This was a fantastic day at Wilfried Laurier University, organised by Judith Nicholson and her colleagues. The presentations and discussions on how we teach and learn about mobilities were inspiring, rounded off with a public lecture by Mimi Sheller on Mobility Justice & Urban Equity. From reports of courses and methods for walking and working with students to debates on how mobilities research is inherently about change and transformation and thus a ‘pedagogical’ and transformative form of research co-creation by default, we had a great time!

THANK YOU to Judith Nicholson, Jenna Hennebry, Carol B. Duncan, David Cuff, Jason Sparkes, Sylvia Hoang.

Ideas for supporting a Mobilities Pedagogies Exchange include: Online resources such as the Pokemon Go Syllabus, a crowdsourced collection of literature on Pokemon Go studies, joint dinners, co-teaching, recorded mini-lectures by researchers in the field, teach-ins, teach-outs, more symposia, pedagogy corners at existing conferences and workshops and more.

Please find more at https://www.mobped.ca

Programme

8:30 – 8:45am Breakfast muffins, fruit, tea and coffee provided on site

8:50 – 9:00      University welcome: Paul Jessop, Laurier Acting Vice-President: Academic

9:00 – 9:15      Symposium welcome, rationale, discussion format and goals: Judith Nicholson

9:20 – 9:40      Participant introductions & embodied mobilities: Mark Lipton

9:45 – 10:00    Keynote Presenter Peter Adey: Mobilities Pedagogies

10:05 – 10:25   Responses (~10 min. each) Kim Kullman; Bob Sharpe

10:30 – 10:55   Grad responses & open discussion

11:00 – 11:15   Morning break: beverages & snacks provided on site

11:20 – 11:35   Keynote Presenter Monika Büscher: Researching and Teaching
Mobilities ‘Mobilising Pedagogy’ (Link to Prezi, Link to PDF of Mobilising Pedagogy)

11:40 – 12:10   Responses (~10 min. each) Bradley Rink; Jessica Thompson; Alan Walks

12:15 – 12:40   Grad responses & open discussion

12:45 – 2:00     Lunch break: beverages and lunch provided on site

Exhibit: Mobile PrivacyBooth

2:05 – 2:20      Keynote Presenter Kim Sawchuk: A Network for Mobilities Pedagogies

2:25 – 2:45      Responses (~10 min. max.) Jen Southern; Alison Mountz

2:50 – 3:15      Grad responses & open discussion

3:20 – 3:30      Afternoon break: beverages & snacks provided on site

3:35 – 4:30      Summaries, next steps and closing: All and Judith Nicholson

4:35 – 5:45      Dinnertime off-site

5:30pm            Public entry to auditorium

6:00 – 6:05      Welcome & Introduction for Mayor Jaworsky: Jenna Hennebry

6:05 – 6:10      Welcome to Waterloo: Mayor Dave Jaworsky

6:10 – 6:20      Keynote speaker introduction: Judith Nicholson

6:20 – 7:00      Mimi Sheller, Mobility Justice & Urban Equity

7:05 – 7:45      Facilitated discussion, Alison Mountz

7:50 – 7:55      Thanks and closing, Carol B. Duncan

8:00 – 9:00      Catered reception. Cash bar.

Exhibit: Mobile PrivacyBooth
                        Art for sale by Kilayla Pilon