CERTIFICATES IN UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND LEARNING · informed approach to teaching and learning. In this certificate program postdoctoral scholars explore cutting-edge teaching and

CERTIFICATES IN UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND LEARNING

Postdoctoral Scholars

Year-end Report, July 2018

With funding from the

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Introduction

ThePostdoctoralScholarCertificateinUniversityTeaching&Learningisaflexibleandcomprehensiveprogramthathelpspostdoctoralscholarsdevelopareflective,evidence-based,andtheoretically-informedapproachtoteachingandlearning.Inthiscertificateprogrampostdoctoralscholarsexplorecutting-edgeteachingandlearningpractices,experimentwiththelatestlearningtechnologies,prepareforcompetitivejobmarkets,andbuildconnectionswithfellowpostdoctoralscholarsacrosscampus.

TheTaylorInstituteforTeachingandLearningoffersfiveteachingdevelopmentprograms,throughwhichpostdoctoralscholarscanearnadigitalbadgeasrecognitionoftheirachievement.PostdoctoralscholarswhoearnallfivedigitalbadgescompletethePostdoctoralScholarCertificateinUniversityTeachingandLearning.

Thefiveteachingdevelopmentprogramsare:

1EmergingTeachersDevelopment

2ScholarshipofTeachingandLearning(SoTL)Foundations

3LearningSpacesandDigitalPedagogies

4TheoriesandIssuesinTeachingandLearning

5DevelopingYourTeachingDossier

Bytheendofthecertificateprogram,postdoctoralscholarshave:

• Engagedincollaborative,criticallyreflectiveconversationswithcolleaguestoexplorecurrentissues,theoriesandresearchinpostsecondaryeducation

• Identifiedandimplementedresearch-informedteachingmethodsthatenhanceparticipantlearning

• Practicedpeerteaching,andcollectingandrespondingtofeedbackfromcolleagues• ArticulatedaresearchquestionanddevelopedaplantoconductaSoTLproject• Evaluatedandselectedeffectivelearningtechnologiesandmaximizespacestoenhance

participantlearning• Developedateachingphilosophy/dossierthatalignskeybeliefsaboutteachingandlearning

tosourcesofevidencedrawnfromparticipationinthecertificateprogram

*Allpostdoctoralworkincludedasexemplarsinthisreporthasbeenapprovedforinclusionbythepostdoctoralscholars.

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Contents Workshopsbythenumbers 4

EmergingTeachersDevelopment 5

ScholarshipofTeachingandLearningFoundations 7

LearningSpacesandDigitalPedagogies 9

TheoriesandIssuesinPostsecondaryTeachingandLearning 11

DevelopingaTeachingDossier 13

CertificateCompletion 15

ScholarlyDissemination 16

LessonsLearned 17

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Workshops by the Numbers

Workshopregistrations

Overall UniqueArts 76 14CummingSchoolofMedicine 113 35EnvironmentalDesign 0 0HaskayneSchoolofBusiness 0 0Kinesiology 66 10Law 0 0LibrariesandCulturalResources 0 0Nursing 34 1NursingQatar 0 0SchulichSchoolofEngineering 88 28Science 163 35SocialWork 0 0TaylorInstituteforTeachingandLearning 36 3VeterinaryMedicine 13 4WerklundSchoolofEducation 19 1Other 21 6TOTAL 629 134

Ofthe134uniquepostdoctoralscholars,only14indicatedtheyarecurrentlyteaching.Theteachingexperienceofthepostdoctoralscholarsintheworkshopsrangedfromneverhavingtaught(n=33)togreaterthan10yearsofteachingexperience(n=4).

Teachingexperience NNotyet 33<1year 151-3years 293-6years 246-9years 1510+years 4

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Emerging Teachers Development TheEmergingTeachersDevelopmentProgramoffersaseriesofworkshopsforpostdoctoralscholarsinterestedindevelopingtheiruniversityteaching,withopportunitiesfordiscussion,practice,andreflection.Postdoctoralscholarswhocompleteaminimumoffiveworkshopsinthisprogram,andwriteandsubmitareflectionthatdemonstratestheirlearningfromparticipationintheworkshopsareeligibletoearntheEmergingTeachersDevelopmentbadge.

EmergingTeachersDevelopmentbytheNumbers

OverallArts 1CummingSchoolofMedicine 1EnvironmentalDesign 0HaskayneSchoolofBusiness 0Kinesiology 2Law 0LibrariesandCulturalResources 0Nursing 1NursingQatar 0SchulichSchoolofEngineering 1Science 5SocialWork 0TaylorInstituteforTeachingandLearning 0VeterinaryMedicine 0WerklundSchoolofEducation 0Other 0TOTAL 11

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Reflectivestatements

TocompletetheEmergingTeachersDevelopmentprogram,postdoctoralscholarswriteasummaryreflectivestatementidentifyingwhattheylearned,howtheywouldapplyit,andhowtheirbeliefsaboutteachingandlearningaredeveloping.Belowisanexemplarfromapostdoctoralscholar’sreflectivestatement.

“…therearetwofactorsthatIbelievehavedrasticallychangedformeoverthecourseoftheseworkshops.First,andmostgeneral,Ihavebecomemuchmorereflectiveinmyteachingstrategiesandphilosophies.IfeelIhaveabetterunderstandingoftheimportanceofreflectingonwhatworked,whatdidn’twork,andalwaysstrivingtoimprovemydeliveringandstudentengagementduringinstructingandmentoring.Moreover,thisisnotasimpleprocessthatcanbedoneattimesofacademicreview,butMUSTbecontinuallyengagedin.Second,andmorespecifically,myinitialmindsetwasveryfocusedonasimplisticandsummativeteachingassessment.However,followingtheseworkshopsIfeelthatisitnotonlyveryimportantforthestudent,butmyselfastheteacher,togainfeedbackthroughoutthelearningprocessinaformativemanner.ThistypeofassessmentcanbeusefulinunderstandinghowmystudentsarelearningthematerialandwhatIcandotoimprovethisonthefly.”

DylanKobsar,PostdoctoralScholar,FacultyofKinesiology

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Foundations TheScholarshipofTeachingandLearning(SoTL)FoundationsPrograminvitespostdoctoralscholarstojoindiscussion-basedsessionsfocusedonfoundationalSoTLreadings,participateintheirchoiceofworkshops,anddraftapreliminarySoTLplan.Postdoctoralscholarslearnaboutscholarly,evidence-basedapproachestostudentlearningandteaching,andhavetheopportunitytoreflectandbuildupontheirownteachingandlearningexperiences.

ScholarshipofTeachingandLearningFoundationsbytheNumbers

OverallArts 1CummingSchoolofMedicine 8EnvironmentalDesign 0HaskayneSchoolofBusiness 0Kinesiology 2Law 0LibrariesandCulturalResources 0Nursing 1NursingQatar 0SchulichSchoolofEngineering 2Science 5SocialWork 0TaylorInstituteforTeachingandLearning 0VeterinaryMedicine 1WerklundSchoolofEducation 0Other 0TOTAL 20

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SoTLplans

Postdoctoralscholarsareaskedtoengageinameaningfulwaywithaquestionaboutteachingandlearningthatpiquestheircuriosity.TheydrawfromtheirmethodologicaltrainingandteachingandlearningexperiencestodevelopaSoTLplan.Belowareexemplarsfrompostdoctoralscholar’sSoTLplans.

Proposedtitle:Enhancingstudentengagementinanundergraduateresearchmethodscourse

Researchquestions:

• Whatarestudents’perceptionsofengagementinintroductoryresearchmethodscourses?

• Howcananintroductoryresearchmethodscourseberedesignedtofacilitategreaterstudents’engagement?

• Canprovidinglearnerswithincreasedapplication,includingsomeflexibilityandcontroloflearningmaterial,enhanceengagementandlearning?

LeighGabel,PostdoctoralScholar,CummingSchoolofMedicine

Proposedtitle:Usingvirtualrealityinneuroscienceeducation

Researchquestion:Dostudentscometounderstandcomplexconceptsinneuroscienceeducation,specificallyneuroanatomyandneurotransmission,moreeasilyiftheconceptsareexplainedusingthree-dimensionalvirtualrealitysystemsand/ortwo-dimensionalanimatedvideos?

Toni-LeeSterley,PostdoctoralScholar,CummingSchoolofMedicine

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Learning Spaces and Digital Pedagogies TheLearningSpacesandDigitalPedagogiesProgramoffersaseriesofworkshopsforpostdoctoralscholarsinterestedinlearningabouthowlearningspacesanddigitalpedagogiescanbeintegratedinteachingpractice.Postdoctoralscholarswhocompleteaminimumoffourworkshopsinthisprogram,aswellasanonlineexercise,areeligibletoearntheLearningSpacesandDigitalPedagogiesbadge.

LearningSpacesandDigitalPedagogiesbytheNumbers

OverallArts 1CummingSchoolofMedicine 1EnvironmentalDesign 0HaskayneSchoolofBusiness 0Kinesiology 1Law 0LibrariesandCulturalResources 0Nursing 1NursingQatar 0SchulichSchoolofEngineering 1Science 4SocialWork 0TaylorInstituteforTeachingandLearning 0VeterinaryMedicine 1WerklundSchoolofEducation 0Other 0TOTAL 9

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Developingalearningactivity

Postdoctoralscholarsareaskedtodesignalearningactivitythatispostedonlineforpeersharingandfeedback.Belowisanexemplarfromapostdoctoralscholar’slearningactivitycreatedaspartofthisbadgeprogram.

Interactive2Dgamedesign

“ThisgamecouldbetointroducetheCriticalZonetostudents.Iamdesigningacoursecalled“CriticalZoneScienceFieldCourse”wherestudentsarerequiredtodemonstratethekeycomponentsofthecriticalzoneandusetechnologyforpublicoutreach.Inthisassignment,studentswillcreateavideo,game,andonline-storyboardtoengagethepublicinCriticalZonescience.Thus,thisgamewillprovideanexampletothestudents,contributingtotheselearningobjectives.Ipostedthisgameonlineasaneducationalgame,soanyonecanlearnmoreabouttheEarth’sCriticalZone.Theonlinethelearningobjectivewastoidentifyandlocatethefiveelementsofthecriticalzone.”

KCClark,PostdoctoralScholar,FacultyofArts

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Theories and Issues in Teaching and Learning Inthiscohort-basedprogrampostdoctoralscholarsexploreresearchabouthowlearninghappens,discusshowtoplanlessonsthatenhancelearning,focusonhowtogiveandreceivehighqualityfeedback,anddesignalearningactivityforthegroupthataddressacurrenttheoryorissueinteachingandlearninginhighereducation.

TheoriesandIssuesinTeachingandLearningbytheNumbers

OverallArts 3CummingSchoolofMedicine 4EnvironmentalDesign 0HaskayneSchoolofBusiness 0Kinesiology 2Law 0LibrariesandCulturalResources 0Nursing 1NursingQatar 0SchulichSchoolofEngineering 2Science 7SocialWork 0TaylorInstituteforTeachingandLearning 0VeterinaryMedicine 0WerklundSchoolofEducation 0Other 0TOTAL 19

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Developingalessonplan

Inthisbadgeprogram,postdoctoralscholarsplan,lead,andreceivefeedbackonalearningactivityaboutatheoryorissueinhighereducation.Belowaretwoexamplesoflessonplancreatedbypostdoctoralscholars.

Lessontitle:Classroomassessmenttechniques

Learningobjectives:attendeesshouldbeableto:

• Describetheaimofclassroomassessmenttechniques,and• Identifyaspecificclassroomassessmenttechniquetheyhaveusedinthepastor

coulduseinthefuture

Learningactivities:

• Smallgroupactivitiestoidentifybarriersandfacilitatorstoimplementingdifferentclassroomassessmenttechniques

• Think-pair-share

ChristineMichaels-Igbokwe,PostdoctoralScholar,CummingSchoolofMedicine

Lessontitle:Multipleviewsonmultiplechoiceexams

Learningobjectives:Bytheendofthissessionparticipantswillbeableto:

• Listandexplainsomestrengthsandweaknessesofmultiplechoiceexams• Explainatleastonealternativemethodofdeliveringmultiplechoiceexams

Learningactivities:

• Evaluateparticipantviewsonmultiplechoiceexamsthroughaline-upicebreaker

• Brainstormprosandconsofmultiplechoiceexamsfromboththestudentsandinstructorsperspectives

• Mediatedforceddebate

NickStrzalkowski,PostdoctoralScholar,CummingSchoolofMedicine

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Developing your Teaching Dossier Thisintensive,cohort-basedseries,postdoctoralscholarsdevelopteachingphilosophystatementsandlearnhowtointegratethemwithartifactsofteachingandlearningintoadossierformat.Workingsessionssupportpostdoctoralscholarsthroughouttheprocess,whilepeerreviewsessionsprovideopportunitiestogiveandreceivefeedbackforfurtherdossiereditsanddevelopment.

DevelopingyourTeachingDossierbytheNumbers

OverallArts 1CummingSchoolofMedicine 6EnvironmentalDesign 0HaskayneSchoolofBusiness 0Kinesiology 2Law 0LibrariesandCulturalResources 0Nursing 1NursingQatar 0SchulichSchoolofEngineering 2Science 7SocialWork 0TaylorInstituteforTeachingandLearning 0VeterinaryMedicine 0WerklundSchoolofEducation 0Other 0TOTAL 19

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Teachingphilosophystatements

BytheendoftheDevelopingyourTeachingDossierbadgeprogram,postdoctoralscholarscreateorganized,integrated,andcohesivedossiersthathighlighttheircurrent(orfuture)teachingpractices.Belowaretwoexemplarsfrompostdoctoralscholarsteachingphilosophystatements.

“IreflectedonmyownexperiencesasastudentandrealizedthattherewereteachersthatIhadlookedupto,andIwantedmyfuturestudentstosaythesameaboutme.Iwasnotnaïveenoughtoexpectitwouldbeeasytobecomethatteacher,andinthetenyearssincethenIhaveusedmentors,teachingworkshops,books,andmyownteachingexperiencestodevelopskillstowardachievingthisgoal.However,Irelyonthestudentperspectivetodevelopmyteachingphilosophy:Greatteachershavecontagiousenergy,emphasizethethoughtprocessovercorrectanswers,andinvestinstudentsuccess.”

LaurenBenson,PostdoctoralScholar,FacultyofKinesiology

“Teachingisanimportantcomponentofmyacademiclife.Ihavetaughtundergraduateandgraduatecoursesandhavefoundbothtobegratifying.Withundergraduates,Ihaveintroducedbasicconceptsofbrainimagingandwitnessedstudentsdevelopapassionforit.Forgraduatestudents,teachingadvancedmethodsandprofessionalskillshasledtomanyfascinatingdiscussionswhichultimatelybenefitsmyownresearchandknowledge.Ibelievethatgoodteachingisunderpinnedbytwopillars:first,thattheuseofdifferentapproachestoconveyimportantconceptsisessential,andsecond,thatcriticalthinkingmustalwaysbeencouraged.”

RebeccaWilliams,PostdoctoralScholar,CummingSchoolofMedicine

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Certificate Completion

Completionnumbers

OverallArts 1CommuningSchoolofMedicine 0EnvironmentalDesign 0HaskayneSchoolofBusiness 0Kinesiology 1Law 0LibrariesandCulturalResources 0Nursing 1NursingQatar 0SchulichSchoolofEngineering 1Science 4SocialWork 0TaylorInstituteforTeachingandLearning 0VeterinaryMedicine 0WerklundSchoolofEducation 0Other 0TOTAL 8

Evaluationdata

Atotalof33postdoctoralscholarscompletedbadgelevelevaluationsurveys.Thefollowingtabledemonstratestheirperceptionsoftheprogram.

StronglyDisagree

Disagree Neutral Agree Stronglyagree

IfeelMOREpreparedformycurrentand/orfutureteaching,learningandresearchexperienceduetomyparticipationintheprogramworkshops

1 2 11 19

IWILLBEabletoapplythematerialpresentedanddiscussionsintheprogramworkshopstomyfutureteaching,learningandresearchexperiences

1 3 10 19

Overall,theprogramworkshopsmet(orexceeded)myexpectations

3 1 15 14

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“IbelievethatIwillbenefitfromthenetworkofpeoplethatIhavemetintheseseminarsinpastmonths.Everypersonbroughtauniqueviewonthetheoriesandissuesbehindteachingandlearning.Ihaveestablishedprofessionalrelationshipswithseveralcolleagues,whichIwouldnotbeabletomakeeasilyotherwise.”

JiriHostas,PostdoctoralScholar,FacultyofScience

“Ireallyenjoyedthecertificateprogram….andhaverecommendittoMANYtrainees.Ithinktheformatandcontentofthesebadgesisexcellentandisagreatexampleofhowtoprovidethistrainingforotherinstitutions.I'mgratefultohavebeenabletoparticipate.”

NickStrzalkowski,PhD,PostdoctoralScholar,CummingSchoolofMedicine

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Scholarly Dissemination

Manuscriptsunderreview

Nowell,L.Hayden,K.A.,Berenson,C.,Kenny,N.,Chick,N.,Emery,C.(inreview)Professionallearninganddevelopmentofpostdoctoralscholars:Ascopingreviewprotocol.Manuscriptsubmittedforpublication(inreview,SystematicReviews.SYSR-D-17-00348)

Nowell,L.Ovie,G.,Berenson,C.,Kenny,N.,Hayden,K.A.,Emery,C.(inreview)Professionallearninganddevelopmentofpostdoctoralscholars:Asystematicreviewoftheliterature.Manuscriptsubmittedforpublication(inreview,ReviewofEducationalResearch)

Nowell,L.,Grant,K.,Berenson,C.,DyjurP.,Jeffs,C.,Kelly,P.,Kenny,N.,Mikita,K.(inreview)Innovativecertificateprogramsinuniversityteachingandlearningforgraduatestudentsandpostdoctoralscholars.Manuscriptinpreparation(inreview,InnovativeHigherEducation)

ManuscriptsinPreparation

Nowell,L.Ovie,G.,Berenson,C.,Kenny,N.,Chick,N.,Hayden,K.A.,Emery,C.(2018)Aliteraturereviewofprofessionallearninganddevelopmentinitiativesforpostdoctoralscholars.Manuscriptinpreparation(tobesubmittedtoReviewofHigherEducational)

Peer-ReviewedConferencePresentationsGrant,K.,Nowell,L.,Mikita,K.,Berenson,C.BuildingSoTLcommunitiesthroughcohort-basedgraduate

studentandpostdoctoralteachingdevelopmentprograms.SubmittedforpresentationattheSymposiumonScholarshipofTeachingandLearning.Banff,ABNovember8-10,2018.

Grant,K.,Nowell,L.,Mikita,K.,Berenson,C.Newcohortprograms,newcommunitiesoflearning:Howgraduatestudentandpostdoctoralteachingdevelopmentcanimpactlearningcultures.Acceptedforpresentationatthe2018InternationalSocietyfortheScholarshipofTeachingandLearningConference:TowardaLearningCulture.Bergen,NO,October24-27,2018.

Nowell,L.,Kenny,N.,Berenson,C.Understandingandsupportingprofessionallearninganddevelopmentofpostdoctoralscholarswithaspecificfocusonteachingandlearning.PresentedattheConferenceoftheSocietyforTeachingandLearninginHigherEducation.Sherbrooke,QB,June19-22,2018.

Grant,K.,Nowell,L.Realneeds,authentictasks:Newteachingdevelopmentcertificates.Presentedatthe2018UniversityofCalgaryConferenceonPostsecondaryLearningandTeaching“StudentsasCreators,Drivers,InnovatorsandCollaborators”.Calgary,AB,May1-2,2018.

Researchfunding

Exploringtheconnectionsbetweenpostdoctoralscholarsteachingdevelopmentandstudentlearning($39,945)UniversityofCalgaryTeachingandLearningGrant

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Lessons Learned

FeedbackfromEducationalDevelopmentStaff

Whatworked?

• Flexibility• CollaborationandleveragingthestrengthsoftheEDU• Webpresenceandmarketing• Encouragedthedevelopmentofnewworkshops• Communitydevelopmentamongstparticipants• Gatheringusefulfeedback

Whatneedstobetweaked?

• Timingandschedulingofworkshops• Planningforgrowthandstreamliningofworkshops• Processpieces(registration,tracking,andevaluation)• Addingcertificatecontactdetailstoregistrationpagesforworkshopsthatcount

towardsbadge/certificatecompletion• Clearlyidentifyingwhichworkshopscounttowardsbadgesandcertificates• Addingblendedcomponents• Opportunitiesforco-facilitationandattendingothersworkshops

FeedbackfromParticipants

Whatworked?

• Highlyengaginglearningactivities• Importantconversationsabouthowtofocusonstudentlearning,notjustteaching• Abilitytoformrelationshipwithpeersfromacrosscampus• Abletoidentifyhowtouseconceptsincurrentandfutureteaching• Receivingdirectfeedbackonmyteaching• Incorporatingevidenceintoworkshopcontent

Whatneedstobetweaked?

• Incorporatingmoreflexibilityforcompletion(offeringeachrequiredoptionmorethanonce)

• Includeflipped/blendedcomponents• Moreopportunitiestoleadlearningactivities/peerteaching• Schedulingofmandatoryworkshops• Morecontentandlessgroupwork• Incorporatingmoreevidenceintoworkshops