Kathy Hibbert

After teaching in the public school system in Ontario for nearly two decades, I completed a PHD in Education focused on how we teach and learn within the virtual world. For the past twenty years, I have conducted research that has looked deeply into communication with these 21st C skills across professions. As a scholar cross-appointed to the Dept of Medical Imaging, I have led educational projects in online learning and pedagogies for the International Atomic Energy Agency around the world. I also led the Educational Research response in Fukushima following the Nuclear Accident. This led to expansion of the teaching and learning framework to include a 'trauma and violence' informed model. Working with colleagues in Mental Health, we provided the first online Mental Health Literacy for educators course in Canada, and provided free, validated, virtual resources for teachers to support their knowledge and ability to care for themselves and their students.
I have worked with teams to design innovative platforms for particular audiences; I have taught for twenty years in courses on multiple platforms - including 'Learning Management systems that are not pedagogically helpful.