The Call for Proposals for CTE's ninth annual Teaching and Learning Conference closes Thursday, January 26.
This year's theme is "Cultivating Curiosity in Teaching and Learning." For more information about the Conference, please visit the Conference website. We look forward to seeing you on April 27, 2017.
Interested in helping students grow their teamwork skills? Instructors from the Faculty of Engineering will share their approach in a presentation about a series of teamwork training workshops created and tested in co-operation with the Student Success Office. Recipients of CTE's LITE Full Grant, the presenters will discuss their experiential teamwork modules targeted at undergraduate engineering students. By integrating the modules into courses with existing team projects, students are provided with opportunities to both learn the foundational knowledge required for effective teamwork, and to practice and develop the associated skills in an authentic team environment. The design of these modules is based on the teamwork literature and a process of pilot-testing and revision.
All are welcome and lunch will be provided. Join us on Friday, January 20, 12:00-1:00 in CPH 4333.
Doctoral students Amanda Garcia and Lauren Hayward Sierens will present their educational research on women in STEM and gender bias in the classroom in two interactive presentations on Wed., Jan. 18, 1:30-3:00. Participants will learn to describe the effects of gender bias on female students and will discuss a range of strategies intended to create inclusive classroom environments and to encourage women to embark upon and continue studies in STEM. The Centre for Teaching Excellence is hosting this event as part of the Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) program. All are welcome.
Jason Thompson is the new CTE Liaison for the Faculty of Science. Jason comes to us from the University of Guelph where he worked for ten years in their teaching and learning unit, OpenEd, as Instructional Technology Specialist providing support and advice to faculty regarding teaching strategies, learning activities, course design, assessment methods, instructional innovations, and the integration of appropriate and effective learning technologies in their face-to-face courses. He has his BSc from the University of Guelph in Environmental Biology and a B.Ed from Queen’s University. Those that work with Jason discover his pedagogy-first approach and his enthusiasm for the learning process.
The Call for Proposals for the ninth annual Teaching and Learning Conference is now open!
This year's theme is "Cultivating Curiosity in Teaching and Learning". For more information about the Conference, please visit the Conference website.
We look forward to seeing you on April 27, 2017.
Title: Student experiences of in-class quiz questions: The roles of feedback and question duration
Presenter: Dan Smilek, Psychology
Date: Friday, November 18, 2016 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: PAS 4032
Donna Ellis, Director of the Centre for Teaching Excellence, is leading the University of Waterloo implementation of a research project to assess instructors’, staff members’, and students’ perceptions of university teaching culture. The research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and is being conducted at eight other universities in Canada.
Dr. Lisa Kabesh has joined the Centre for Teaching Excellence as Communications Associate. Lisa brings a background in instructional development and writing to her work at the Centre: before starting at the CTE, Lisa worked as a writing consultant and has worked at McMaster University’s teaching and learning centre.