Offering a program over three years, with students living in communities spread across the Arctic, and instructors and support staff travelling from communities in Nunavut, PEI, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and British Colombia required a great deal of coordination and planning! Officials from the Department of Education, Nunavut worked closely with the team members at the Faculty of Education, UPEI, to plan, organize and deliver this unique program. The program could not have taken place without this support and cooperation as well as the significant financial commitment from the Nunavut Department of Education. Many dedicated, committed and hardworking people helped to make this program a success.

Fiona Walton leads the programs and the research initiatives in Nunavut for UPEI. Her philosophy was significantly shaped by 17 years of experience living and working in the North where she worked as a consultant, administrator, teacher educator and researcher. While a CV provides a more formal perspective on any career, it is only by teaching, researching and working together collaboratively with many people in Nunavut that it is possible to make a difference for Inuit education. We want to thank everyone who supports this work.

The other main researchers are Sandy McAuley at UPEI and Joanne Tompkins at St. Francix Xavier University.

List of courses taught by each instructor:

Fiona Walton

2006-2009: Co-Instructor for Curriculum: Leadership in Learning (ED 625N), Theories of Research and Learning (ED 614), and Graduate Research Seminar (ED 695).

2010-2013: Co-Instructor for Leadership in Postcolonial Education (ED 631N), Theories of Research and Learning (ED 614N), Curriculum: Leadership in Learning (ED 625N), and Leadership and Reflective Practice (ED 618N).

Sandy McAuley

2006-2009: Co-instructor for Technology: Leadership in Learning (ED 626N), Introduction to Research (ED 611), Qualitative Research (ED 613), and Graduate Research Seminar (ED 695).

2010-2013: Co-instructor for Introduction to Research (ED 611N), Action Research (ED 616N), and Leadership and Reflective Practice (ED 618N).

Joanne Tompkins

2006-2009: Co-instructor for Educational Leadership (ED 615N), Curriculum: Leadership in Learning (ED 625N), Critical Pedagogy (ED 619N), Issues in Leadership (ED 617), and Graduate Research Seminar (ED 695).

2010-2013: Co-Instructor for Theories of Research and Learning (ED 614N).

Other Instructors

Cathy Lee

2010-2013: Co-instructor for Issues in Leadership (ED 617N).

Cathy McGregor

2006-2009: Co-Instructor for Curriculum: Leadership in Learning (ED 625N). 2010-2013: Visiting Instructor for Curriculum: Leadership in Learning (ED 625N).

Elizabeth Fortes

A counsellor from Vancouver with long-term involvement with education in Nunavut, Elizabeth attended all face-to-face courses, and provided instruction, student support, and counselling throughout the program.

Elizabeth Tumblin – 2006-2009: Co-instructor for Introduction to Research (ED 611), and Graduate Research Seminar (ED 695).

Gwen Frankton – 2006-2009: Co-instructor for Technology: Leadership in Learning (ED 626N).

Ian Martin – 2006-2009: Co-instructor for Leadership in Language and Literacy (ED 601N).

Jessie Lees

2006-2009: Co-instructor for Introduction to Research (ED 611), Qualitative Research (ED 613), and Graduate Research Seminar (ED 695). 2010-2013: Co-instructor for Introduction to Research (ED 611N).

Jim Cummins

2010-2013: Co-Instructor for Leadership in Languages and Literacies (ED 630N).

Jukeepa Hainnu

2006-2009: Co-instructor for Leadership in Language and Literacy (ED 601N), and Issues in Leadership (ED 617). 2010-2013: Co-instructor for Issues in Leadership (ED 617N).

Lena Metuq

2010-2013: Co-Instructor for Educational Leadership in Nunavut (ED 615N), and Theories of Research and Learning (ED 614N). Lena is a graduate of the Nunavut MEd program (2006-2009).

Lynn Aylward

2010-2013: Co-Instructor for Critical Pedagogy (ED 619N).

Marg Joyce – 2010-2013: Co-Instructor for Action Research (ED 616N).

Monica Ittusardjuat

2010-2013: Co-Instructor for Critical Pedagogy (ED 619N). Monica is a graduate of the Nunavut MEd program (2006-2009).

Naullaq Arnaquq

2006-2009: Co-instructor for Theories of Research and Learning (ED 614), and Graduate Research Seminar (ED 695). 2010-2013: Visiting instructor for Leadership in Postcolonial Education (ED 631N); Co-instructor for Theories of Research and Learning (ED 614N), and Leadership in Languages and Literacies (ED 630N). Naullaq is also a current PhD student at UPEI.

Nunia Qanatsiaq-Anoee

2010-2013: Co-instructor for Introduction to Research (ED 611N), and Curriculum: Leadership in Learning (ED 625N). Nunia is a graduate of the Nunavut MEd program (2006-2009).

Shelley Tulloch

2010-2013: Co-Instructor for Leadership and Reflective Practice (ED 618N), and Action Research (ED 616N).

 

Many classes also has special guest lecturers. A separate list shows these Visiting Instructors for 2010-2013 program.

Support Staff and Students

Kerri Wheatley – Project Manager

Darlene O’Leary – Post-Doctoral Fellow