Meet Micheal Jerowsky

Learn more about the great individuals within Arts ISIT and the wide range of services we support.

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Name

Micheal Jerowsky

Job title

Educational Technologist

Pronouns

He, Him, His

Team

Learning Centre

Interview

What year did you begin to work at Arts ISIT?

2022

Describe what you do at Arts ISIT

As an educational technologist, I support faculty in their teaching and learning practices. I manage Teaching and Learning Grants, helping to lead projects on topics like artificial intelligence and collaborative learning. A significant part of my work involves providing hands-on technical and pedagogical support for the wide range of learning technologies available at UBC.

As a sessional instructor in the Geography department, I also pilot new technologies in my own classroom, which gives me firsthand insight that informs the support I provide to my colleagues.

What is the best thing about the work you do at Arts ISIT?

What I enjoy most is the opportunity to collaborate closely with faculty and colleagues across units to strengthen teaching and learning at UBC. Whether through managing grants or piloting new technologies, I get to be part of conversations that shape educational practice.

My dual role as an educational technologist and sessional instructor allows me to bridge the gap between strategy and classroom realities, grounding our innovations in real teaching experiences. It’s incredibly rewarding to co-create meaningful solutions that support instructors and ultimately enrich the student learning experience.

What are your areas of expertise?

As a PhD in Geography and Educational Technologist, my expertise lies at the intersection of technology, education, and environmental policy.

• Educational Technology & Digital Pedagogy (Canvas, CLAS, Kaltura, Top Hat, etc.; critical digital literacy, emerging tools)
• Web & Interactive Design (HTML, CSS, JavaScript; accessibility, usability)
• AI and Teaching Innovation (generative AI, pedagogy, ethical integration)
• Digital Geography & Immersive Technologies (Virtual and augmented reality)
• Geospatial Data Analysis (ArcGIS, R, statistical analysis, remote sensing)
• Mixed Methods Research (Qualitative/Quantitative methodologies such as interviewing, focus groups, ethnography, GIS, spatial/statistical analysis in R)
• Environmental Education & Colonial Realities (K–12 & university teaching, settler-colonial contexts)
• Environmental Governance & Policy (parks, urban forest management, NGO governance, community-based research)

Which services does your work relate to?

• Instructional Support
• Learning Space Support
• Website & Web Applications
• Project Services

Please list some related projects/tools/resources you work on

• We’re Only Human? Educative Frameworks for Artificial Intelligence, Academic Integrity, and Writing in the Faculty of Arts (TLEF)
• Collaborative Learning resources
• Camosun Bog 360 Virtual Reality Field Trip
• Beyond technical skills: a pedagogical perspective on fostering critical engagement with generative AI in university classrooms (publication)
• What is ‘blended learning’ and how can it benefit post-secondary students? (publication)
• Virtual Reality can support and enhance outdoor environmental education (publication)

Can you share some of your personal interests or hobbies?

I love spending time outdoors in our various parks. I’m also a bit of a geek and love video games like World of Warcraft where I run a large community of LGBTQ2+ gamers. Finally, if there is a horror movie you can name that I haven’t seen then I owe you a coffee.