Last month, Billy Strean was one of ten Canadians to receive the coveted 3M National Teaching Fellowship, recognizing his exceptional contributions to teaching.
Billy teaches at the University of Alberta in the Physical Education and Recreation department and is the first instructor to receive this award in that department’s 26-year history.
Billy often summarizes his teaching philosophy with a story: “When I tell people I’m a teacher, the standard question is, ‘What do you teach?’ I often say, ‘Students.’”
Billy’s emphasis on the learner—rather than on the content being taught—makes him an outstanding educator.
He embodies a philosophy of the learning process that reflects the learner-centered approach we take in the Feldenkraisian approach.
What’s more, Billy is interested in a somatic approach to how technology is becoming a part of learning: “There’s a lot for me to continue to think about and learn, of how to incorporate technologies with human engagement, with the emotional and biological qualities of people and learning. It’s not just an above-the-neck undertaking.”
Billy was one of my pals in the doctoral program in Kinesiology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. I tip my hat to my old friend for his outstanding work as a marvelous educator and for being recognized for it!
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