Gisela Frias

Dr. Gisela Frias grounds her pedagogical praxis in inclusive experiential learning strategies that facilitate learning through self-reflection, peer to peer knowledge exchange, and deep critical thinking. Frias sees her students as co-creators of their learning objectives and expertly aligns these with program competencies. Frias expertly facilitates students to think at a higher systems level to account for the impacts of social inequities and injustices around the world, therefore connecting the personal and the local experience to global realities.

Providing space for non-western forms of pedagogical practice in her classroom is one of a multitude of reasons why Dr. Gisela Frias is an incredible pedagogical innovator and outstanding teacher. She practices radical transformative generative inclusive pedagogies and provides her students with the gift of deep learning that will enable them to think more critically as they navigate a complex world.