About Jamie

Education:

• 2013 – Multi-Media Vocational Education, Red River College,
• 2004 – Honour Specialist in the Visual Arts, Queens University,
• 1999 – Bachelor of Education, University of Ottawa, Cum Laude,
• 1998 – Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours, University of Ottawa, Cum Laude,
• 1996 – Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Art History, University of Ottawa
• 1992 –  Cornwall Collegiate & Vocational School

Milestones, Accolades, Awards and Features:

2020:

• Oscar long-listed Neilix animated short Cops & Robbers. Scene supervisor 

2019:

• Manitoba Associa9on of Compu9ng Educators Educator of the Year Award
• Manitoba’s Department of Education.  Motion Picture Arts curriculum framework developer and writer. 

2017:

• Toon Boom Creative Educator 

2016:

• Adobe Campus Leader

2015:

• Kadimah School, Auckland, New Zealand. STEAM curriculum writer, consultant & professional development leader. 

2014:

• Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence
• Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health Award
• Manitoba’s Department of Educa9on. Interactive Digital Media curriculum framework developer and writer. 

2013:

• Microsoft’s Partners in Learning’s spotlighted educator 
• Read more about Jamie and other featured educators and youth at: http://www.medialiteracyweek.ca/en/involved_featured.htm

2012:  

• Featured Educator by MediaSmarts.ca,
• Adobe Educators’s Choice Award for his Digital Voices program,
• Presented at Manace’s “Embracing the Edge,”
• Presented at Mindset Manitoba’s International Benchmarking conference,
• Presented Universal Design and Universal Design for Learning using the web tools to the Masters of Education students at the University of Manitoba,
• Digital Voices  nominated for the Premier’s award for Innovation

2010:

• Presented at  MS-29 Media Arts and Global Thinking,

• Developed Red River College’s ICT and MDA education online courses,

2008:

• Presented Adobe Web Design CS3 suite for OSAPAC at ECOO (Educational Computing Organization of Ontario) in Toronto, Ontario

2007:

• OCDSB Media Arts Teacher Recognition Award for engaging students through online resources and videoconferencing,
• Communication Technology steering and planning committee leader.  The committee was part of the Ontario’s Trades and Technology multi-year plan, providing professional learning opportunities for Technology teachers. The focus of these sessions was to:  Review of the draft version of the revised Technological Education Curriculum,  Assessment and Evaluation Strategies in Technical Vocations, and Media Literacy
• Ontario’s Ministry of Educa9on: Media Art Curriculum Writer and e-learning media arts course writer. 

2006:

• Contracted to write the (grade 9-12) Media Arts  (photography, video, web, animation, etc) Curriculum document for the Ministry of Education of Ontario,
• Contracted by E-Learning Ontario to help develop their online grade 10 Media Arts course (ASM2O).