SCENT, the FDO, and the UPEIFA are pleased to host Dr. Len Findlay from the University of Saskatchewan on Wednesday, April 27, at UPEI, as the culmination of SCENT and the FDO’s semester-long focus on academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum. Dr. Findlay will give a public lecture entitled “Pedagogical Authority of Consumer Sovereignty? Academic Freedom and the Academic Mission” at 11:00am in MCDH 243. Free, everyone welcome. 

The morning talk will be followed by a more intensive afternoon workshop, from 1:00-3:00, in MCDH 329. Dr. Findlay will lead participants through a discussion of many issues surrounding academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum, organized around three broad themes: 1) content; 2) delivery, and 3) ethics (see http://projects.upei.ca/scent/speaker-dr-len-findlay/ for more information on some of what these themes entail). 

Please preregister for lunch (provided, at 12:30) and the workshop by the end of the day, Wednesday, April 20, so we can order enough food for participants: contact Gerald at fdo@upei.ca. 

Finally, don’t forget to check out the blog at projects.upei.ca/scent, where many of the issues about this theme have been explored throughout the semester. There’s an ‘open blog’ post for observations and comments about the blog, the articles, and the issues raised there too. 

For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, Chair of SCENT, abraithwaite@upei.ca or Gerald Wandio, Faculty Development Office, fdo@upei.ca