2020 Staff Research and Service

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

  • Morton, M. Untitled writing project. Funding from the Ontario Arts Council, Recommender Grants for Writers Program. January 4, 2021. Information about the program is available at arts.on.ca/grants/recommender-grants-for-writers

  • 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 d2l.com/innovation-guild

Awards

  • Racicot, T. TA Award for Excellence in Teaching. English Language and Literature. University of Waterloo.

  • Green, E. Warren Ober Award for Outstanding Teaching by Graduate Students within the Faculty of Arts. University of Waterloo.

Courses developed and/or taught

  • Green, E., & Tawfik, R. PSYCH 211: Developmental Psychology. Fall 2020.

  • Green, E., & Wilson, M. PSYCH 211: Developmental Psychology. Winter 2021.

  • Racicot, T. ENGL 108P: Popular Potter. Winter 2021.

  • Shanbhag, G. & Zaza, C. AHS 105: Mental Health Literacy. Fall 2020.

  • MacGregor, C. & Li, R. ExpecTAtions. Fall 2020

  • MacGregor, C. & Li, R. ExpecTAtions. Winter 2021

  • Holmes, T. (2021). GSJ 102: Introduction to Gender and Social Justice, the Global South. Winter 2021.

  • Taraban-Gordon, S. PD 8: Intercultural Skills. Spring 2020.

  • Taraban-Gordon, S. PD 8: Intercultural Skills. Winter 2021.

Publications

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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. doi: 10.1080/1360144X.2020.1786694

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Ellis, D.E. (2020, November 10). Presidential Plenary Address. Talk presented at the Professional and Organizational Development Network annual conference, virtual.

  • 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

  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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).
  • 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)
  • 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).
  • 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. doi: 10.18260/1-2--35406

Committee membership

Anderson, Scott

  • Member, Co-op in ENV Project

Brown, Kristin

  • Member, Resiliency Working Group
  • Member, Learning & Development Community of Practice

Brown, Veronica

  • 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
  • Resource Member, Faculty of Engineering Outcomes-Based Assessment Group
  • 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

Chow, Natalie

  • Member, Learning & Development Community of Practice
  • Member, Faculty of Health Online Teaching Task Group

Ellis, Donna

  • 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
  • Co-lead, Keep Learning Team
  • 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
  • President, Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network – Chair Executive Committee

Feth, Victoria

  • Member, Career Education Working Group, Centre for Career Action and Faculty of Arts

Holmes, Trevor

  • Lead, Indigenous Knowledges Community of Practice, Educational Developers Caucus
  • Member, Keep Learning Team

Lithgow, Katherine

  • 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

Morton, Mark

  • Co-Lead, XR Community of Practice
  • Member, Keep Learning Team

Power, Mary

  • Member, Keep Learning Team

Vesely, Monica

  • Chair, Council of Ontario Educational Developers
  • Member, Learning & Development Community of Practice
  • Member, New Faculty Planning Committee
  • 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

Archbell, Kristen

  • Proposal reviewer, Educational Developers Caucus
  • Reviewer, Journal of Early Adolescence
  • Reviewer, Journal of Emerging Adulthood
  • Reviewer, Journal of Teacher Education
  • Reviewer, Journal of Teaching and Teacher Education

Brown, Kristin

  • Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference

Brown, Veronica

  • Proposal Reviewer, Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network annual conference
  • Reviewer, International Journal for Academic Development
  • Proposal Reviewer, Congress on Canadian Leisure Research

Ellis, Donna

  • Reviewer, Innovative Higher Education

Feth, Victoria

  • Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference

Green, Emma

  • Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference

Li, Richard

  • Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference

Morton, Mark

  • Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference
  • Proposal Reviewer, Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement Grants
  • Reviewer, Advances in Physiology Education

Murfitt, Justin

  • Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference

Scholz, Kyle

  • 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

Thiessen, David

  • Grant Proposal Reviewer, Educational Developers Caucus

Vesely, Monica

  • Proposal Reviewer, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference

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