Funded LITE Grant Projects: Winter 2024
Comparing the effectiveness of in-person clinical training to simulated experiences using AI in a virtual anticoagulation clinic to enhance student learning and refine teaching methods
Explores the use of virtual reality (VR) in a 4th-year design course, focusing on practical challenges, opportunities, and the impact on student creativity and collaboration
“Mycroft” aims to enhance the AI-based Virtual Teaching Assistant (VTA) by adding conversational memory and prompts to improve accessibility, engagement, and support for students and staff in the classroom
Documenting current climate pedagogy practices and investigating the supports needed by post-secondary instructors to effectively engage students and foster a sense of agency
Evaluating evidence-based practices and implementing instructor training to improve student wellbeing, belonging, and equity
Investigating how race is discussed, understood, and assessed in Gender and Social Justice (GSJ) classrooms, with the goal of enhancing anti-racist teaching practices
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Assessment (19)
Projects focused on assessment methods and modalities.
Case-Based Learning (14)
Projects related to the piloting and study of case study incorporation in classrooms.
Projects assessing and improving learning in collaborative settings.
Curriculum (14)
Projects related to the development and implementation of curriculum.
Equity and Diversity (26)
Projects focused on the impact and reduction of inequalities surrounding identity and culture.
Projects dedicated to piloting and assessing the efficacy of hands-on experiences as a tool for learning.
Projects focused on the assessment of benefits associated with feedback and self-reflection during learning experiences.
Projects dedicated to incorporating novel and leading-edge practices into the classroom and beyond.
Projects catered to second language learning and multicultural experiences.
Projects initiating, creating, and assessing the benefits of technological ways to improve learning and teaching.
Projects addressing online and hybrid teaching methods and their benefits/drawbacks.
Projects funding the furtherment of University of Waterloo instructors' teaching abilities.
Skills Development (35)
Projects that aim to enhance the skills of students.
Projects designed to understand the roadblocks associated with learning and improve the student experience.
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