Funded LITE Grant Projects: Innovative Teaching Practices

Using a more interactive and data-driven approach to an introductory knowledge integration course to facilitate deep learning

Implementing a picture book design project in an undergraduate math course

Examining the effect of SLICC models for the public health capstone course

Using artistic story books to correct math misconceptions in undergraduate studies

Evaluation of the efficacy of wellness checks in a demanding program like pharmacy

Creating a student-led conference to discuss the potential and barriers to interdisciplinary problem solving

Revising the guidelines for faculty of health instructors for remote course delivery following the pandemic

Examining student awareness of identity markers and postcolonial theory

Assessing the impact of having community service learners in the classroom

Building a foundation for a Community of Practice regarding contemplative pedagogy

Creating a ‘how-to’ toolkit for instructors integrating SLICC frameworks into their courses

Creating comics to support learning in computer science courses

Developing a “tool kit” on trauma-informed feminist pedagogy (TIFP).

Integrating game-based learning in computer science and assessing efficacy

Developing a game for students to learn how to identify social, cultural, and ethical implications of their research

This project seeks to investigate the potential SLICCs hold within the University of Waterloo (UW) context by adapting, piloting and evaluating the framework within three work-integrated learning (WIL) focused courses, and exploring its potential for use in other UW learning contexts.

Research has shown that comics are beneficial to various aspects of student learning; however, there is little scholarship focusing specifically on university mathematics courses. This project aims to narrow this research gap and to introduce the use of an innovative pedagogical tool designed to augment students’ learning experience.

Assessing the impact of sci-fi themed gamification for calculus in the sciences

Development of a podcast discussing geographic principles and current research

This project aims to research the design and implementation of a game-based course design framework.

Investigating the extent and efficacy of active learning strategies in AHS classrooms

Integration of history-based roleplaying games for student-centric learning in history courses

Examining the efficacy of implementing a 3-hour flood resilience challenge to demonstrate flood challenges to engineering students

Examining the learning outcomes of Indigenous teaching lenses on non-indigenous students

Measuring the impact of weekly group modules on group discussion and study habits

Instituting and evaluating the effect of giving students flexible assignment options

Partnering first- and third-year seminar students to improve the knowledge integration and sense of identity in these students

Examining the use of concreteness fading to improve CS courses

Investigating the impact of giving students choices in the classroom on their learning and engagement

Investigating the impact that a tutor’s background (academia or design practice) has on the learning process

Creating a “sustainable design toolkit” for engineering capstone design instructors.

Exploring how urban arts can be used as a teaching method for increased student engagement and decolonized learning

Implementing a “social innovation lab” for problem solving local community issues

Examining the empathy-based pedagogy in the faculty of engineering to enact improvements

Using the creation of a “science identity” to address the underrepresentation of certain demographics in STEM