Presentations

At the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) Winter Meeting in Toronto, as part of the session "Community Building in Instructor Training" I spoke about research into training graduate TAs on active learning.

Abstract: 

One important and, at times, overlooked component of instructor training is the training of our graduate students in their roles as graduate teaching assistants. Although decades of research into evidence-based active learning activities are regularly shared between and practiced by instructors, this is not always introduced...

Video recording of talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlUrfCqvKNk&t=102s 

Abstract:
Like many instructors, during the pandemic I developed lecture videos for the courses I taught. I also discovered many advantages with online teaching, although I missed the classroom interactions. When teaching in-person this Fall, I wanted to keep the best of both worlds and so I fully flipped my course, STAT 334. Lecture material is delivered asynchronously via videos and the reduced in-class time prioritizes active learning and formative assessment.

In this...

At the Actuarial Teaching Conference in Chicago, IL, I spoke about Universal Design for Learning and how to make actuarial classes more accessible and equitable. 

Abstract:
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) refers to course design choices that maximize the accessibility of your material and assessments to students. It can have huge benefits for students with disabilities, but also has a positive impact on all students. This phenomenon is sometimes called the “curb cut effect,” where an accommodation for some people makes the world better for everyone. When applying...