Course Transformation Fund Recipients
2023-24
- Brandon Fodden (School of Mathematics and Statistics). Project: Transformation of a course to provide students with updated materials and more opportunities to apply lessons to their academic specialization.
- Alexandra Pettit (Institute of Biochemistry). Project: Shifting to active learning experiences and a flexible assessment strategy in a course to improve student experience.
- Grégory Bulté (Department of Biology). Project: Integration of interactive learning opportunities into an online asynchronous format to increase engagement.
- Koreen Millard (Geography and Environmental Studies). Project: Utilization of a flipped (hybrid) class format and game-based and gamification elements.
- Alexandra Arraiz (The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies). Project: Transformation of a Youth Studies course from a full-credit online asynchronous format into a half-credit course.
- Leonard MacEachern (Department of Electronics). Project: Updating two course labs and improving students’ engagement with AI-augmented microprocessors.
- Michael Feuerherm (Department of Electronics). Project: Redesign of course labs and final project, using experiential learning methods to improve students’ understanding of core topics.
- Matthew Pearson (Journalism & Communication). Project: Transformation of a course to include new content and assessments related to career preparation.
- Trish Audette-Longo (Journalism & Communication). Project: Transforming a course to include a greater focus on digital skill development.
- Rowland Few (Sprott School of Business). Project: Transition of a smaller enrollment course into a course with high enrollment numbers.
- Bernadette Campbell (Department of Psychology). Project: Redevelopment of a 4th year non-thesis capstone course for six sections of the course to ensure consistency and high quality learning experience.
2022-23
- John Milton (Department of Geography and Environmental Studies). Project: Redevelopment of course into a Hyflex delivery mode.
- Jeff Smith (Department of Chemistry). Project: Rewriting of lab manuals, grading criteria, and creation of lab introduction videos.
- Dennis Kao (School of Social Work). Project: Redevelopment of a face to face course into an asynchronous online course.
- Ian Wereley (Department of History). Project: Development of virtual field trip to Museum of Science and Technology for the History of Oil course.
- Peter Coffman (School for Studies in Art and Culture – Art and Architectural History). Project: Redevelopment of a second-year course into flipped classroom approach, including recording of lecture videos and creation of new assessment criteria.
- Katelyn Graham & Stefy McKnight (School of Journalism and Communication). Project: Development of a partnership process for engaging with external partners in a fourth-year capstone course.
- Shazia Sadaf (Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies). Project: Improving in-class engagement and attendance in a face-to-face course.
- Cristina Ruiz Martin (Department of Systems and Computer Engineering). Project: Redevelopment of assessment criteria in a fourth-year course.
- Anil Maheshwari (School of Computer Science). Project: Redevelopment of assessment strategy, introduction of student study groups for assignments and problem solving in a fourth-year course.
- Iain McKinnell (Department of Biology). Project: Development of an active learning course in a high-enrollment first-year face-to-face course.
- Elisabeth Gilmore (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering). Project: Redevelopment of assessment criteria and introduction of peer feedback activities in a third-year course.
- Devin Fraser (Sprott School of Business). Project: Redesign of the course, including content delivery and assessment criteria.