Funded LITE Grant Projects: Faculty of Arts
Developing a fully online, open access course space for modern German cultural studies
Reworking a high enrollment online business course to improve engagement by incorporating a business simulation
Investigating the benefits of incorporating the MLSQ for first year students
Developing a rubric for written reflections on the characteristics of lifelong learning (curiosity, initiative, transfer, resilience, and reflection)
Investigating the impacts of reading with a partner on reading anxiety and text comprehension
Creating a multi-media arts-based workshop that focuses on social analysis and change
Assessing the effect of feedback and response durations on learning
Examining student and instructor perceptions of Integrated Curriculum Design in collaboration with a Kazakhstan university
Building a foundation for a Community of Practice regarding contemplative pedagogy
Piloting, developing, and disseminating guidelines for introductory language courses
Piloting, developing, and disseminating guidelines for introductory language courses
Identifying digital and media resources for a new philosophy course about quantum physics, scientific literacy, and technological literacy
Creating scaffolding for safe and collaborative learning
Certifying a lecturer in Disciplined Creativity for application in Entrepreneurship courses and Foursight assessments
Improving the Environment and business program instructors’ knowledge base of the 2+2 program offerings
Studying the effects of second language writing consultations on student self-assessment
Assessing ways to provide feedback and address core needs of students to improve their writing skills and piloting workshops based on instructor needs
Developing a game for students to learn how to identify social, cultural, and ethical implications of their research
Measuring the impact of an online feedback module set rooted in behavioral science
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
Instituting a pairing system for Canadian and international students to facilitate deep learning
Redesigning an intermediate German course to better foster transcultural competence
Creating a pedagogical approach to online learning that incorporates themes of care and social presence
This project aims to research the design and implementation of a game-based course design framework.
Comparing three German courses across online and on campus
Redesigning how faculty teaches difficult (bottleneck) concepts in tax courses
Integration of history-based roleplaying games for student-centric learning in history courses
Investigating the potential for enhancing online learning at UW through Interpolated testing
Assessing the impact of studying abroad on German and Canadian studies
Designing an approach to separate entrepreneurship skills and success
Initiating the relationship between UW and the W2B program, which allows incarcerated individuals to take courses alongside university students by funding W2B instructor training and piloting a W2B workshop for raising awareness
Assessing the efficacy of the Student Success Offices’ Skills tutorials on improved grades, answer clarity, and impact variation based on past success or lack thereof
Studying assessment and personal reflection on interviews of older adults
Creation of a multi-media resource that illustrates the historical mapping and documentation of treaty making in Canada
Analyzing the impact of collaborative online course incorporation to abroad studies on deep learning
Creation of online learning activities for an application to engage students learning French as a second language
Partnering first- and third-year seminar students to improve the knowledge integration and sense of identity in these students
Developing exercises and a software platform for experiential learning of game theory
Using theatre students to simulate therapy sessions for viewing by psychology students, allowing both fields to gain experiential learning opportunities that may otherwise be lacking
Examining French pronunciation progress to identify aspects that require more attention due to English-French sound system differences
Creation of a Printmaker's handbook for the instruction and stewardship practices for printmaking
Exploring how problem-based learning is received by students
Creating multi-perspective negotiation simulations for widespread business education
Creation of a digital “deep” map of the Second Battle of Ypres
Introducing an experiential learning component in a German language course to investigate impacts on student skillset
Exploring how urban arts can be used as a teaching method for increased student engagement and decolonized learning
Examining the impact of studying abroad on identity development and language learning
Continuing the creation of an open-access intro textbook for Canadian politics though students’ submissions
Investigating how race is discussed, understood, and assessed in Gender and Social Justice (GSJ) classrooms, with the goal of enhancing anti-racist teaching practices