_{What are the political implications of our vision?}

indigenization - decolonisation
we still have the ability to do things even if we get pushback. we need to be able to continue if we don't always win -or if we aren't always heard or respected?  how do we sustain our resilience in the face of?   "Dare to live lives that sustain optimal well-being." Bell Hooks. The institution never turn over power, you seize it as if you have been granted it. 

we continue to build giant structures--traditional--in order to decolonize - stop building temples of learning - physical structures - have no value to students after they leave. build something that students can take with them - that will go out into th eworld - be part of the community. Major mind-shift - fancy building vs quality of connection, relationship.  

_{What are some of the economic implications of our vision?}

Research dollars vs costs related to teaching.  
metrics-measure of success - really a measure of the funders - how many students can we pull in. 

pandemic will have a long-lasting economic effect - units like ours can take a big hit from that. 

ISTLD has not been told NO.  We've flown under the radar - that hasn't been an issue - it's been around the capacity to do these things - the people resources.  long term vision issue.  THe caring out and building the plan and going beyond a one, two, three month vision. further vision of trajectory of what we're going to do. can do things on the fly - long term planning and visioning and implementation of how we're going to do it.

Biggest barrier. Always stopped by the wait and see who the next director is - where are we going to be positioned - still able to function on a just in time as needed basis. need to have the tools to be able to plan long term - what exactly are our goals - what are we trying to do - transform teaching, culture - big over-arching piece. what are the goals of our programs? we haven't decided what that looks like.


Social/educational context
^{What sociocultural factors impact how faculty understand their role?}

^{Social implications of our vision?}
have some key relationships with some of the players

strong emphasis on indigenization and decolonisation - lot of momentum and capacity to engage with that.
age of accountability ending - painful die-off - don't know how to adapt our systems - need/hunger for authentic assessment, informative assessment - we don't have a culture built to use them and embrace them.  we have to show the value of what we are doing. 

(A major limiting factor for us I think is instructors capacity. The trends have been more and more to put work on them in unsustainable ways.

Technological context
_{How do existing and emerging technologies impact teaching and learning at SFU?}

_{How will they support or interfere with our vision for teaching and learning?}

If SFU wants to stay current they may lose out. Need to provide tech infrastructure to make that happen. people need to be able to communicate directly in a virtual/in person reality. 

 

 

 

2.       For each milestone write out a list of all the actions you need to take.  What specifically needs to happen for this milestone to be reached and this issue to be successfully addressed?

 

 

3.       Who is/could be/should be working on this with you?  

 

 

 

 

4.       How will you know you have been successful?   How will you hold yourself and each other accountable for setting and meeting the goals you described above?