Presentations | Scholar | University of Waterloo

“‘Unter der Ö.B.-Lupe’: Caricature and Comics in the National Socialist Newspaper Österreichischer Beobachter, 1938-1944”, at German Studies Canada Conference, Toronto, ON, Monday, May 29, 2023

Developing Students' Communication Skills in Statistics Sunday, May 28, 2023

At the Statistical Society of Canada annual meeting in Ottawa, I co-facilitated the statistical education workshop with five other colleagues.

Abstract:

It is critical to equip students with professional skills. In particular, they need to develop effective verbal and written communication skills and it is our responsibility to help them in the process. As statistics educators, we strive to include meaningful relevant course activities that provide our students with opportunities to develop reasoning skills and a deep...

“Demolishing the Labyrinth: Guido Crepax’s Re-Imagining of Franz Kafka’s The Trial”, at Canadian Society for the Study of Comics Conference, Toronto, ON, Saturday, May 27, 2023

Learning to Keep Your "Head Above Water" as a New Instructor Thursday, May 11, 2023:

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At the First-Year Math & Stats in Canada (FYMSiC) online one-day conference, I spoke about advice that I received before starting my full-time teaching position.

Abstract:

As a new instructor there are many items that you need to learn, such as your institution's learning management system, other systems, courses, expectations, and so on. This talk will discuss different ways that new instructors can ease their heavy workloads by learning to NOT "re-invent the wheel" when teaching a new course for the first time.

Universal Design for Learning - Assessing Inclusively, at Waterloo, Friday, May 5, 2023

Part of the Math Teaching Colloquium held at the MAA Seaway Section meeting Read more about Universal Design for Learning - Assessing Inclusively

Young Disabled Adults Accessing Social Services in the Waterloo-Wellington Region Wednesday, April 12, 2023:

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This poster by Vicky Ikeno shows her undergraduate thesis research findings. It was presented at the University of Waterloo Psychology student research conference. Read more about Young Disabled Adults Accessing Social Services in the Waterloo-Wellington Region

Categorical sl2 actions and RoCK blocks, at Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, February 15, 2023:

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Video of the talk

It's a well-known theorem of Scopes that if we consider the blocks of FpSm for all m geq 0 with a fixed defect group, they will break into a finite number of Morita equivalence classes. In fact, it was later shown by Chuang and Rouquier that all blocks with a fixed defect group are derived equivalent; from this perspective, one can think of Scopes' theorem as the observation that “most” of Chuang and Rouquier's derived equivalences are induced by Morita equivalences (i.e. are t-exact). I'll discuss how one can...

Authentic Assessment for Today's Students Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Video and slides: https://olsume.org/event/authentic-assessment-for-todays-students/

Abstract: The role of assessment in education is wide-ranging, and how we choose to assess our students will impact what they do and how they learn. Can we design assessments that serve as both accurate measures of understanding and valuable learning activities that aid knowledge retention? Can we make them accessible to a diverse group of students each with their own unique needs? In this talk, I will describe several examples of innovative assessments used in Math classes at...