Dr. Gillian Judson is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. She teaches in Educational Leadership and Curriculum and Instruction programs. Her current research looks at the role of imagination in leadership. Gillian’s previous scholarship examines imagination’s role in learning (K-post-secondary), imaginative and ecological teaching practices (PreK through post-secondary), and imaginative assessment in the post-secondary context.
She writes books/chapters/articles/posts that focus on the imagination, Imaginative Education (IE), Imaginative Ecological Education (IEE), imagination's role in leadership, creativity, and wonder.
Her latest books are entitled Imagination and the Engaged Learner: Cognitive Tools for the Classroom. (Egan, K. & Judson, G. New York: Teachers’ College Press; 2016), Engaging Imagination in Ecological Education: Practical Strategies For Teaching (Pacific Educational Press, 2015), and A Walking Curriculum (kdp, 2018/2019--get it in English, French or Spanish).
You can connect with Gillian on Twitter @perfinker and subscribe to her blog: imaginED education that inspires all learners! www.educationthatinspires.ca
