A Year of COVID-19: Teaching and Learning

Thursday, June 17, 2021 11:45 am - 11:45 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

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The last installment of the A Year of COVID-19 series is planned for Thursday, June 17 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Please visit theA Year of COVID-19 web page to register for this event.

A discussion of the transformational changes to pedagogy/work that have been driven by the pandemic including best practices, challenges, and lessons learned. The Q&A discussion will be moderated by David DeVidi, Associate Vice-President, Academic. The panel features:

  • Clare Bermingham, Director of the Writing and Communication Centre, University of Waterloo (Access and Affect: Virtually supporting student writers and speakers during COVID-19)
  • Rollen D’Souza, PhD student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo (Lessons learned from designing an engaging remote lab in the applied sciences)
  • Travis Ratnam, Co-founder and CEO, Knowledgehook Inc. (Knowledgehook’s Agrarian Office – The future of remote workplaces and K-12 teacher communities)
  • Diana Skrzydlo, Continuing Lecturer, Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo (Beyond the pandemic: A breadth of meaningful assessments)