Funded LITE Grant Projects: Winter 2018

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Assessing Lifelong Learning in Work-Integrated Learning Reflections and Student Self-Assessments
Developing a rubric for written reflections on the characteristics of lifelong learning (curiosity, initiative, transfer, resilience, and reflection)
Assessing the Learning that Occurs with Arts-Based Pedagogy: Learning About Social Justice
Creating a multi-media arts-based workshop that focuses on social analysis and change
Closing the Collaborative Skills Gap: Assessing the Effectiveness of a University-Wide Course Designed to Teach Students How to Collaborate in Diverse Groups
Piloting a campus wide course on collaboration and assessing the efficacy
Development and Assessment of Project-Based Laboratory in Chemical Engineering
Investigating the impact of project-based laboratories on the learning in chemical engineering
Evaluating comics as pedagogical tools in an undergraduate mathematics course
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.
Second Language Pronunciation Learning at a University Level
Examining French pronunciation progress to identify aspects that require more attention due to English-French sound system differences
Tackling Weight Bias in the Classroom: Developing Capacity for Weight-sensitive Instruction Among Educators and Learners at the University of Waterloo
Developing an online module on weight bias in education for the faculty of health
Teaching and Learning with Controversial Issues in Diverse Postsecondary Classrooms
Examining student engagement and instructors’ methods during social, political, and cultural issue discussion