Data Visualization for Teaching and Learning – April 14, 2025
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Online Choosing the best visualizations for sharing quantitative findings is key to ensuring that your outcomes are understandable and accessible to your audience. However, designing effective figures that present your data in a clear and meaningful way can be challenging. This session will offer attendees a chance to develop a deeper understanding of: Why clear (more…)
Evaluating TLEF, OER and SaP Projects – April 16, 2025
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Online Evaluation activities are important to think about throughout the life of your TLEF, OER or SaP project, as evaluation allows you to monitor and refine the development of the project. Evaluation also allows you to report out on the project impact, which will help you to secure continuing funding and engage others in a (more…)
Introduction to SoTL – May 13, 2025
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Online The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) uses systematic and methodological inquiry into teaching and learning (behaviours/practices, attitudes, and values) with the goal of improving teaching and learning by making findings public (Hutchings, & Shulman, 1999; Potter & Kustra, 2011). During this session, we will: Break down the definition of SoTL Explain how to (more…)
Classroom Evaluation and Research: Do I Need Ethics Approval? – June 4, 2025
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Online Many instructors are involved in evaluating their classroom practices, but there is often confusion about whether obtaining ethical approval by the Behavioural Research Ethics Board (BREB) is required. In this workshop, instructors will learn more about what type of classroom inquiry might require BREB review. This workshop will also detail the ethical considerations for (more…)
Best Practices in Focus Groups and Interview – July 14, 2025
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Online Before gathering data for a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) project you need to decide on the best method for answering your inquiry. If focus groups or interviews are the best fit, it is important to design the sessions in a way that elicit useful and insightful data. In this workshop, we will (more…)