Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Kedrick James has been appointed Interim Director of the Okanagan School of Education for a two-year term commencing July 2, 2024. This appointment coincides with the ongoing search for the next Director, and we would like to thank Dr. Margaret Macintyre Latta for her many contributions and academic leadership that have shaped the Okanagan School of Education.
Dr. James is a Professor of Teaching in the Department of Language and Literacy Education in the Faculty of Education at UBC Vancouver. His diverse background, including roles in education, language consultancy, the arts and small business ownership, informs his interdisciplinary approach to scholarly research, teaching and service.
His leadership and multiple advisory roles within the UBC Faculty of Education underscore his dedication to academic excellence and mentorship. Dr. James was honoured with the Murray Elliott Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teacher Education in 2018 and has served as a University Sustainability Fellow.
Driven by a commitment to decolonize education, Dr. James’ research explores the intersections between language and various ecologies, aiming to promote ecological and social justice in educational settings. He also conducts digital arts-based research on the automation of literacy and its socio-cultural impacts.
A pioneer in educational software development, Dr. James founded PhoneMe, a social media app dedicated to user-curated place-based poetry, and Singling, a text-sonification qualitative data analysis software designed to aid individuals with visual impairments in skim reading text. Additionally, he is dedicated to environmental preservation, focusing on the wild grasslands of Boundary Country in southern British Columbia.
We look forward to working with Dr. James in his capacity as Interim Director of the Okanagan School of Education. Please join us in welcoming him to Kelowna as he assumes this role.
Sincerely,
Rehan Sadiq
Provost and Vice-President, Academic
UBC Okanagan
Dr. Jan Hare
Dean pro tem, Faculty of Education
UBC Vancouver
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