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#URWhatUTwEat: Exploring the use of social media as a tool to engage students in a public health course

Assessing the impact of incorporating a Twitter assignment into a Public Health and Nutrition course

Assessing the Application of the Student-Led Independently Created Courses Model in the Master of Public Health Capstone Course through Utilization of PebblePad

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

Assessing the Effects of an Undergraduate Mental Health Literacy Course

Piloting an undergraduate mental health literacy course and assessing its efficacy in information retention, stigma, and resilience

Blended Learning: Development and Evaluation of E-modules to Enhance Undergraduate Learning in Biomechanics

Measuring the impact of online modules for biomechanics course

Capturing Student and Instructor Insights from the Pandemic to Develop Guidelines on Best Teaching Practices for Post-Pandemic Course Design and Delivery in the Faculty of Health: A Communication-Based Approach

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

Community Service Learning: Testing the Indirect Effects on an Undergraduate Social Determinants of Health Class

Assessing the impact of having community service learners in the classroom

Comparison of Generative Artificial Intelligence use in the Health-Related Workforce and in Faculty of Health Classrooms at the University of Waterloo

Assessing how GenAI is used by students, instructors, and health-related employees to develop instructional recommendations for better preparing students for the workforce

Consciously and Pedagogically Aligning a Tourism Program: Employing models of experiential education and integrated curriculum to increase faculty and student engagement

Using Integrated Curriculum Design to create improved Tourism Development curriculum and give students experience problem solving

Creating immersive assignments for deeper learning around diversity, multiculturalism, and social justice in leisure

Investigating experiential learning opportunities for a course on diversity in leisure

Decolonizing Health Studies: A Workshop Aimed at Promoting Cultural Safety and Mitigating Bias Among UW Faculty

Piloting a workshop to address cultural implicit biases surrounding healthcare and health studies

Disrupting Traditional Pedagogy: Integrating Curriculum

Examining student’s experiences and successes in Tourism courses

Evaluating a Low-Fidelity Haptic Knee Manikin for Kinesiology Training

Developing and testing a cost-effective haptic knee manikin to enhance hands-on training for kinesiology students

Examining the Relationship between Undergraduate Students’ Writing Habits, Writing Apprehension, and Writing Self-Efficacy.

Examining the effects of good writing habits on apprehension, self-efficacy, and self-assessment surrounding a writing assignment in an introductory health writing course

Exploring the Impact of a Mindfulness Meditation Intervention on First Year Students’ Writing Self-Efficacy, Apprehension, Anxiety, and Performance

Examining the effects of mindfulness practices in a health studies writing course

Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Innovative Teaching in Applied Health Sciences

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

Integrating 3D Digital Multimedia into Anatomical Education

Creation of video and modelling software resources for learning anatomy

Measuring the Value of Including Experiential Opportunities as Part of a Blended Learning Continuing Professional Development Program for Prospective Providers of Anticoagulation Services

Investigating the value of practical experience with a Management of Oral Anticoagulation Therapy program

Nature Journaling and Online Experiential Learning Seminars: Fostering Place Attachment while Promoting Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Nature Stewardship among University Students using PebblePad

Creating seminars which promote experiential and place-based learning within otherwise online courses

Navigating Choices: Developing an Instructor’s Guide for Introducing Choices into Students’ Learning Activities

Instituting and evaluating the effect of giving students flexible assignment options

Practice-Informed Curriculum: Threshold Concepts in Nonprofit Sport Organizational Leadership

Identifying threshold concepts in organized sport leadership

Promoting professionalism among healthcare students using a multi-disciplinary, inter-institutional, blended learning model

Creating an online module and in-person workshop on healthcare professionalism and attitudes

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

Using CBPR to Examine Technology-Related Distractions in the AHS Classroom

Assessing the efficacy of personal technology blocking applications and the distractions present in health sciences

Using Open Educational Resources for Universal Design for Learning: Evaluating the Impact on Student Success and Accessibility

Evaluating how the use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Recreation and Leisure Studies (RLS) courses impacts student success and accessibility.

Funded LITE Grant Projects: Faculty of Health

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