Canadian History at the Crossroads Symposium
Thursday 18 September 2014
4:30 p.m.: Buses leave for the Canadian Museum of History:
Main entrance, Lamoureux Hall, University of Ottawa
Reception
Marius Barbeau Lobby, Canadian Museum of History
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Canadian Museum of History Theatre
6:00-6:30 p.m.
Gilbert Whiteduck, MEd, Hon. Doctorate, Kitigan Zibi Anishinàbeg Chief
Dr. Dean F. Oliver, Director of Research, Canadian Museum of History
Dr. Michel Laurier, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
Keynote Address
Canadian Museum of History Theatre
6:30-7:00 p.m.
History, commemoration, and power: Algonquin Homelands and Canada’s National Capital
Dr. Bonita Lawrence, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, York University
Chair: Pamela Rogers, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
Introduction to the Exhibits and the Historical Consciousness Primer
Canadian Museum of History Theatre
7:00-7:15 p.m.
Dr. Dean F. Oliver, Director of Research, Canadian Museum of History
Dr. Sharon Cook, Distinguished University Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
Self-guided tours of the exhibits
Empress of Ireland, Snow, Duplessis
7:15-8:30 p.m.
8:45 p.m.: Chartered Buses leave for Lamoureux Hall, University of Ottawa
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Friday 19 September 2014
8:00 a.m.: Buses leave for the Canadian Museum of History: Main entrance, Lamoureux, University of Ottawa
Registration & Coffee Break
Marius Barbeau Lobby, Canadian Museum of History
8:30-9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction of the Program
Canadian Museum of History Theatre
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Dr. Lorna McLean, Associate Professor, Director of Faire l’histoire/Making History, Faculty of Education,
University of Ottawa
Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, Associate Professor, Director of Teacher Education, University of Ottawa
Panel: Historical Thinking and Public Discourse: Indigenous History
Canadian Museum of History Theatre
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Dr. Brenda McDougall, Chair of Métis Research, Professor, Department of Geography, University of Ottawa
Trina Cooper Bolam, MA Student, Canadian Studies, Carleton University
Matthew Henderson, MEd, Teacher, St. John’s-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Governor General’s Award for Excellence in Teaching History
Chair: Joanne M.C. Lalonde, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
Lunch
Marius Barbeau Lobby, Canadian Museum of History
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Panel: Contemporary Representations of the Past and Silences
Canadian Museum of History Theatre
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Dr. Morgan Baillargeon, Curator of Ethnology, Plains, Canadian Museum of History
Dr. Jocelyn Létourneau, Canada Research Chair in Contemporary Political History and Economy in Quebec,
Laval University & Dr. Stéphane Lévesque, Associate Professor, Director of the Virtual History Lab,
Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
Louis Helbig, MSc. Canadian author, artist, and aerial photographer
Chair: Dr. Timothy Stanley, Interim Dean, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Ottawa
Break
3:00-3:15 p.m.
Keynote Address
Canadian Museum of History Theatre
3:15-3:45 p.m.
How can we teach historical thinking and why should we want to do it anyway?
Dr. Penney Clark, Professor, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of British Columbia
Chair: Dr. Sharon Cook, Distinguished University Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
Museums as Pedagogy
Canadian Museum of History Theatre
3:45-4:00 p.m.
Pedagogical and Historical Approach: Vision, Challenges and Moving Forward
Maureen Ward, BEd, Supervisor, Learning, Creative Development & Learning Division, Canadian Museum of
History
Canadian Museum of History School Program(s) Previews
Various locations
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Summative Remarks & Closing Reception
Marius Barbeau Lobby, Canadian Museum of History
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Dr. Ruby Heap, Associate Vice-President Research, University of Ottawa
Jean-Marc Blais, MA, MPM, Director General and Vice President, Canadian Museum of History
Dr. Lorna McLean, Associate Professor, Director of Education Research Unit: Faire l’histoire/Making History,
Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
6:15 p.m.: Chartered Buses leave for Lamoureux Hall, University of Ottawa