Recently Funded Projects
Congratulations to these LITE Seed Grant recipients! These projects began May 2017.
- Co-op Student Performance Evaluation Data as External Stakeholder Information for Engineering Graduate Attribute and Program Improvement Accreditation Christine Moresoli and Derek Wright
- Evaluating a Standard Assessment Tool Collaboratively Developed Amongst Ontario’s Pharmacy Training Programs Andrew Tolmie, Henry Halapy, Annie Lee, and Diana Spizzirri
- Horizontal and Vertical Integration of Nanotechnology Engineering Curriculum Via Case-Based Teaching and Experiential Learning Activities on Laser Pointer Device Fabrication Ariel Chan, Hany Aziz, Shirley Tang, Dayan Ban, Jenn Coggan, and Christine Moresoli
- Increasing the Visibility of Skills Development in Graduate Education: The Skills Awareness and Articulation (SKAATR) Module Erica Refling, Christine Kampen Robinson, Meghan Riley, Janet Michaud, Kristin Brown, and Faith-Anne Wagler
- Learner-content interaction as a key to the effectiveness of a blended-learning model incorporating open access online modules Eline Boghaert, Jason Grove, Marios Ioannidis, Felicia Pantazi, and Mary Power
- Process Facilitation Community of Practice Sean Geobey
- Promoting professionalism among healthcare students using a multi-disciplinary, inter-institutional, blended learning model Elaine Lillie and Margo Mountjoy
Completed Projects
Seed Grants
A Flipped Classroom Model in Large Engineering Classes, Rania Al-Hammoud
Assessing Interactive E-Learning Techniques for Teaching Forecasting, Yulia Gel, Jeanette O'Hara-Hines, Vyacheslav Lyubchich
Assessment of Quality and Impact of Student Peer Review in Progress Update Meetings in Management engineering capstone design courses, Ada Hurst and Oscar Nespoli
Automated Assessment and Feedback of Computer Programming Assignments, William Bishop and George Freeman
Better Learning through Testing, Dan Smilek and Colin MacLeod
Blended Learning: Development and Evaluation of E-modules to Enhance Undergraduate Learning in Biomechanics, Andrew Laing, Justin Yates, Christine Zaza, and Kelly Anthony
Case Studies in Social Marketing, Jennifer Lynes
Community Service Learning: Testing the Indirect Effects on an Undergraduate Social Determinants of Health Class, Kelly Anthony, Jenna Van Draanen, Thivaher Paramsothy, and Katherine Lithgow
Developing communication and transcultural skills: Steps to enhance first-year language learning and graduate teacher training at UW, Emma Betz and Sara Ghaffarian
Digital and Multimedia Resources for Teaching Scientific and Technological Literacy in PHIL 271 Quantum Mechanics for Everyone, Doreen Fraser
Disrupting Traditional Pedagogy: Integrating Curriculum, Karla Boluk and Corey Johnson
Does introducing more user-friendly software produce more integrated learning in climate modelling? Chris Fletcher
Enabling Creativity Through Practice, Geoff Malleck
Enhancing cultural awareness skills to provide best practices for Environment and Business course instructors and support staff, Joanne Adair and Jennifer Lynes
Enhancing Learning through Game-Based Techniques, Edith Law, Hadi Hosseini, Maxwell Hartt, Clarence Woudsma
Enhancing Teamwork Effectiveness in Coursework through Training, John Michela, Vivian Wing-Sheung Chan, Kevin Leung, and Jayna Mitchell
Enhancing Writing and Communications Skills for Earth Sciences Students, Brewster Conant Jr., Judi Jewinski, and Julia Williams
ePortfolios for Career, Reflection, and Competency Integration, Jill Tomasson Goodwin and Katherine Lithgow
Experiential Learning via Longitudinal Design Cases in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum, Marios Ioannidis, William A. Anderson, Ariel Chan, Jason Grove, Christine Moresoli
Facilitating Cultural Integration and Reflective Learning Through Intercultural Collaboration, Emiko Yoshida, Keely Cook, and Elizabeth Stankiewicz
Fostering Translingual and Transcultural Competence in an Intermediate German Course, Barbara Schmenk
Geroline-Students' learning trajectories in language courses on campus and online, Mathias Schulze, Kyle Scholz, and Sara Marsh
Identifying and Decoding Bottlenecks in Tax, Jim Barnett and Julie Timmermans
Improving Students’ Deep Learning of History through Collaborative Role-Immersion, Troy Osborne
Improving Students' Deep Learning through Interpolated Testing and Distributed Practice in Waterloo's Online Learning Environment, Evan Risko, Jonathan Fugelsang, Jennifer A. Stolz, and Nathaniel Barr
Intercultural Encounters, Grit Liebscher, Emma Betz, Michael Boehringer, Christine Kampen Robinson
Leveling the Playing Field for Vulnerable Students: A Test of the Effectiveness of Skills Tutorials, Christine Logel
Making Groups Work for Large Classes and Assessing Their Impact, Joe Sanderson
Platform for Experiential Learning of Game Theory, Joel Blit
SHIFT: A Transformation of UW's Printmaking Facilities - Ecology and Instruction, Tara Cooper, Rachel Brown, and Laura Arendoque
Statistics Video Contest, Steve Brown, Don McLeish, Jock MacKay, and Paul Kates
Students’ Experiences of Learning Using a Problem-Based Instructional Approach, Margaret Insley and Barb Bloemhof
Supported Learning Groups: Deepening Student Learning and Improving Academic Success, Katie Damphouse, Mary Lynn Benninger, Joseph De Juan, Heidi Engelhardt, Mary Power, and Melissa McNown-Smith
Teaching negotiation: Developing a Canadian negotiation simulation teaching case, Jason Thistlethwaite, Michael Wood, and Angela Carter
The Military Project: Mapping Canada’s World War Experience, Geoffrey Hayes, Heather Moran, and Eva Dodsworth
Using Interactive Activities and a Case Study to Promote Deeper Learning in Statistics, Diana Skrzydlo and Nam-Hwui Kim
Unifying Experiences: Learner and instructor approaches and reactions to ePortfolio usage in higher education, Katherine Lithgow, Kyle Scholz, and Crystal Tse
21st-Century German Studies -A Collaborative Open Online Coursespace, James Skidmore and Christina Kraenzle
Full Grants
A Comparison of Traditional and Experiential Approaches to First-Year Geomatics Instruction, Peter Johnson, Peter Deadman, and Richard Kelly
A Simulated Environment for Real Learning: Redesigning a Problematic Business Writing Course, Dorothy Hadfield and Jay Dolmage
Enhancing Written Communication in Social Work, Alice Schmidt Hanbidge and Judi Jewinski
Pop Up Intervention! A 30-Second Treatment Improves Students' Co-op Experiences, Christine Logel
Current Projects
Seed Grants
Breaking Down Barriers: A Student-Led Conference in Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Kathryn S. Plaisance, Georgia Lamarre, Akanksha Madan, and Shane Morganstein
Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Innovative Teaching in Applied Health Sciences, Kelly Anthony, Andrew Laing, Lora Giangregorio, Bryan Grimwood, Luke Potwarka, and Diane Williams
Interdisciplinary Critical Experiential Education: Experiential and Transformative Learning through Cross Cultural Approaches to Environmental Knowledge, Dan McCarthy, Kaitlin Kish, Steve Quilley
Longitudinal Effects of Supported Learning Groups in a First Term Biology Course: Did Students Learn How to Learn?, Andrea Prier, Erica McKellar, Heidi Engelhardt, and Mary Power
Mapping Treaties: An interactive visual tool for teaching Aboriginal treaty and Indian reserve histories for universities and First Nations communities, Susan Roy, Meaghan Fowler, and Paisley Cozzarin
Online Forums Shape Learning Experience, Rania Al-Hammoud and Carmen Che
Online language learning to foster transcultural understanding through an overseas collaboration, Grit Liebscher, Melanie Misanchuk, and Ruediger Mueller
Enhancing Student Self-Assessment through a Dedicated Writing Centre, Rocky Penate, Cynthia Tremblay, Élise Lepage, and Loula Abd-Elrazak
Online Peer Review in the Composition Classroom: A Means to Help Bridge the Gender Gap in Math, Sara Humphreys
Information Literacy Skills on the Go: Mobile Learning Innovation, Alice Schmidt Hanbidge, Tony Tin, and Nicole Sanderson
Evaluation of the impact of a peer review process on teaching practice and perception at the School of Pharmacy, Cynthia Richard, Elaine Lillie, Thomas McFarlane, and Mary Power
Using CBPR to Examine Technology-Related Distractions in the AHS Classroom, Elena Neiterman and Christine Zaza
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Dissertation Boot Camp Delivery Models, Clare Bermingham and Nadine Fladd
Capitalizing on Cultural Diversity: Enhancing Group Learning Experiences and Reducing Conflicts by Fostering a Malleable Mindset, Richard Eibach, Alex Huynh, and Franki Kung
Full Grants
Bridging the 'Articulation of Skills' Gap through 'WatCV: Career and Competency ePortfolios', Jill Tomasson Goodwin, Department of Drama and Speech Communication; Katherine Lithgow, Centre for Teaching Excellence; Jennifer Roberts-Smith, Department of Drama and Speech Communication; Rob Danisch, Department of Drama and Speech Communication; Joslin Goh, Statistical Consulting and Collaborative Research Unit, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science; Stephanie Verkoeyen,Department of Geography and Environmental Management ; Geoff Malleck, Department of Economics/Arts and Business program; Kathleen O’Hara Pierce, Arts and Business program; Carol Hulls, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering; Toby Malone, Department of Drama and Speech Communication; Christine McWebb, Academic Programs, Global Business and Digital Arts; Tim Paci, Department of Drama and Speech Communication; Leeann Ferries, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies; Kelly Grindrod, School of Pharmacy; Shana MacDonald, Department of Drama and Speech Communication; Paul McKone, Department of Knowledge Integration; Rob Gorbet, Department of Knowledge Integration; Clare Bermingham, Writing Centre; Judene Pretti, Centre for the Advancement of Co-operative Education; Anne Fannon, Professional Development Program; Christine Kampen Robinson, Centre for Career Action; Jennifer Doyle, Department of Drama and Speech Communication; Raveet Jacob, Bridge to Academic Success in English; Simron Singh, School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development; Brian Ingalls; Angela Rook, GradVentures; Svitlana Tarabon Gordon, Centre for Teaching Excellence; Stephanie White, Centre for Teaching Excellence; Richard Wikkerink, Centre for Career Action; Ed Jernigan, Department of Knowledge Integration.
Building Capacity for Case-Based Learning at uWaterloo, Scott Anderson, Chad Gooyers, Diana De Carvalho, Jack Callaghan, Kelly Anthony, Jennifer Lynes, Patricia Hrynchak, James Barnett, Nancy Vanden Bosch, and Greg Berberich
Communities of Practice: An Innovation in Experiential Education, Nancy M. Waite and Katie Cook
Consciously and Pedagogically Aligning a Tourism Program: Employing models of experiential education and integrated curriculum to increase faculty and student engagement, Karla Boluk, Corey Johnson, Bryan Grimwood, and Heather Mair
Development and Assessment of a Series of Teamwork Training Workshops for Undergraduate Engineering Students, Sanjeev Bedi, Rania Al-Hammoud, Jason Grove, Carol Hulls, Ada Hurst, Ken McKay, Chris Rennick, Samar Mohamed, Erin Jobidon, Andrea Prier, Maria Barichello, Kirsty Budd, Derek Wright, and Eugene Li
Improving Students’ Deep Learning through Optimizing Testing Schedules in Waterloo’s Online Learning Environment, Evan Risko, Jonathan Fugelsang, Jennifer Stolz, and Paul Wehr
Not all rubrics are created equal: Impacts of student-centered rubrics on students’ deep learning, Gregory Andres, Chao Yang, and Emiko Yoshida
Strengthening Student Knowledge Through Instructional Videos of Hands-on Activities, Wayne Brodland, Rania Al-Hammoud, and Kayleanna Giesigner
Transcultural encounters across programs: The impact of study abroad on students' transcultural learning, on the development of language and identity, and on the curriculum, Emma Betz and Michael Boehringer
