Tatiana Little RN PhD (in progress)University Instructor | Faculty of
Education & Social Work
Email: tlittle@tru.ca
Interests
Health Promotion/Healthy Lifestyles/Health Policy
Preventative Healthcare
Promoting a Healthy Community
Chronic Illness
Pathophysiology
Gerontology
Communication
Leadership
Research
Research Interests
Technology in Education
Learner-Centered Education
Curriculum Development
Health Policy/Health Promotion
Preventative Healthcare
Education
PhD: University of Victoria (in progress)
MSN: University of British Columbia (2011)
BScN: Thompson Rivers University (2008)
AWARDS:
University of Victoria Graduate Student Travel Award (2015)
University of Victoria Graduate Award (2015)
University of Victoria Graduate Award (2014)
Governor Generals Silver Academic Medal (2008)
Thompson Rivers University Student Research Award: Canadian Institute of
Health Research (2007)
Publications
Presentations:
The Role of Multi-access Learning in Mainstreaming Open Education 2015
Valerie Irvine, Tatiana Little, Rich McCue, Michael Paskevicius
Open Education Conference, Vancouver BC
Learning via Robot: Exploring Learner Cyber Proxy and Embodied Perception 2015
Valerie Irvine, Rich McCue, Michael Paskevicius, Tatiana Little
COHERE (Canada's Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research) Conference, University of
Victoria
Personalizing Modality: Meeting Learner Needs Via Multi-Access Learning 2015
Valerie Irvine and Tatiana Little
COHERE (Canada's Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research) Conference, University of
Victoria
Mainstreaming Multi-Access Learning and Open Education 2015
Valerie Irvine, Michael Paskevicius, Janet Symmons, Tanya Little
Educational Technology Users Group Spring Workshop, SFU
Robots in Education 2015
Rich McCue, Valerie Irvine, Tanya Little
Educational Technology Users Group Spring Workshop, SFU
Beyond Blended: Multi-Access Learning as Differentiation for the Face-to-Face, 2015
Remote, Rural, or Special Needs Learner
Valerie Irvine and Tatiana Little
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ottawa
Instructor Lens on Opening Access via Multi-Access 2015
Valerie Irvine, Tanya Little, Michael Paskevicius
Open Education Conference Royal Welsh College, Cardiff, Whales
The Role of Multi-Access Learning in Mainstreaming Open Education 2015
Valerie Irvine, Tanya Little, Michael Paskevicius, Janet Symmons, Rich McCue
Open Education Conference Royal Welsh College, Cardiff, Whales
2014 Health Accord: Who will protect our Canadian healthcare system?
Journeys in Nursing Scholarship Conference at Thompson Rivers University in 2013
Employment History
Tatiana currently works as a nursing instructor at Thompson Rivers University. In addition, she works as
a Registered Nurse at Overlander Extended Care, caring for people with chronic illnesses and various
mental health issues.
Tatiana was employed as an RN at Royal Inland Hospital on a medical/surgical/obstetrical ward from
2008-2015. Tatiana also has experience working as a community nurse in Home and Community Care. In
addition, she has experience working as a Licensed Practical Nurse, a research assistant for a BC
Children's Hospital project, and as a research assistant for a CIHR funded project. Furthermore, she
spent many years working as as a health coordinator/educator for track athletes competing at the world
level.
Courses Taught
NURS 2380: CPE II
NURS 1840: Nursing Practice 2
NURS 2740: Nursing Skills Practice
NURS 2740: Nursing Practice 3: Promoting Health and Healing
NURS 2840: Nursing Skills Practice
NURS 3740: Nursing Skills Practice
HLTH 1155: Thompson Rivers University Open Learning
Professional Affiliations
College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC)
Association of Registered Nurses of BC (ARNBC)
Western & North-Western Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (WNRCASN)
Academic Computing Technologies Committee (ACTAC)
Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association (CGNA)
Thompson Rivers University Nursing Undergraduate Society (NUS) Committee
Thompson Rivers University Career Mentoring
Thompson Rivers University Alumni & Friends Association
British Columbia Psychogeriatric Association
Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association
