Letter from the Editors

SPACE IS A BROAD TERM which can encapsulate many different meaningsand comein avariety of forms In discussionson education, topicstypically revolve around teaching pedagogy and practice ? the things that happen within a space. We wanted to zero in on the topic of space itself, in all its forms: physical and non-physical, inside and outside the classroom In our issue, we seek to expand the conversation by giving students and educators the chance to reflect and explorewhat spacemeansto them. How doesspaceshapetheway welearn and how can wecreatemoreinclusivespaces?

?Educational Expectations?focuseson examining how spaceisdefined in education and what it means to students and educators alike Our title is inspired by student and educator expectations for educational spaces and how those line up with the reality of their experiences. We wanted to put forward an issue which acknowledges and examines the changing educational spaces around us, whether that be physical, digital, metaphorical, or more Thisissue exploresthe intersectionsof space and educational expectations regarding equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), different modalities of learning (online v. in person), and the headspace of a student. As such, we hope that this issue can broaden perspectiveson spacein education toimprovethespacesweinhabit for thebetter

This issue features a journalistic piece from Cynthia Sa titled ?The Space Between Rows: Physical Space and Active Learning at the University of Toronto?, where she interviews UofT instructors Jesse Fröhlich, Radu Craioveanu, Steve Engels, and Michelle Craig about the role of the physical classroom in fostering active learning in university. Our features writer, Zhehui CeciliaXie, also commentson themesof physical space in university in her reflection on George Dei?s article, ?Decolonizing the University Curriculum?.

We would like to extend our gratitude to everyone involved in creating ?Educational Expectations?. To our wonderful and talented contributors, thank you so much for sharing your amazing ideas, research, and stories to bring into our creative space. Your contributions are meaningful and important. An enormous thank you also goes out to our Editing Team, Productions Team, First-Year Representatives, Features Writer, and Social Media Representative! You have all worked so hard and we are so grateful for thetime,thoughtfulness, and careyou put intothisissue. To our readers, thank you for picking up or virtually flipping through this issue. You allow us to create more space for conversations surrounding education and we appreciateyour support

Happy Reading!

Kelly Liu, Jevan Konyar, and Caitlyn Grant Co-EditorsinChief

Zhehui Cecilia Xie EditorinChiefMentee

KellyLiu

ZhehuiCeciliaXie