Presentations

Meg Gibson, Brianna Urquhart, and Hannah Monroe did an Advanced Field Instructor Training for people connected with the schools of social work at Renison University College/ University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University. The slides are posted below.

For a recording, see https://uwaterloo.zoom.us/rec/play/_zCMGfwevByjhZGb257HcQIizU296Nay-JAvG31BHizI6ctUJ3vcY6A3gZVTq4PQtZFdX5pMdSg-JCrU.14grurGOKADf0sAm?canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&continueMode=true&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fuwaterloo.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%...

At the Math Teaching Seminar, I spoke about practices that I employ in my courses at the University of Waterloo to encourage and promote student voices.

Abstract:

One of my teaching goals for the past year was to establish practices in my courses that promote student voices and intentionally gather student feedback throughout the term. As a result, these practices have developed into a cohesive process that: (1) begins before the first day of class, (2) relies on anonymous and known feedback from students (the latter acquired from “Student Reps”),...

The cover of Daniela Schreiter’s 2014 bestseller Schattenspringer: Wie es ist, anders zu sein (literally, “Shadow Jumper: What It’s Like to Be Different,” translated as The World Beyond My Shadow: A Life with Autism, 2020) proclaims itself as “enlightening about Asperger-autism, barely known in Germany, and dispelling prejudices,” further describing autism as a “taboo topic [Tabuthema].” The comic’s publisher, Panini, which long showed little interest in producing...

At the Western Conference on Science Education in London, I co-facilitated and moderated the first contributed debate with Professor Holly Steeves.

Abstract:

Be it resolved: Recording live lectures is a post-pandemic practice that must be considered. During the pandemic, many students became accustomed to having materials - in recorded format - posted on their learning management systems (LMS). Such recordings were either created in advance or during live lectures. But we must ask ourselves how these practices have influenced students' learning and...