This week Jamilee interviews Robin Farmanfarmaian. She is a professional speaker and entrepreneur, author of “The Patient as CEO” and “The Thought Leader Formula”.
Robin is the CEO and Co-founder of ArO.
From Jamilee’s podcast site:
About Jamilee Baroud
Jamilee is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa.
She has a M.Ed. with a Specialization in Women’s Studies from Lakehead University. She coordinates the Critical Research Collective/Collectif de recherche critique (CRC), a research-based discussion group comprised of professors and graduate students in the Faculty of Education.
Jamilee conducts workshops for in-service teachers, teacher candidates, and youth from marginalized communities on critical digital literacies, and for teacher candidates on citizen science education. She also works with colleagues to develop primers, discussion guides, and teaching resources.
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