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Teaching PlusMar 27, 2020
The Elder Podcast with Elder John Bigstone
In this episode, Cree Elder John Bigstone (osow kihew ᐅᓱᐤ ᑭᐦᐁᐤ), discusses his journey through residential school and his life now as a community leader, counsellor, and healing and wellness facilitator with Andrea Menard, CTL's Lead Educational Developer, Indigenizing Curricula and Pedagogies. Together they shed light on Indigenous ways of teaching, learning, and knowing that move beyond traditional Western academic structures.
Access the transcript for this episode from this link.
Music credit:
"Pequeñas Guitarras" by Mr Smith (Free Music Archive)
Licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License
CTL Programming in 2022-2023 with Dr. Cosette Lemelin
In this episode, Dr. Cosette Lemelin, Assistant Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), discusses the role of CTL in relation to the University of Alberta community, the evolution of the centre, and trends and changes to the teaching and learning environment at the University of Alberta.
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kQmxVZNc73Cj_vA3D8eIfONNvyHO_m3J/view?usp=sharing
Music credit:
"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Episode 19: Teaching Hybrid: Facilitating student connections and hands-on learning with educational technology
In this episode, Mark Hall and Jacky Chow from the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine describe the distributed education model of the MSc Physical Therapy program that has been connecting Edmonton and Calgary students for more than a decade.
Communities of Practice and Care with CTL's Mandy Penney
In this episode, Mandy Penney, CTL’s Lead Educational Developer for Digital Pedagogies and Writing Across the Curriculum, tells us about a “Community of Practice and Care” that is being piloted this summer with educators across the University. Now more than ever, Mandy says, is the time to reflect deeply on our teaching and learning practices and how we can be in good relationship with each other in the classrooms and beyond.
Meet CTL's Everett Igobwa, Critical Pedagogies and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity
In this episode of the Get to Know CTL series, Everett Igobwa (Lead Educational Developer Critical Pedagogies and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity) shares what he loves about important EDI conversations he is having with instructors across the University of Alberta. We also learn about his hobbies of music, exercise, gardening, and what kind of bread he makes every week.
Meet CTL's John Nychka & Tommy Mayberry
In this episode of the Get to Know CTL series, John Nychka (Vice Provost Learning Initiatives) and Tommy (Executive Director at CTL) share what they love about their work at the University of Alberta, and what is on their dinner table at the end of the day.
Episode 18: Lessons from Disruption Part 2: Student voices about valuable teaching strategies and tools
In this episode, 3rd year undergraduate student Katrina Hewitt speaks about valuable teaching strategies she has experienced in her courses over the past two academic years at the University of Alberta and shares some of her own self-directed learning strategies.
Episode 17: Lessons from Disruption Part 1: Student voices about valuable teaching strategies and tools
In this episode, 4th year undergraduate student Robel Ng’ong’a speaks about valuable teaching strategies he has experienced in his courses over the past two academic years and shares some of his own self-directed learning strategies.
Meet CTL's Karen, Lily and Katelyn
In this episode of the Get to Know CTL series, Karen, Lily and Katelyn speak about their expert, supportive, behind-the-scenes work for operations, communications, and content development.
Episode 28: Elevating Student Motivation in a Course: Theories and Ideas
In this episode, Kat Danser, Education Curriculum Developer with FGSR, discusses the importance of student motivation, underlying educational theories, and actionable strategies that instructors can use in their courses to boost and sustain student motivation throughout the semester.
Meet Brad Ambury & Bradon Valgardson, CTL's Assessment and Evaluation Team
In this episode of the Get to Know CTL series, Brad and Bradon share how they help U of A instructors with course assessments and how important data is to informing with work we do at CTL.
Meet Chris Borger, CTL's Instructional Designer
In this episode of the Get to Know CTL series, Instructional Designer Chris Borger shares how he brings his talents in education and performance to developing content for CTL's website, and what he cooks for dinner when the work day is done.
Episode 27: Case-Based Instruction in Engineering
Case studies encourage students to learn through peer discussion about authentic, discipline-specific situations, instead of being exposed to, or having to memorize, information. In this episode, Dr. Ben Cheung shares his experience with case-based instruction in a recent fully online 600-level Mechanical Engineering course.
Episode 26: Perceptions of Teaching Culture at the University of Alberta
Teaching is a social practice. In this episode, Engineering PhD student Heidi Cossey shares her research into perceptions of teaching culture at the University of Alberta, including its five pillars of institutional policies that affect teaching, faculty engagement in teaching, institutional support and resources, assessment of teaching, and rewarding excellence in teaching.
Meet Dr. Cosette Lemelin, CTL's Assistant Director
In this episode of the Get to Know CTL series, Assistant Director Dr. Cosette Lemelin shares what she loves about her job, what a "day in the life of Cosette" looks like, and what she likes to do when she closes her laptop at the end of a work day.
CTL's Open Education Symposium (March 7-11, 2022)
CTL is celebrating Open Education Week (March 7-11, 2022) by hosting our second Open Education Symposium. In this episoide, CTL's Krysta Mcnutt and steering committee member Larry Clark provide us with a peek into the jam-packed schedule of sessions and networking at the year's event. For more information and to register, click here.
Episode 25: Bridging Cultural Differences in Group Work
Culture affects every aspect of group work in university courses. In this episode, CTL’s Cosette Lemelin speaks with Heather Seyl Miyashita, Lisa Lozanski, and Xiaobing Lin from the University of Alberta International about what instructors can consider and do when planning and implementing learning activities that involve student collaboration.
Episode 24: Using student surveys to inform experiential learning with Dr. Frank Robinson
Informal student surveys can provide valuable information for instructors to enhance student engagement in active learning activities. In this episode, Dr. Frank Robinson describes his survey tool and strategies for a unique learning experience in a first-year Animal Science course.
Teaching Blended & Online Episode 16: Generating Student Engagement in Online Forums with Dr. Tara Milbrandt
Online forums can be a saf(er), inclusive space for critical thinking and learning from peers. In this episode, Dr. Tara Milbrandt describes how she structured the forum activity in her courses and how impressed she was with the quality and collegiality of student postings.
Episode 23: Self-Determination Theory in the Classroom with Dr. Geoff Bostick
Relatedness, competence, and autonomy are basic psychological needs underlying student motivation and learning. In this episode, Dr. Geoff Bostick, Associate Teaching Professor in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, shares his ideas and strategies for implementing self-determination theory in his teaching.
Episode 22: Inclusivity strategies and perspectives with Dr. Stephanie Oliver
In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Oliver, Assistant English professor in Fine Arts and Humanities at Augustana campus, shares how she works to create an inclusive environment in both her physical and online classrooms.
Teaching Blended & Online Episode 15: Creating a Virtual Community of Learners
In this episode, Nicole Dyck, Director of Programs and Planning with the Faculty of Engineering, shares elements and strategies of the summer Bridge to Engineering Program that brings together students entering their first year of studies.
Teaching Blended & Online Episode 14: Three Innovative Strategies for Online and Flipped Teaching
In this episode, Dr. Brian Rempel, Associate Professor and Chemist at Augustana campus, shares three unique teaching strategies that work well in both an online and flipped environment, namely video alternatives to written exams, structured reading guides, and fun mid-class breaks.
Open Education Episode 4: Dentistry Community Open Education Resource Project
In this episode, Dr. Maryam Amin from the School of Dentistry speaks about her experience with the creation and sharing of an open educational resource with students, colleagues, and the community.
Teaching Remotely Episode 13: To e-Proctor or not to e-Proctor
e-Proctoring is a complex topic with variables of academic integrity, technical inequalities, and more. In this episode, Dr. Jason Carey from the Faculty of Engineering joins Educational Developer Anita Parker to discuss some assessment strategies being implemented by instructors during these unprecedented times.
Teaching Remotely Episode 12: Looking Ahead to Post-Pandemic Teaching
Many instructors have worked tirelessly to build and deliver fully online versions of their courses as part of the University’s response to COVID-19. In this episode, Dr. Emily Block from the Alberta School of Business joins Educational Developer Anita Parker to share what she will keep and what she will leave behind as her course moves back into the physical classroom sometime soon.
Episode 21: Reflecting on Teaching
Episode transcript: drive.google.com/file/d/1myr_w0QrPl8yLMovU8V99aN6MCpTtsI7/view?usp=sharing
FoTL Episode 5: Communicating research information for a general audience using a class blog
To view Dr. Passey's blog, please see: psyco347interpersonalrelationships.family.blog/
To view the article that inspired this practice, please see:
Metz, M. A. (2018). Writing for comprehension, communication, and community: Blogging in the advanced psychology classroom. In T. L. Kuther (Ed.)., Integrating Writing into the College Classroom: Strategies for Promoting Student Skills. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology website: teachpsych.org/ebooks/
FoTL Episode 4: Working with TAs Online
In this episode, Lead Educational Developer, Ellen Watson, is joined by Dr. Kara Schick-Makaroff and Ph.D. candidate, Morgan Wadams, to talk about their research into supporting the development of Teaching Assistants online. As a result of their work, Kara and Morgan have developed some resources to assist instructors and programs as they prepare TAs for non-traditional modalities of instruction. To view the checklists, please visit this google folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C3PeK_0BhPkICPGdAtBdJ17AVIeInKKO?usp=sharing Note: These checklists are only viewable by members of the University of Alberta community. To inquire about access outside of our institution, please contact Morgan at wadams@ualberta.ca Transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zFNVODFGu8Av8xR_YQWOEcJQLzUdhjrRtq0nw-Q3EHo/edit?usp=sharing
FoTL Episode 3: Memory Encoding Techniques
Transcript of this episode:
docs.google.com/document/d/1NP8GxX1xcsWa0iysfyu6VxtgIJ_nUTpIOqjybEZ5CH0/edit?usp=sharing
FoTL Episode 2: Teaching Culture
Transcript of episode:
docs.google.com/document/d/1Q-c6ZKCud8nqH4qeR0eo0W5RFJ-gPD2ge5ZJmWQQPtQ/edit?usp=sharing
Teaching Remotely Episode 11: Dr. Roshan Abraham Part 4/4
In this episode, CTL staff member, Chris Borger, is joined by Dr. Roshan Abraham, the Pre-Clerkship Director of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, to converse about the successes Dr. Abraham has found while teaching remotely.
Teaching Remotely Episode 10: Dr. Roshan Abraham Part 3/4
Teaching Remotely Episode 9: Dr. Roshan Abraham Part 2/4
Teaching Remotely Episode 8: Dr. Roshan Abraham Part 1/4
In this episode, CTL staff member, Chris Borger, is joined by Dr. Roshan Abraham, the Pre-Clerkship Director of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, to discuss his role at the University, and reflect on the steps that he has taken to transition into a world of remote learning within the context of medical education.
Link to Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14B1JBrM61C-ZHOBWwGOq-OonboI2aFNH/view
Teaching Remotely Episode 7: Dr. José Bowen
Episode transcript:
docs.google.com/document/d/1HVOEd_a1IOGwUHXivPdZwVs2IMpJ1_ri3c39Tbqt8s4/edit?usp=sharing
Teaching Remotely Episode 6: Dr. Lauren Sulz and Dr. Hayley Morrison
Transcript for episode:
docs.google.com/document/d/145z4v2TjwfODYPiB2khUk6PCybLbnDXaL8t-n_VrDhU/edit?usp=sharing
Teaching Remotely Episode 5: Dr. Julie Rak & Dr. Corrinne Harrol
Teaching Remotely Episode 4: Dr. Mimi Okabe
In this episode, CTL instructional designer, Jordan Long, and senior educational developer, Ellen Watson, discuss teaching languages and literature remotely, using Instagram as a community building and assessment tool, and bringing a positive attitude to an online synchronous session with Modern Languages and Cultural Studies sessional instructor Dr. Mimi Okabe. Note: Japanese for Nikkei does no formal assessment. For more information or to contact Dr. Okabe, please see https://www.mimiokabe.com/ and https://www.japanesefornikkei.com/ Transcript for episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11wjgCYJbsnroRvuzz_7buOA_nnF4LqYt8hoi6Xlex4k/edit?usp=sharing
FoTL Episode 1: Metacognition and Citations
Dr. Thomas' podcast can be found at metacognition.podbean.com/
Transcript of this episode:
docs.google.com/document/d/1f4LqAjIQXBjJCv_zLRJM-N-2sRTUpVPUY38M8bzubm0/edit?usp=sharing
Teaching Remotely Episode 3: Dr. Paul Gareau
In this episode, CTL instructional designer, Jordan Long, and educational developer, Jen Ward, discuss remote teaching from an indigenous perspective with Faculty of Native Studies professor Dr. Paul Gareau. Paul and Jen discuss how to create relationality and community in an online learning environment. Transcript of episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QOVoa-IkCf_bIjz6c66VkcQ3N7gvOR4OxnZInC0p_RU/edit?usp=sharing
Teaching Remotely Episode 2: Dr. Lisa Stein
Transcript of episode: drive.google.com/file/d/10PADn7u_OcdlkyQTxGETt8awnNNa4K3y/view?usp=sharing
Teaching Remotely Episode 1: Dr. Billy Strean
In this episode, CTL instructional designer, Jordan Long, and senior educational developer, Ellen Watson, discuss the move to teaching online with 3M award winner, Dr. Billy Strean. Billy enlightens us on being human and how we might connect when we teach online. To find Billy, visit:
https://www.adventuresinjoy.com/
Transcript of episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B3ELzWlpZUfVO2KAv9319ufWzyJcuBujparCkCpnJv4/edit?usp=sharing
Episode 20: Gender Pronouns, Teaching and Learning, and Cultures of Respect
In this episode, Educational Developers Jennifer Ward and Ellen Watson are joined by queer-pedagogue Tommy Mayberry of St. Jerome's University. Tommy discusses the use of pronouns (and other strategies) that we can use to connect our classrooms to our students.
Episode 19: Oral Exams in Undergraduate Courses
In moving to online learning spaces, oral examinations are an option many are curious about exploring. In this episode, Dr. Brian Rempel, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Dr. Ingrid Urberg, Associate Professor of Scandinavian Studies, and Dr. Shauna Wilton, Associate Professor of Social Sciences, all share their experiences using oral examinations in their courses and offer advice to those wanting to explore using oral exams in their courses.
Episode 18: How to interview students about academic integrity violations
Cosette Lemelin and Roger Graves talk about The Talk: how should instructors go about conducting and interview with a student about a possible, probable, or even blatant academic integrity violation? We identify strategies and profile four different kinds of strategies students tend to use when they arrive for these conversations. This episode is also available on the Teaching Writing: Ideas and Strategies podcast accessible at: https://rogergraves.podomatic.com/
Episode 17: Experiences of Rapid Transition
In this podcast, Alex Gainer, associate lecturer in the Faculty of Arts at the U of A, discusses his experience of rapidly transitioning his courses to online delivery in the Winter 2020 term. In reflecting, Alex offers insights on what he has learned from the experience.
Episode 16: Academic Integrity in Online Teaching Environments: What do instructors need to know?
In this episode, Dr. Roger Graves and Ellen Watson, Senior Educational Developer, discuss how instructors might promote academic integrity (and prevent infractions) in their courses while teaching online. This podcast is published in conjunction with a blog of the same title at https://blog.ualberta.ca/academic-integrity-in-online-teaching-environments-88ec0b994bd0 and also available as an episode with the "Teaching Writing: Ideas and Strategies" podcast available at https://rogergraves.podomatic.com/
Episode 15: Developing more authentic graduate classroom assessments…taking risks and enhancing learning
Creating authentic classroom assessments are necessary for students to make more practical connections to their learning. We know that the use of performance assessments of experiential learning exercises tends to be less common in graduate classrooms and we don’t think it should be. In this episode, we discuss the experiences of an innovative-thinking instructor and how he went about developing and successfully implementing a four-day experiential learning exercise and performance assessment. His exercise focused on students applying the understandings of the Incident Command System team for the Alberta Agriculture and Forestry emergency response team to a realworld scenario about a Salmonella outbreak originating from a hatchery. We even get to hear a little about what happened in the classroom and from two observers who were present during the exercise. We are fortunate to have the instructor Dr. Simon Otto from the School of Public Health and a masters-level graduate student from his class Aleksandra Tymczak for our discussion today.
Episode 14: Addressing Racism in the Classroom
For information on Dr. van Kessel's work regarding this topic, please visit openeducationalberta.ca/grimeducator/