The Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines (ISTLD)

Inspiring, supporting, and enhancing teaching and learning inquiry at SFU since 2007.

Health Sciences: Angela Kaida

Evaluating the Design, Delivery, and Impact of the Global Health Experiential Learning Course learn more →
Psychology: Lara Aknin

Does Explaining Study Groups as Good for You Vs. Good for Classmates Alter Student Engagement and Study Group Benefits? learn more →
Psychology: Rachel Fouladi

Well-being Modules for Use in Psychology Research Methods/Statistics Courses learn more →
History: Sarah Walshaw

Does In-Class Food Sharing Improve Well-Being Among Students? learn more →
Political Science: Sanjay Jeram

Fostering Social Connectedness in Large Lecture Courses learn more →
Political Science: Mark Pickup

Improving Graduate Student Well-Being through Constructive Management of Expectations learn more →
Biological Sciences: Megan Barker

Fostering a Community of Practice Among Teaching Assistants Through Peer Observation and Reflective Discussion learn more →
Beedie School of Business: Nilesh Saraf

Investigating the Effects of Group Cohesion on Individual and Group Performance in a Graduate MIS Course: An Ethnographic Study learn more →
School for the Contemporary Arts: Rob Kitsos

Interdisciplinary Core in the School for the Contemporary Arts learn more →

Call of for expressions of interest: TLDG workshop facilitator and proposal coaches Fall 2020
June 03, 2020
The ISTLD invites expressions of interest from SFU faculty members to participate in the upcoming... read more
RA Opportunity: Ungrading as a Method for Deepening the Experience of Learning
May 12, 2020
Simon Fraser University’s Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines... read more
Tell us about your grant project publications and presentations!
May 12, 2020
Current publication and presentation listings >> Online citation submission >> TLDG... read more
Tax time! How to get your T4/T4As
February 20, 2020
****The following email is sent on behalf of Mary Aylesworth, Director, Financial Operations... read more

Tara McFarlane Winner of a 2019 Staff Achievement Award
April 07, 2020
For more than 25 years at Simon Fraser University, Tara McFarlane has consistently demonstrated a... read more
SFU's Research Personnel Initiative
March 25, 2020
**As ISTLD employs a number of research personnel through its various SFU-funded grant programs, we... read more
Teamwork, Teaching, and Two Cultures: Designing a French-Italian Cultural Course
October 16, 2019
Doris Yuen, Zach Vanderploeg, and Esther Souman all worked as research assistants on Dr. Vlad... read more
"Decolonizing is an ongoing process – there’s no end point": A Conversation with Steven Hall
September 30, 2019
Tell us a little bit about your journey as an Indigenous student. Embracing one’s own identity is... read more