ISSOTL 2017

The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (ISSoTL) 2017 was held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from October 11th – 14th.

The following U of T affiliated members (alphabetically listed) shared the following topics:

Determining the benefits of writing instruction in a required research methods course

Jayne Baker
UTM Sociology

Assessing learning in upper-level undergraduate active learning courses through pre- and post-design
(Poster)

Jayne Baker
Nathan Innocente
UTM Sociology

Supporting student learning in a large lecture-based course

Jayne Baker
Nathan Innocente
UTM Sociology

Using SoTL as a portal for Cross-Disciplinary Pedagogical Projects: the Virtual Mystery Project
(Poster)

Kenneth Berry
UTM Library
Michael DeBraga
UTM RGASC and Biology
Sherry Fukuzawa
UTM Anthropology
Simone Laughton
UTM Library
Heather Miller
Anthropology
Trevor Orchard
UTM Anthropology

Mapping the SoTL Journey: Chronicling the Development and Adaptation of a Learning Game Paradigm across Time, Context, and Discipline

Kosha Bramesfeld
CTSI

Student ratings of instruction (SRI): Mediating the process, maximizing interpretive power, and magnifying SoTL possibilities

Megan Burnett
Gregory Hum
Carol Rolheiser
CTSI

Expanding the SoTL Landscape: Using a study on mentoring for teaching to mobilize new research and practices

Megan Burnett
Gregory Hum
Cora McCloy
Carol Rolheiser
CTSI

Engaging students through partnerships: Including the learner’s voice in simulation teaching
(Poster)

Erica Cambly
Nursing

Facilitating learning using online video with peer-to-peer and self-evaluation
(Poster)

Erica Cambly
Nursing

Collaborative educational design: Development of a re-usable module for health science students

Erica Cambly
Jana Lok
Nursing

Creating Low Stakes Learning Environments that Address Undergraduate Students’ Anxiety

Erica Cambly
Laura Fairley
Jana Lok
Nursing

Fit-Breaks: A Physical Activity-Based Intervention for the University Classroom
(Poster)

Jessica Dere
UTSC Psychology
Brian Harrington
UTSC Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Alyona Koulanova
Ary Maharaj
UTSC 

Amongst a sea of data: Telling meaningful stories about our programming

Alli Diskin
Michal Kasprzak
Marie Vander Kloet
CTSI/TATP

Challenges Using Problem-Based Learning in First-Year University Courses

Beth Fischer
Woodsworth College

 SoTL Aspirations: Multidisciplinary Writing Groups as an entrance into the practice of SoTL for Contingent Instructors
(Poster)

Sherry Fukuzawa
UTM Anthropology
Marie Vander Kloet
CTSI/TATP

IFCAT: An Immediate Feedback Collaborative Assessment Tool

Brian Harrington
Sohee Kang
UTSC Computer and Mathematical Sciences

Learning problems: Assessing problem-solving and knowledge acquisition in a problem-based learning criminology course

Nathan Innocente
UTM Sociology

Mapping Critical Thinking Education (CTE) in Twenty-First Century SOTL: A Graspable Synthesis of the Critical Thinking Process
(Poster)

Aakriti Kapoor
UTSC English

Threshold concepts of Professional Accountability and Patient Safety for nursing students: Can simulations help?
(Poster)

Pamela Khan
Nursing

Decolonizing the Syllabus

Rachel La Touche
Sociology

Partnering Research with Practice in Undergraduate Research and Inquiry

Andrew Perrella
Faculty of Medicine (MD Candidate)

Panel: Feminist, Anti-racist and Anti-colonial Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?: Creating sites and spaces for critical engagement in teaching and learning work, research and culture

Marie Vander Kloet
CTSI/TATP

Reaching New Heights Through Writing to Learn: An Experiment in First-Year Anthropology Tutorials

Andrea Williams
Faculty Arts & Science

Colonial Mentality and Pedagogical Implications-A Case of Overseas Chinese Students 
(Poster)

Vicki Jingjing Zhang
Statistical Science