Thanksgiving Monday - no sessions offered for Teaching and Learning month.
As the University of Waterloo strives to advance accessibility and disability inclusion on our campuses, consultation and community engagement play a key role in amplifying the equity-denied voices. Where the previous Accessibility Advisory Panel focused primarily on community engagement through one-way communication, the newly proposed Disability Affinity Program seeks to build community space for students, staff, and faculty with disabilities or neurodivergence to facilitate more authentic consultation opportunities.
In this session, instructors are invited to share their ideas and feedback on the development of the Disability Affinity Program as a potential, future space for instructors with disabilities to seek mentorship, peer support, networking, and knowledge exchange.
Statistics and Actuarial Science Fall 2024 Teaching Meet Up will focus on the theme of group work and will offer the following presentations:
The Math Teaching Seminar: Teaching Hysteresis will be hosted as part of Teaching and Learning month by York University Professor, Amenda Chow, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
The Math Teaching Seminar will be hosted as part of Teaching and Learning month by Faculty of Math Professor, Dan Wolczuk, Math Undergraduate Group. The seminar topic is in the works but stay tuned for more information.
Work-Learn (WxL) is the only research unit in the world dedicated to the study and advancement of work-integrated learning (WIL), such as co-operative education experiences. Participants in this session will receive an introduction to who we are at WxL and how WxL has advanced WIL at the University of Waterloo and beyond. This session will include insights into our recent research projects, consulting work, and education initiatives. As much as possible, the importance and value of this work will be presented from a variety of lenses – we aim to highlight how we support all our stakeholders including students, faculty, community and employee partners, various levels of government, and the national and international WIL communities. We will share findings and insights on topics such as the faculty differences that emerged from our Gen Z research, accessibility and accommodations in WIL for students from equity-deserving groups, and the role of student-faculty partnerships in enhancing teaching and learning. Additionally, we will share some of our upcoming education initiatives, such as our training certificate program that is in development, geared towards WIL supervisors.
Location: TBD
Facilitators: Dr. Simon C. Riley and Katherine Lithgow
Join Dr. Simon C. Riley (University of Edinburgh) for an interactive workshop on the Student-Led Individually Created Course (SLICC) framework, an approach to self-directed experiential learning developed at the University of Edinburgh. Discover how this innovative approach allows students to design their own learning experiences, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and reflective practice. Simon will share practical insights on implementing SLICCs, discuss their impact at the University of Edinburgh, and share how including the SLICC framework could further benefit the University of Waterloo.
Location: MC2036
Facilitators: Tonya Elliott
One of the guiding principles of Waterloo's Educational Technology's Governance groups is "Provide inclusive and equitable access", but what does that mean in practice? Join us for a presentation and discussion about how the EdTech Advisory group has put this principle into action and hear from members of the Centre for Extended Learning (CEL) who have used the same approach in their response to the emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI).
Location: MC2036
Facilitators: Brianna Bennett and Annik Bilodeau
Come hear presentations from colleagues at the University of Waterloo who are conducting their own scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) research, developing or piloting innovations for the classroom supported with funding from the Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) grant program!
During this session, researchers from the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business (Faculty of Arts) and the Faculty of Science will present preliminary results. Each presentation will be followed by a 10-minute showcase of the technology or learning format used in the studies, allowing participants to experiment with (VR) or experience (circle pedagogy) these innovations.
Location: Online
Facilitators: Rebecca MacAlpine and Greta Kroeker
In our current political and social landscape, students are hyperaware and hypersensitive to topics that broach themes of violence, oppression, and power. The hyperawareness of students poses an interesting challenge for instructors, as they need to learn to balance student socio-emotional needs with essential content. In this Lunch and Learn, we will explore trauma-informed care, and feminist instructional strategies/pedagogies to begin to empower instructors to find meaningful ways to incorporate hard subjects into the classroom. This session will involve a short presentation on various instructional strategies with ample time to discuss and share our experiences teaching hard subjects in the classroom.