Tag Archives: UPEI

This Time of Year, This Time of Life

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

As a house full of educators and students, normally this week our family is having first first days, second first days, and third first days. My son’s first day of high school was yesterday. He was off to school, nervous … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged academic, archival research, Bodleian, Bodleian Library, C.S. Lewis, Oxford, Oxford C.S. Lewis Society, PhD Research, Planet Narnia, research, spiritual theology, Teaching, University, UPEI | 11 Comments

Full: My Experience of the L.M. Montgomery Institute Conference (L.M. Montgomery Series) #LMMI2018

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Note: This is a rewriting of my guest post at the L.M. Montgomery Institute blog. I am full. And no doubt. We have just finished a packed four and a half days of conferencing and workshopping, speaking and listening, flipping … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian literature, L.M. Montgomery, Original Research | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Eugene Peterson, intertextuality, L.M. Montgomery, literature, Lucy Maud Montgomery, PEI, PhD Research, Prince Edward Island, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside, UPEI | 6 Comments

Will They Want Me Even Though I’m A Boy? Heading to the L.M. Montgomery Institute Conference (L.M. Montgomery Series) #LMMI2018

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Though Matthew and Marilla would have been considered me a fine specimen of boyish orphan for Mrs. Spencer to bring home from the orphanage, they, like my farming fathers before me, would have been disappointed. And a little puzzled, if experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian literature, L.M. Montgomery, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged 4H, academics, Anne of Green Gables, astronomy, farming, L.M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, research, UPEI, Virginia Woolf | 49 Comments

UPEI Wind Symphony presents The Lord of the Rings

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

I’m pleased to say that my family is attending the University of Prince Edward Island’s Wind Symphony performance tonight. 7 or 8 years ago, the Wind Symphony did elements form the Howard Shore soundtrack of the Peter Jackson Lord of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, music, Peter Jackson, Symphony, UPEI | 10 Comments

My Teaching Philosophy on the 1st Day of School

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

In the springtime I was thrilled to receive a teaching award. Today I’m walking into the classroom for the first time since then. Every time I step in front of students, I think about what I am doing. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged academic, higher ed, higher education, Pedagogy, Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Teaching, University, UPEI | 12 Comments

CFP: “L.M. Montgomery and Reading” Conference in Prince Edward Island

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Living on the extreme end of the continent has its perks. Besides a rich culture, gorgeous beaches, and something we call weather–sorry folks, most of you don’t have weather–we in Prince Edward Island also have Anne of Green Gables. It’s true, it … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged Amybeth McNulty, Anne, Anne of Green Gables, Anne's House of Dreams, Kevin Sullivan, L.M. Montgomery, Megan Follows, Prince Edward Island, tourism, University of Prince Edward Island, UPEI, WWI | 11 Comments

My Teaching Philosophy

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I was duly chuffed to receive a teaching award. I mentioned my “teaching philosophy” in that post, which piqued some curiosity. I thought I would post my teaching philosophy, developed over my decade or so in the classroom … Continue reading →