
E33: Immersive Storytelling – The Battle of Belly River
11/22/22 • 24 min
Kris Hodgson-Bright, a faculty member from Lethbridge College, shares about his applied research project: Immersive Storytelling on the Battle of Belly River. Kris collaborated with Indigenous Elders, student alumni, faculty, and other key community members to build this powerful medium that will help bring forward the Indigenous perspective on this iconic historic event.
References
- DCM – Digital Communications and Media Program
- McConnell Foundation
- The Battle of Belly River
- Medium Theory
- Galt Museum & Archives
- Piikani
- Kainai
- Unity
- Blender
- Sketchfab
- Writing-on-Stone National Park
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
- Photogrammetry
- Nvidia
- NeRF – Neural Radiance Fields
- Reconciliation Lethbridge
- Lethbridge Historical Society
- Virtual Augmented Reality Certificate at Lethbridge College
- Spatial Technologies Applied Research & Training (START)
- Expressions Magazine
Kris Hodgson-Bright, a faculty member from Lethbridge College, shares about his applied research project: Immersive Storytelling on the Battle of Belly River. Kris collaborated with Indigenous Elders, student alumni, faculty, and other key community members to build this powerful medium that will help bring forward the Indigenous perspective on this iconic historic event.
References
- DCM – Digital Communications and Media Program
- McConnell Foundation
- The Battle of Belly River
- Medium Theory
- Galt Museum & Archives
- Piikani
- Kainai
- Unity
- Blender
- Sketchfab
- Writing-on-Stone National Park
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
- Photogrammetry
- Nvidia
- NeRF – Neural Radiance Fields
- Reconciliation Lethbridge
- Lethbridge Historical Society
- Virtual Augmented Reality Certificate at Lethbridge College
- Spatial Technologies Applied Research & Training (START)
- Expressions Magazine
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E32: Global Citizenship and Post-Secondary Education as the New Buffalo
Lowell Yellowhorn, manager of Indigenous Services at Lethbridge College joins us to talk about Global Citizenship and how some Elders and Indigenous leaders view post-secondary education as the ‘New Buffalo’. Lowell delves into the history of what the buffalo meant to the Blackfoot people and shares his thoughts on how higher education is vital for better, brighter futures for the next generation – especially for Indigenous peoples.
References:
- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
- Tsuu
- Plains Cree
- Sodo
- Paiute
- Kootenay
- Piikani Nation
- Indian Act
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
- 7 Student Core Competencies (Lowell narrates a beautiful video on the core competencies on this page)
- Human Services
- Check out the worldwide social media event, Rock Your Mocks from November 13 to 19! Be sure to wear your moccasins 😉
Next Episode

E34: MAKERSPACE PANEL – Inspiring Growth Mindsets through Collaboration and Community
In this special panel-style episode, a full roster of guests joins us to talk about their joint passion: Makerspaces! Guests share about their challenges, triumphs – and of course, the exciting new developments in these “innovation incubators”. The VIP list includes Jessie Sorensen from Lethbridge College, Jon Newman from Olds College, Rob Horlacher from the University of Lethbridge, and Rich McCue from the University of Victoria!
- Acart
- Machina
- Raspberry Pi
- Arduino
- Open Educational Resources (OERs)
- Makey Makey
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Design Thinking
- Olds College – Teaching & Learning Centre of Innovation
- UofL – Innovation Zone
- UVic – Libraries Digital Scholarship Commons
- Lethbridge College – Keep an eye on CTLI’s Learning Innovation Site as Jessie continues to develop the college’s makerspace
- Listen to Rich’s solo interview on makerspaces here: Exploring Makerspaces in Post-Secondary Education
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