Prince George, B.C. - UNBC professor Lisa Dickson has been named the recipient of one of the top post secondary teaching awards in the country. She has been named as one of 10 to receive the 3M National Teaching Fellowship.

 

“I have to say that I was stunned when I got the news,” says Dr. Dickson, who specializes in Renaissance Literature, Shakespeare, and Literary Theory. “There are a great many amazing teachers out there so I’m really glad that this award can shine some light on the fantastic instructors we have here at UNBC.”

 As part of the UNBC faculty for the past ten years, she says her teaching philosophy is based on helping students to engage in active dialogue  “ All too often, students get caught in a ‘bucket line’ of information, not knowing where the fire is, or where the water is coming from. My job is to help them to see the big picture. It’s not about my teaching, but about the students’ learning.”

She is the second UNBC professor  to  receive this recognition,  Heather Smith, a professor in the International Studies Program, is a past recipient of the  honour.