Voices of Lifelong Learners
Strengthening Communities through Our Stories
McGill Community for Lifelong Learning brings together many fascinating people from diverse backgrounds. The Voices of Lifelong Learners project’s goal is to showcase compelling stories of several interesting MCLL members. Their memorable tales can help inspire the next generations of lifelong learners and make younger people aware of the varied experiences and thoughts that lifelong learners can share.
Introduction
Through short videos, MCLL members recount remarkable tales about their lives, amusing anecdotes and social contributions they have made. They also highlight the key role MCLL plays in fostering a sense of community spirit and belonging.
Introduction to Voices of Lifelong Learners
Gordon Campey
Gordon Campey has been a member of MILR/MCLL for nearly 25 years. MCLL has played a big role in Gordon’s gratifying retirement, enabling him to share his expertise in a number of areas, and to learn about many new subjects.
Title of each video: Life trajectory, Why I participate in MCLL, Sharing computer skills, Photography skills
Martin Coles
Martin Coles trained as a mathematician and philosopher. But he ended up as a photography teacher at Dawson College and a freelance writer for The Gazette and The Globe and Mail.
Titles for videos: My Trajectory, My Brush with Death, Large Hadron Collider Visit
François Labonté
François Labonté is a proud Montrealer with a varied banking and international consulting experience. Loves learning, travel, skiing and biking.
Title of each video: Life trajectory - Who am I?, My MCLL experience, Becoming International Consultant, Conseiller en Développement International
Nadine Ozkan
Nadine Ozkan’s story took her from Montreal to France and Australia. She worked in research related to cognitive science, and in industry in speech recognition systems. Today, Nadine is an enthusiastic learner and volunteers at MCLL, where she enjoys giving back to the community.
Title of each video: My trajectory, Growing up in Montreal, Work life, MCLL and Me
Elizabeth Robinson
Elizabeth Robinson enjoyed many years working in public health and family medicine. Since retirement, she has been preoccupied with issues such as climate change, the loss of nature, and over-consumption, all of which are major threats to human well-being.
Title of each video: Origins and Beginnings, Meeting First Nations, Work and Family, My MCLL Experience
Miriam Tees
Miriam Tees, who was born in 1923, worked as a librarian for 35 years. Her lifelong interest in music, including playing recorder in a group for 20 years, led to her studying music at McGill. She has been an active member of MCLL since 1996.
Title of each video: My Early Life, My Career, Music and MCLL
Denis Thompson
Denis Thompson is an enthusiastic member of MCLL and a veteran of 39 years in the Canadian Army, including command of NATO's Task Force Kandahar.
Title of each video: Early Years, Commanding in Afghanistan, Towards MCLL
Credits
Voices of Lifelong Learners was produced in 2022-23 by McGill Community for Lifelong Learning, part of McGill University’s School of Continuing Studies
Robert Winters – Executive Producer
Ana Milic – MCLL Program Administrator
Nadine Ozkan – Project Coordinator
Thanks also to members of MCLL's Council and executive for 2022-23, especially vice-president Rick Jones, treasurer Sid Rosen, past president Jeff Sidel and secretary Lorne Huston.
Filming and editing
McGill University Video Production Studio
Frank Roop – Video Production Manager
Elena Petkovic – Associate Multimedia Producer
MCLL Short Videos Project
Zafeerah Rohomutally – Production assistant (images)
Julie Roussy - Designer with McGill's Graphic Design Studio
Special advisers: Sandra Baines and Julie Wait, former MCLL presidents
Interview research: Robert Winters and Sandra Baines
Project sponsors
Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network
