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Derek Tannis
By appointment
- PhD (Education Policy Studies), University of Alberta
- Master of Education (Educational Technology & Design), University of Saskatchewan
- Master of Arts (Culture and Values in Education), 涩里番
- B.Ed. (Teaching English as a Second Language), Concordia University
Derek Tannis joined the School of Continuing Studies in October 2021, as Assistant Professor in the Administration and Governance domain, and as the school鈥檚 inaugural Associate Dean, Student Success and Enrolment Management.
Derek is a senior leader in the field of higher education administration, with proven expertise in organizational change management, strategic planning, strategic enrolment management, and inclusive policy development and implementation. He has over 25 years experience in teaching, research, instructional and curriculum design, international development, and administration and leadership.
He has published work on the topics of international education services and risk management, and reconciliation and inclusion in higher education policy and practice. He has provided training and workshops in inclusive practice and assessment in student services and affairs.
Derek has worked in university and polytechnic institutions in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec. He has led multi-disciplinary teams that serve diverse student populations, locally, nationally and internationally, and is a collaborative leader in reconciliation-in-practice in the public service sector.
- Risk and change management in the public/education sector
- Reconciliation and inclusion public/education policy-in-practice
- Data informed decision making and strategic-planning-as-practice
- Strategic enrolment management
Tannis, D. (2022). Critical theory as lived meaning: Exploring anti-racist practice in post-secondary education. Palgrave Handbook on Critical Theories of Education, 553-570. Palgrave.
Tannis, D. (2020). Making spaces for truth: Deliberating reconciliation in higher education. In L. Levac & S. Wiebe (Eds.), Creating spaces of engagement. University of Toronto Press.
Tannis, D. (2018). Security in a world of strangers: Exploring the lived meaning of help giving to international students. In L. Shultz & T. Pillay (Eds.), Global citizenship education: Common wealth and uncommon citizenships, pp. 111-124. Sense Publishers.
Tannis, D. (2014). Technology help seeking and giving in an intercultural community of student life. Phenomenology & Practice, 7 (2), 32-50. Retrieved October 27, 2019 from: