We are committed to sharing our expertise with colleagues on- and off-campus, and we value the best practices, new perspectives, and innovative strategies our research, teaching, and service efforts afford.
Our staff members' educational research contributes to the evidence-based theories and practices that inform CTE's work. In 2020-2021, our staff received 2 research grants, published 5 peer-reviewed articles, and delivered 10 presentations at peer-reviewed conferences.
Grants
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Morton, Mark. Untitled writing project. Funding from the Ontario Arts Council, Recommender Grants for Writers Program. January 4, 2021. Information about the program is available at https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/recommender-grants-for-writers
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Morton, M. Dabrowski, G. Idrees, A. Exploring Extended Reality (XR) Pedagogical Initiatives at Three Guild Member Universities: An Environmental Scan. Funding from the Desire2Learn Innovation Guild. October, 2020. Information about the program is available at https://www.d2l.com/innovation-guild/.
Awards
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Racicot, Toben. TA Award for Excellence in Teaching. English Language and Literature. University of Waterloo.
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Green, Emma. Warren Ober Award for Outstanding Teaching by Graduate Students within the Faculty of Arts. University of Waterloo.
Courses developed and/or taught
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Green, E., & Tawfik, R. (2020). Developmental Psychology (PSYCH 211). Fall 2020.
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Green, E., & Wilson, M. (2021). Developmental Psychology (PSYCH 211). Winter 2021.
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Racicot, T. (2021). Popular Potter (ENGL 108P). Winter 2021.
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Shanbhag, G. & Zaza, C. (2020). Mental Health Literacy (AHS 105). Fall 2020.
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MacGregor, C. & Li, R. (2020). ExpecTAtions. Fall 2020
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MacGregor, C. & Li, R. (2021). ExpecTAtions. Winter 2021
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Holmes, T. (2021). Introduction to Gender and Social Justice, the Global South (GSJ 102). Winter 2021.
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Taraban-Gordon, S. (2020). Intercultural Skills (PD 8). Spring 2020.
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Taraban-Gordon, S. (2021). Intercultural Skills (PD 8). Winter 2021.
Publications
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Archbell, K. A., Coplan, R. J., & Rose-Krasnor, K. (2020). What did your child do today? Describing young children’s daily activities outside of school. Journal of Childhood Research, 18, 189-199.
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Blackwell, J. & Holmes, T. (2020). “An archive assignment in Women’s Studies 101: designing hands-on learning in a large class.” International Perspectives on Improving Student Engagement: Advances in Library Practices in Higher Education. Eds. E. Sengupta, P. Blessinger, and M. Cox. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Ltd.
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Ellis, D.E., Brown, V.M., & Tse, C.T. (2020). Comprehensive assessment for teaching and learning centres: a field-tested planning model. International Journal for Academic Development, 25(4), 337–349. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2020.1786694
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Hanbidge , A. S., McKenzie, A., Scholz, K. W., & Tin, T. (2020). Academic Integrity in the Digital Era: Student Skills for Success Using Mobile Technology. In Emerging Technologies and Pedagogies in the Curriculum (pp. 335-353). Springer, Singapore.
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Turner, N., Ellis, D.E. (2020). Supporting educational developers’ change practices: Examining educator and student beliefs of and relationships in teaching practice. ETH Learning and Teaching Journal, Vol. 2, 374-377.
Invited Presentations/Workshops
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Brown, K., Scholz, K, & Vesely, M. (2020, July 14). Facilitation Fundamentals: Design and Delivery. Panel hosted by University of Waterloo Organizational and Human Development, virtual.
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Ellis, D.E. (2020, November 10). Presidential Plenary Address. Talk presented at the Professional and Organizational Development Network annual conference, virtual.
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Heath, S., Richards, J. & Vesely, M. (2020, November 3, 4 &5). Council of Ontario Educational Developers Fall Meeting. Event host and lead organizer, virtual. (Four sessions: COED Fall Meeting Kick-off (presenter), Theme Discussion Panel Session (facilitator), Membership Roundtable Discussions (organizer/ facilitator), COU Update and Looking Ahead (presenter))
Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations & Posters
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Archbell, K. A. (November, 2020). Social anxiety in university: Communication preferences and pedagogical strategies for educators. Oral presentation at the University of Waterloo Virtual Conference on Student Mental Health: Waterloo, ON.
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Brown, K., Cameron, E., Soczewinski, M., & Taraban-Gordon, S. (2021, February). Fully Asynchronous Microteaching Sessions: A Pilot for Graduate Students. Video presented at the Educational Developers Caucus Conference. (virtual conference).
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Brown, K., Green, E., & Archbell, K. (2020, November). Supporting student mental health in class: Online modules for TAs and instructors from the Centre for Teaching Excellence. Poster presented at the University of Waterloo Virtual Conference on Student Mental Health Research. (virtual conference).
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Brown, V.M., Holmes, T., & Scholz, K.W. (2020, June). Advancing conversations of scholarly rigor: How teaching and learning research grants support and challenge how we define “research”. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) 2020 Conference, Ottawa, Ontario (Conference canceled).
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Brown, V. M. & Sproule, R. J. (2020, October). Assessing the affective domain. [Interactive session]. 2020 Educating the Future: Learning Outcomes and Experiential Learning Symposium – Access and Accessibility. Toronto, ON. (Conference cancelled)
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Ellis, D. E. & Brown, V. M. (2020, November). Exploring our organizational identity by articulating our values. Presented at the annual Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education conference. (virtual conference).
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Hoessler, C., Ellis, D.E., & Bayles, B. (2020, November). Responding with Nimbleness: Teaching Centres through a Human Resource Lens. Presented at the annual Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education conference (virtual conference).
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Troop, M. & Vesely, M. (2020, June 9-12) An Exploration and Examination of the Facilitator Development Workshop: Creating the Conditions for a Transformative Learning Experience. Interactive Workshop Proposal was accepted for the Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) 2020 Conference: Celebrating 40 Years, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Conference canceled)
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Turner, N., & Ellis, D.E. (2020, June). Supporting educational developers’ change practices: Examining educator and student beliefs of and relationships in teaching practice. International Consortium for Educational Development conference, Zurich, Switzerland (conference cancelled).
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Al-Hammoud, R., & Barichello, M., & Rennick, C., & Jobidon, E., & Li, R. (2020, June), Two Student Workshops on Identifying and Resolving Teamwork Conflict Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Online. 10.18260/1-2--35406
Committee Membership
- Member, Co-op in ENV Project
- Member, Resiliency Working Group, University of Waterloo
- Member, Learning & Development Community of Practice, University of Waterloo
- Executive Member, Membership Committee, Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network
- Assessment Liaison, Strategic Planning Committee, Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network
- Member, Undergraduate Studies Implementation Working Group, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
- Resource Member, Faculty of Engineering Outcomes-Based Assessment Group, University of Waterloo
- Member, Career Education Working Group, Centre for Career Action and Faculty of Arts
- Member, Biomedical Engineering Program Committee, Faculty of Engineering
- Member, Writing and Communication Centre External Review Advisory Committee
- Member, Learning & Development Community of Practice, University of Waterloo
- Member, Faculty of Health Online Teaching Task Group, University of Waterloo
- Advisor to Research Specialist for Student Course Perception Survey project
- Board member, International Consortium for Educational Development
- Co-chair, External Partnerships and Outreach committee, POD Network (ended in June 2021)
- Co-chair, Teaching and Learning Spaces Operations Group
- Member, Teaching and Learning Spaces Steering Group
- Member, Complementary Teaching Assessment Project Team
- Member, Finance committee, POD Network (ended in June 2021)
- Member, Keep Learning Team, University of Waterloo
- President, Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network – Chair Executive Committee
- Co-lead, Keep Learning Team, University of Waterloo
- Member, Career Education Working Group, Centre for Career Action and Faculty of Arts
- Lead, Indigenous Knowledges Community of Practice, Educational Developers Caucus
- Member, Keep Learning Team, University of Waterloo
- Co-lead, Waterloo ExL initiative
- Lead, PebblePad Ops Team
- Member, Career Education Working Group, Centre for Career Action and Faculty of Arts
- Member, Co-op in ENV Project
- Member, Learning Environment Operations Group
- Member, Student Performance Evaluation Working Group
- Resource member, MPH online course redevelopment
- Member, Keep Learning Team
- Chair, Council of Ontario Educational Developers
- Member, Learning & Development Community of Practice, University of Waterloo
- Member, New Faculty Planning Committee, University of Waterloo
- Local Representative, ISW Network
- Member, Trainer Development Guide Working Group, ISW Network
- Member, ISW Task Group for International Certificates / Equivalencies, ISW Network
Editorial and Reviewing Contributions
- Proposal reviewer, Educatioanl Developers Caucus
- Reviewer, Journal of Early Adolescence
- Reviewer, Journal of Emerging Adulthood
- Reviewer, Journal of Teacher Education
- Reviewer, Journal of Teaching and Teacher Education
- Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference 2021
- Proposal reviewer, Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network annual conference
- Reviewer, International Journal for Academic Development
- Proposal reviewer, Congress on Canadian Leisure Research
- Reviewer, Innovative Higher Education
- Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference 2021
Green, Emma
- Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference 2021
- Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference 2021
- Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference 2021
Murfitt, Justin
- Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference 2021
- Associate Editor, Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- EDC Grant Coordinator, Educational Developers Caucus
- Reviewer, Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education
- Reviewer, Teaching & Learning Inquiry
- Reviewer, CALICO Journal
- Reviewer, Language Learning & Technology
- Grant Proposal Reviewer, Educational Developers Caucus
- Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference 2021