April Faculty Spotlight – Dale Button

Dale Button, a professor in the School of Justice and Emergency Services, recognized that he had a passion for health sciences and after obtaining a degree, Dale enrolled in the Primary Care Paramedic program at Durham College (DC). He fell in love with the dynamic teaching and found his niche working as a paramedic with the Region of Durham. During his graduate certification as an Advanced Care Paramedic at DC, Dale became enthralled with education. Dale enjoyed his student experience so much at DC that he returned as a professor; he states that his education at DC has been transformative and life changing.

To hear more about Dale’s amazing journey in teaching and education, watch the interview below. Dale discusses his teaching style, engaging students in his classes, building a sense of community with his students, the lessons he has learned from remote teaching, and how technology comes to play in his classroom.

Feel free to use the quick links in the video menu, or watch the video embedded directly in the sway.

Video Menu

• Can you tell us about your teaching style? (5s mark)
• How do you get your students engaged in their learning? (2m 41s mark)
• Now that we’re remote, what have you learned? How do you think this will change the way you teach when we return in-person? (5m 53s mark)
• How have you encouraged a sense of community within your classroom while remote? (9m 8s mark)
• How does technology come into play in your classroom while being remote? What have you had to adapt that has worked better than you thought it might? (11m 33s mark)