Teaching Stories

Teaching Stories banner


At any university, faculty members are surrounded by peers who engage in brilliant research, collegial service, and excellent teaching. 

Of these three activities, the first two are easily witnessed: with a click of a few buttons, we can access research published by colleagues, and in committee meetings we see the skill and dedication with which colleagues serve their departments and faculties.

The third activity – teaching – is less visible. Teaching typically happens behind the closed door of a classroom, where students witness and experience the teaching practice of their instructor, but colleagues are left, so to speak, in the dark. 

To help bring the excellent teaching of colleagues to light, CTE is developing a series of "teaching stories": brief profiles of Waterloo instructors whose teaching is especially effective, innovative, or otherwise noteworthy. The purpose of these teaching stories is to honour excellent teaching in its own right, and to share good practices that can inspire or benefit other Waterloo instructors. 

To read our teaching stories, click on the photos below.

Bryan Grimwood
        Bryan
     Grimwood
Naila Keleta-Mae
       Naila
   Keleta-Mae
Troy Glover
        Troy
      Glover
Robert Sproule
        Robert
        Sproule
Laura Johnson
         Laura
       Johnson
Katherine Acheson
     Katherine
      Acheson
Christine Moresoli
       Christine
        Moresoli
Greta Kroeker
        Greta
       Kroeker
Steve Furino
         Steve
        Furino
Katie Misener
         Katie
       Misener
Christine McWebb
       Christine
       McWebb
Owen Gallupe
        Owen
       Gallupe
Firas Mansour
        Firas
     Mansour
Mary Louise McAllister
    Mary Louise
     McAllister
BJ Rye

           BJ
          Rye

Hilary Bergsieker
       Hilary
    
Bergsieker
Brendon Larson
      Brendon
       Larson
Bill Power
          Bill
        Power
Robert Danisch
          Robert
         Danisch
Rohan Jaysundera
        Rohan
    Jayasundera
Jasmin Habib
       Jasmin
​        Habib
Ian Rowlands

         Ian  
     Rowlands
Reza Ramezan
          Reza
       Ramezan
Shannon Dea

     Shannon
         Dea
Geoff Malleck
        Geoff
       Malleck
Stephan Idziak
        Stefan
         Idziak
Scott Leatherdale
        Scott
   Leatherdale
Mat Schulze
           Mat
       Schulze
Cyntha Struthers
        Cyntha
      Struthers
Marcel Pinheiro

       Marcel
     Pinheiro
Sue Stathopulos
         Sue
   
Stathopulos
Kelly Anthony

         Kelly
       Anthony
Veronica Kitchen
      Veronica
       Kitchen
Jonathan Fugelsang
     Jonathan
    Fugelsang
Gord Stubley
      Gordon
      Stubley
Gary Bruce
         Gary
        Bruce
Barbara Schmenk
      Barbara
     Schmenk
Fiona Dunbar
        Fiona
       
Dunbar
Jason Grove
         Jason
         Grove
James Skidmore
        James
     ​Skidmore
Jonathan Witt
       Jonathan
          Witt
Tamara Maciel
        Tamara
         Maciel
Derek Suderman
         Derek
       Suderman
Kanstantsin Tsedryk
     Kanstantsin
        Tsedryk
Joe Sanderson
       Joseph
    Sanderson
Simron Singh
       Simron
        Singh
Patricia Hrynchak
       Patricia
      Hrynchak
Denise Marigold
       Denise
      Marigold
Brian Forrest
         Brian
       Forrest
Wayne Chang
        Wayne
        ​Chang
David Harmsworth
       David
  Harmsworth
Cynthia Richard
      Cynthia
      Richard
   

We'll be adding new teaching stories every term, so if you know of a colleague who would be a good subject, please contact Mark Morton