Learning & Teaching News

Find out what SFU faculty members, instructional staff and students are doing inside and outside the classroom

Kevin Lam: “Students appreciate every little thing we do that shows that we care”

September 18, 2020

Kevin Lam (senior lecturer, Biological Sciences), taught BISC 202: Genetics, a class of roughly 160...
Sheri Fabian: “I embraced a flexible approach”

September 17, 2020

According to Sheri Fabian (university lecturer, Criminology, and director, Institute for the Study...
Sarah Johnson: “The biggest change I made was to switch to asynchronous delivery”

September 16, 2020

University lecturer Sarah Johnson (Physics) taught two first-year physics courses in Spring 2020:...
Nicky Didicher: “I’m finding my job less exhilarating”

September 15, 2020

Nicky Didicher (university lecturer, English) was geared up to teach two courses in Summer 2020,...
Mark Lechner: “You have to be OK with things going sideways”

September 14, 2020

In Spring 2020, Mark Lechner (university lecturer and academic integrity advisor, Health Sciences)...
Nienke van Houten: “They really valued my clear and upfront approach”

September 13, 2020

In Spring 2020, Nienke van Houten (senior lecturer and director, undergraduate programs, Health...
A course that "warmly welcomes" multilingual learners

June 16, 2020

Some see the glass as half empty. Some see the glass as half full. Melek Ortabasi and Joel Heng...
Crowdmark: A more efficient way to grade student assessments

March 19, 2020

This story was first posted on the Teaching and Learning News blog on October 17, 2017. It is...
How can we support remote instruction at SFU?

March 13, 2020

The content of this FAQ has been integrated into the main SFU COVID-19 FAQ. Visit the SFU COVID-19...
Watch the video: Faculty members discuss SFU's new instructor-led online course model

February 19, 2020

On January 20, 2020, Sheri Fabian (criminology), Danielle Murdoch (criminology), Jessica Hunter...