Introduction by Anwen Burk

This is the kind of project that makes me love my job. As a Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Specialist I often get to work with innovative instructors, but I don’t always get the opportunity to work directly with students. When I received the phone call from Vicki about creating a book with her class I immediately wanted to make it happen and I am so happy that it all came together.

One of my favourite parts of this project was attending the “launch” in December. The whole class came together to celebrate and share their work. This is something we so rarely do. We are usually so busy rushing onto the next course or and the next assignment that we forget to reflect on the work that we have just completed.

I would like to thank Vicki for inviting me to be a part of this project.  I would also like to thank BCcampus for providing the platform we are using to host this book. Finally, I would like to thank the students in the Fall 2022 term of Sociology 322 for welcoming me into their class and being such good colleagues.