About Me

Dr. Brenda Jacobs is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Ontario Tech University in the Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education. She teaches in the Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies, and Graduate programs. Brenda is currently the Principal Investigator for the Digital Play Framework for Early Learners research project funded by the Centre for Digital Innovation in Education (CDIE).  Previously, she taught in the Faculty of Education at York University and the School of Early Childhood Education at Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto. Brenda completed her B.A. (Psychology) and B.Ed. (Primary/Junior) at the University of Western Ontario and her M.Ed., Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education, and PhD at York University. She is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers and the College of Early Childhood Educators. Brenda has taught elementary school-aged children in Oxford, England, Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario. Her book, Self-Regulation and Inquiry-Based Learning in the Primary Classroom  was published by Canadian Scholars Press in June 2022.  Brenda received two university-wide teaching awards in March 2024:  The Ontario Tech University Learning Reimagined Award and the Mitch and Leslie Fraser Faculty of Education Student Choice Award for 2023.

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