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Abstract
Since 1997, I have been teaching in the Cegep system and at the university level. I have taught at four different institutions, five if one considers my teaching-assistant work as a graduate student. I have seen significant changes in student engagement and the classroom itself. The pandemic threw us all into a strange vortex where I had the chance to revamp my teaching, to modernize it, and to learn. In short, I learned how to restructure my courses and classroom time. My discoveries are captured here, in this personal essay.
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Biographical note
Brian M. Peters has a doctorate in English and Comparative Literature from the Université de Montréal. He has published widely on topics that deal with queer desires and queer youth, from American literature of the mid-20th century to sociological studies that explore comic books, music, masculinity, vampires, and the construction of the chosen family. He has taught in the Cégep system for over 25 years: at Marianapolis, he won awards for teaching excellence and contributions to student life, and he is currently at John Abbott College where he teaches English literature and comparative film studies. Brian holds a lectureship at Concordia University where he teaches part-time. In his first year he was hired to teach in five different majors and currently teaches creative writing and theatre.