberta teachers and other professions and sectors, Duxbury will help to contextualize the changes we are witnessing in the broader workplace and outline some promising ideas for enhancing organizational health.
Dr. Linda Duxbury is one of Canada's most accomplished researchers and speakers on work-life balance. She has influenced policy and attitudes internationally to help create supportive work environments in both the private and public sectors. A professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, Dr. Duxbury has written numerous comprehensive national studies on work-life balance and their effect on business bottom-line. Always an enlightening and popular speaker, Dr. Duxbury's ideas and research are highly valued by major corporations and government agencies.
Tickets $11.00 http://learningourway.ticketbud.com/ld
Sponsored by the Edmonton District and Central North District Locals of the Alberta Teachers Association and the Work and Learning Network for Research and Policy, University of Alberta
At a time of rapid technological change in society, Albertans need to begin to understand the impact of online digital activities for offline health and mental wellbeing.
The Alberta Teachers’ Association, in partnership with the Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research, is pleased to present an evening public lecture on how technology can hold both promise and peril for individuals, families and communities.
Join us for a conversation with two distinguished speakers and international researchers:
Dr. Michael Rich
Dr. Michael Rich, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health at Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, United States
Dr. Paul Howard Jones
Dr. Paul Howard Jones, Senior Neuroscientist and Lecturer in Education at University of Bristol, United Kingdom
When: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Where: Empire Ballroom, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, 10065 100th Street, Edmonton
There is limited seating and this event will sell out! Order your tickets soon!
For more information contact Ms. Karin Champion by e-mail at karin.champion@ata.ab.ca or by telephone at 780-447-9435 (in Edmonton) or 1 800-232-7208 (from elsewhere in Alberta).
This event is part of a series of public lectures and broad discussions aimed at advancing Alberta’s future as a creative and vibrant society. As we move further into the province’s second century, Albertans find themselves blazing a trail into the unknown—with unprecedented opportunities and challenges. The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) and Cambridge Strategies invites you to be part of the exploration that awaits Alberta’s next generation as our province defines its place in the world. Follow-up public lectures and online discussions will be a key part of this initiative.
MIT Professor Sherry Turkle 
Professor of Education
Michael Adams
Jean Twenge