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A student and faculty member overlooking a laptop and documents.
Thursday, April 4, 2024

Student-faculty partnerships: The role of paid co-op experiences in enhancing teaching and learning

Between 2020 and 2022, the University of Waterloo rapidly hired and trained over 1000 undergraduate co-operative education (co-op) students as part of the Online Learning Assistant (OLA) Program, to support faculty (i.e., course instructors) in the transition to online teaching. Our research findings suggest that these co-op hires were incredibly beneficial to many faculty, with their efforts ultimately leading to improvements in teaching and learning.

2 students wearing masks ouside of B2 social listing image
Monday, December 4, 2023

The impact of remote work on workplace friendship development for co-op students

This research study explored the kinds of friendships co-op students make on work terms and how they are impacted by remote work. We also examined the impacts of these friendships on outcomes that are important to both students and employers.  

Three students standing side by side wearing black cloaks and black and white headbands
Friday, January 1, 2021

Developing and delivering a culturally relevant international work-integrated learning exchange for Indigenous students

Decolonization and Indigenization are increasingly important topics in post-secondary education. This paper evaluates an international Indigenous work-integrated learning (WIL) exchange between University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada and three Australian Universities.

Three co-op students dressed in business clothing, walking together outside Roy Thompson Hall
Friday, January 1, 2021

Employers’ perspectives about hiring students from international pathways

A growing number of students from international pathways (SFIP) are coming to study at Canadian post-secondary institutions. These students often participate in work-integrated learning programs. In this study, the researchers explored perceptions held by employers regarding the hiring of these students.