People profiles

Donna Ellis

Director

Email: donnae@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 35713
Office: EC3 2017
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Since 1994, Dr. Donna Ellis has supported the teaching development of Waterloo faculty members and graduate students.

In her role as Director, she oversees the strategic direction of the Centre's work which includes individual faculty consultations; events directed at graduate students, new faculty, and established faculty regarding face-to-face teaching, blended learning, emerging technologies, and integrative learning; online resources; curriculum and program review consultations; and research and evaluation. She also engages in both research and institutional-level projects about teaching and learning. In March 2019, she will assume the role of President Elect for the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education.

Veronica Brown

Senior Instructional Developer, Curriculum & Quality Enhancement

Email: veronica.brown@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 31096
Office: EC3 2023B
Pronouns: she/her/hers

As Senior Instructional Developer, Curriculum & Quality Enhancement, Veronica Brown provides oversight and facilitative support for departmental and Faculty-wide curriculum planning initiatives. She also leads the development and implementation of the Centre’s assessment plan for understanding the impact and quality of our work. Veronica works closely with colleagues across campus who support program development and review, including members of the Office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic, the Quality Assurance Office, and the Graduate Studies Office.

Trevor Holmes

Senior Instructional Developer, Faculty Programs and Research

Email: tholmes@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33408
Office: EC3 2009

As Senior Instructional Developer, Faculty Programs and Research, Dr. Trevor Holmes plans and delivers workshops and events for faculty, departments, and support units.

Katherine Lithgow

Senior Instructional Developer, Integrative Learning

Email: klithgow@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 37076
Office: EC3 2023A

As Senior Instructional Developer, Integrative Learning, Katherine Lithgow facilitates e-portfolio and integrative learning initiatives, supporting instructors across campus with the design and implementation of activities that help students integrate learning in academic, workplace, community and social environments.

Mark Morton

Senior Instructional Developer, Emerging Technologies

Email: mmorton@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 37765
Skype: mmorton@uwaterloo.ca
Office: EC3 2023C
Pronouns: he/him/his

As Senior Instructional Developer, Emerging Technologies, Dr. Mark Morton helps instructors and staff discover and use new learning technologies in pedagogically effective ways. Please note that Mark will be on a self-funded, one year leave from March 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020.

Mary Power

Senior Instructional Developer, Blended Learning

Email: m2power@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 35931
Office: EC3 2023D

As Senior Instructional Developer, Blended Learning, Mary Power develops programming that promotes the effective use of the online environment in on-campus courses.

Svitlana Taraban-Gordon

Senior Instructional Developer, Graduate Programs & Internationalization

Email: staraban@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 37110
Office: EC3 2011
Pronouns: she/her/hers

As Senior Instructional Developer, Graduate Programs & Internationalization, Dr. Svitlana Taraban-Gordon oversees campus-wide teaching development programs directed at graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. She coordinates several certificate programs including the Fundamentals of University Teaching and the Certificate in University Teaching.

Kyle Scholz

Instructional Developer, Research and Consulting

Email: kwscholz@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 31240
Office: EC3 2012C

As Instructional Developer, Research and Consulting, Dr. Kyle Scholz consults with and supports faculty and staff on the design and implementation of pedagogical research. He also chairs the annual University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference, and administers the Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) grant program.

Monica Vesely

Instructional Developer, Curriculum and Programming

Email: mvesely@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 31721
Office: EC3 2012K

As Instructional Developer, Faculty Programs and Consulting, Monica Vesely designs and delivers instructional development programs and provides confidential consultations for faculty members and staff instructors in course design, instructional skills and evaluation. She also provides support to individual faculty members and instructional staff through consultations, teaching observations, teaching retreats, and Centre for Teaching Excellence workshops.

Stephanie White

Instructional Developer, TA Training and Writing Support

Email: stephanie.white@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33771
Office: EC3 2027A
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Dr. Stephanie White supports writing instruction at the course, department, and faculty levels by sharing her expertise on designing writing and communication assignments in any discipline, teaching with writing, providing feedback on assignments, facilitating student peer review, developing rubrics, teaching multilingual writers, and training TAs to teach writing.

Kristin Brown

Educational Research Associate

Email: kristin.brown@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 32940
Office: EC3 2012D

As Educational Research Associate, Dr. Kristin Brown supports the Centre for Teaching Excellence’s assessment and evaluation work. She also consults with faculty and staff members conducting teaching and learning research and applying for Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) grants. Further, she is involved with planning the University of Waterloo’s annual Teaching and Learning conference.

Linda McNenly

Research Associate

Email: lmcnenly@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 37388
Office: EC3 2012F

Dr. Linda McNenly has joined CTE for four months as a Research Associate supporting the work of the Complementary Teaching Assessment committee, as well as the GSPA Task Force on Graduate Supervision. She brings to CTE her research experience in academic, health, and nonprofit sectors.

Alisa Sivak

Communications Associate

Email: amsivak@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 31737
Office: EC3 2012L

As Communications Associate, Alisa Sivak provides guidance on the development of faculty nomination dossiers for external teaching awards. She also supports CTE’s communications, manages the Centre’s online presence, and supports initiatives to help promote the excellent teaching happening across campus at Waterloo.

Victoria Feth

Faculty Liaison: Arts

Email: victoria.feth@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519 888 4567 ext. 33851
Office: PAS 1234

As a Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Faculty Liaison for the Faculty of Arts and Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo (AFIW), Victoria Feth supports instructors with teaching and learning and the effective integration of technology in their courses. She also serves as a guide for instructors to access other CTE resources.

Scott Anderson

Faculty Liaison: Environment; Accounting & Finance; Political Science; Economics

Email: scott.anderson@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 32509
Office: EV2 1016

As a Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Faculty Liaison, Scott Anderson helps instructors in the faculties of Arts and Environment integrate technology into their teaching through innovative learning activities.

Paul Kates

Faculty Liaison: Mathematics

Email: pkates@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 37047
Office: MC 3044

As a Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Faculty Liaison, Paul Kates helps instructors in the Faculty of Mathematics integrate technology into their teaching through innovative learning activities.

Samar Mohamed

Faculty Liaison: Engineering

Email: samar.mohamed@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 35902
Office: E7 2452

As a Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Faculty Liaison, Dr. Samar Mohamed helps instructors in the Faculty of Engineering integrate technology into their teaching through innovative learning activities.

Jason Thompson

Faculty Liaison: Science

Email: jason.thompson@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33225
Office: B2-358D

As a Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Faculty Liaison, Jason Thompson supports instructors in the Faculty of Science with teaching and learning and the effective use of technology in their courses.

Christine Zaza

Faculty Liaison: Applied Health Sciences, Psychology, Sociology & Legal Studies, and Support Units

Email: zaza@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 37808
Office: LHI 1615

As a Centre for Teaching Excellence Faculty Liaison for the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences (AHS), Arts (Psychology, Sociology, and Legal Studies), and Support Units, Dr. Christine Zaza facilitates the uptake of teaching and learning initiatives established by CTE, emphasizing blended learning, learning technologies and course design.

Verna Keller

Program Coordinator, Faculty Programs

Email: vkeller@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33857
Office: EC3 2012A

As Program Coordinator, Verna Keller provides support to the instructional development staff in the Centre for Teaching Excellence. She co-ordinates the University’s Distinguished Teacher Award program as well as the Amit and Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student Award program.

Monika Soczewinski

Program Coordinator, Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs

Email: m2soczewinski@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33132
Office: EC3 2027A
Pronouns: she/her/hers

As Program Coordinator, Monika Soczewinski works with the Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs at the Center for Teaching Excellence.

Maris Weiss

Administrative Assistant

Email: maris.weiss@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33153
Office: EC3 2012J

As Administrative Assistant, Maris provides a wide range of departmental support, including administrative support, financial management, human resource management, technical support, safety planning, and support to the Director.