2013 Staff research and service

James Barnett, School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo (Principal Applicant) and Julie Timmermans, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo (Co-Applicant)
Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) Seed Grant – Identifying and Decoding Bottlenecks in Tax

Investigators:  Erika Kustra, University of Windsor (Principal Investigator); Paola Borin, Ryerson University, Debra Dawson, Western University; Donna Ellis, University of Waterloo; Lori Goff, McMaster University; Jill Grose, Brock University; Sandy Hughes, Wilfrid Laurier University; Peter Wolf, University of Guelph
Productiviity and Innovation Fund Grant, Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities
Grant amount:  $175,000
Project title: Teaching Culture Indicators: Enhancing Quality Teaching

Donna Ellis
Robert J. Menges Award – award given at Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network conference for rigorous research being presented - sole author
 

Trevor Holmes
Cultural Studies (KS) 101: Culture in Thematic Perspective (Winter 2013, course offered through Wilfrid Laurier University’s Culture Studies department)

Samar Mohamed
General Engineering (GENE) 123: Electrical Engineering (Winter 2013 and Spring 2013, course offered by Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering)

Svitlana Taraban-Gordon
PD 8: Intercultural Skills (Winter 2013, Spring 2013 and Fall 2013)

Edginton, A.N., Power, M., Stark, A., and Holbrook, J. (2013). Using student feedback to design a more effective clinical biochemistry course component. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 5(1), 23-32. Retrieved July 7, 2015, from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877129712000986

Timmermans, J.(2014). Identifying threshold concepts in the careers of educational developers. International Journal for Academic Development, 305-317.

Holmes, T. and Taraban-Gordon, S.  (2013, April). Presentation to a delegation from Thailand.

Lithgow, K., and Penny Light, T. (2013, June).  Documenting learning with portfolios: planning for effective implementation and impact. Workshop. University of McMaster, Hamilton.

Morton, M. (2013, February). E-portfolios: recent global trend for learning outcomes assessment. Keynote presentation delivered at the 2013 Teaching Symposium at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Morton, M. (2013, February). Student learning assessment through the LMS. Workshop presented at the 2013 Teaching Symposium at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

Morton, M. (2013, February). E-Portfolios as a tool for student learning outcomes assessment. Workshop presented at the 2013 Teaching Symposium at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Morton, M. (2013, February). Personal response systems (Clickers) as a tool for learning assessment. Workshop delivered at the 2013 Teaching Symposium at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Morton, M. (2013, February). How can I reduce my time marking assignments? Workshop delivered at the 2013 Teaching Symposium at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Morton, M. (2013, March). Social media tools. Information session presented for the Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.

Morton, M. (2013, April). Productivity tools. Three workshops presented at the 2013 Staff Conference, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.

Morton, M. (2013, October). E-Portfolios: A tool for deepening learning, showcasing achievements and assessing competencies. Workshop presented at the 2013 International Conference of Medical Educators, organized by Riphah University (Pakistan) and held in Balaclava, Mauritius.

Morton, M. (2013, October). Blended learning: enhancing learning outcomes by developing online learning activities and face-to-face learning activities that reinforce each other. Workshop presented at the 2013 International Conference of Medical Educators, organized by Riphah University (Pakistan) and held in Balaclava, Mauritius.

Morton, M. (2013, December). Instructional technologies. Workshop presented at the annual retreat of the Department of Physics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.

Penny Light, P., Lithgow, K., Thompson, J., Ambrose, G.A., Batson, T.,  and Batson, J.(2013, November).  The power of ePortfolios: documenting and managing nowledge assets in today’s labour market. Workshop facilitated at Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment (CAPLA) Conference - The Currency of Competencies-Revival, Rewards and Risks. Toronto, Canada. 

Timmermans, J.  (2013, January).  Threshold concepts (Meyer & Land, 2003): ces concepts ont-ils le potentiel de transformer l’apprentissage et l’enseignement? Une exploration collective des implications pour l’enseignement et l’apprentissage du français.  Seminar facilitated for the Department of French Studies Lecture Series, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.

Timmermans, J.  (2013, October).  Transitions and thresholds: An integrative approach to understanding learning development.  Seminar facilitated for the Centre for Knowledge Integration Seminar Series, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.  

Armitage, H., & Ellis, D.E. (2013, June). Assessing innovation in higher education. Presented at the annual Society for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education conference, Sydney, NS. 

Baja, A., Fefekos, D., and Lithgow, K. (2013, September). Innovative Uses of Desire2Learn ePortfolio at the University of Waterloo. Presentation at the Ontario Desire2Learn Ignite conference in Guelph, Ontario.

Barnett, J., & Timmermans, J. (2013, April).  The role of identifying and decoding bottlenecks in the redesign of tax curriculum. Presentation at the 5th Annual Opportunities and New Directions (OND) Conference, Waterloo, ON.

Ellis, D.E. (2013, November). Why students avoid risking engagement with innovative instructional methods. Presented at the annual Professional and Organizational Development Network conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Ellis, D.E., Stubley, G., McAllister, M.L., Jayasundera, R., & Anthony, K. (2013, February). Distributed educational development: Expanding capacity to foster change. Presented at the annual Educational Developers Caucus conference, Waterloo, ON.

Ho, C., Tsang, J., Wasfi, O., Power, M., Morphy, B., Poon, C., & Tong, B. (2013, June). Effectiveness of extracurricular journal clubs on pharmacy students’ learning of evidence-based medicine and critical appraisal. Poster presented at the Canadian Pharmacy Education and Research Conference (CPERC), Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON.

Holbrook, J., & Lithgow, K., (2013, February). Helping faculty navigate the next 5 years – learning from the past to plan for the future. Presented at the annual Educational Developers Caucus conference, Waterloo, ON.

Holbrook, J., Penny Light, T., Dabrowski, G., Pol, A., & Torrie, S. (2013, April).  'High speed’ learning - Insights into a course redesign to blended-accelerated and fully online.  Presented at the Opportunities and New Directions (OND) conference, Waterloo, ON. 

Holmes, T. (2013, February). Do we really need to be central? Presented at the annual Educational Developers Caucus conference, Waterloo, ON.

Kristensen, E., Ellis, D.E., & Winer, L. (2013, February). Opportunity knocks… what next? Presented at the annual Educational Developers Caucus conference, Waterloo, ON.

Lithgow, K. , MacLean, T., Malleck, G., Roberts-Smith, J., & Sproule, R. (2013, April). E-portfolios- benefits, challenges and impact on student learning.  Presented at the Opportunities and New Directions (OND) conference, Waterloo, ON.

Mohamed, S. , & Calamai, P. (2013, April). A non-traditional approach to engage engineering students with their own learning. Presented at the 5th Annual Opportunities and New Directions (OND) Conference, Waterloo, ON.

Morton, M. Blended learning: enhancing learning outcomes by developing online learning activities and face-to-face learning activities that reinforce each other. Presentation at the 2013 Eli Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. 

Sheffield, S., Korpan, C., & Taraban-Gordon, S. (2013, February). Teaching assistant competencies: Increasing potential. Presented at the annual Educational Developers Caucus conference, Waterloo, ON.

Stubley, G., & Timmermans, J.  (2013, April). Generating effective feedback from demonstration lectures.  Presentation at the 5th Annual Opportunities and New Directions (OND) Conference, Waterloo, ON.

Taraban-Gordon, S. (2013, February).  Designing courses that prepare students for the global workplace. Poster presented at the Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Blacksburg, VA. 

Timmermans, J. & Barnett, J.  (2013, June).  The role of identifying and decoding bottlenecks in the redesign of tax curriculum. Presentation at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), Cape Breton Island, NS.

Donna Ellis
Chair, Spirit of POD Award Subcommittee, Professional and Organizational Development Network
Advisory Board member, University of Waterloo's Management Studies program

Jane Holbrook
Member, LEO (Learning Environment Operations)
Member, Copyright Advisory Committee
Chair, Instructor Resources Repository Committee
Logistics Coordinator, Congress 2012, Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education 

Katherine Lithgow
Member, LEO (Learning Environment Operations)
Member, Student Leadership Consultation Group
Member, Success Planning Working Group
Member, Experiential Education External Scan Working Group
Team Leader, High Impact Practices and Student Success Group
Co-Coordinator, Case Based Learning Community Group

Svitlana Taraban-Gordon
Member, Planning Committee for the 2013 International Education Week
Member, International Operations Group
Ontario member-at-large, TAGSA

Julie Timmermans
Chair, Opportunities and New Directions (OND) Conference
Member, Growth Edge Network

Brown, V. Opportunities and New Directions (OND) Proposal Review

Brown, V. Reviewer for the Professional and Organizational Developers Network annual conference

Ellis, D.E. Editorial Board Member, Innovative Higher Education (2013-2016)

Ellis, D.E. Reviewer, Studies in Graduate and Professional Student Development

Ellis, D.E. Reviewer, Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) Seed Grants

Lithgow, K. Reviewer, Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) Seed Grants

Taraban-Gordon, S. Reviewer, Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) Seed Grants

Timmermans, J.  Reviewer for the International Journal for Academic Development (IJAD)

Timmermans, J.  Reviewer for the Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CJSoTL)

Timmermans, J. Reviewer for the Teaching and Learning Inquiry (TLI), the ISSoTL Journal