ISTLD Grant Program Project Database
Search our online database for complete and current projects for all ISTLD grant programs using the search field in the top right-hand search field. Enter one or more keywords separated by spaces. Example: video lectures
Note: Projects are listed alphabetically by department/school/program and then by recipient's last name.
Disrupting Colonialism through Teaching: An Integrated Seminar Series and Grants Program
Current projects
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Criminology: Danielle Murdoch
Decolonizing Criminology: Exploring Criminal Justice Decision-Making Through Strategic Use of Indigenous Literature and Scholarship -
Education: Ena Lee
Decolonizing Academic Literacy in the Canadian Settler University -
English: Michael Everton
Manifest Destiny as Semantic Sacrifice in Early America -
English: Margaret Linley
Undoing Settler Colonial Natures -
Health Sciences: Nienke van Houten
Decolonizing the Scientific Method in a First-year Breadth Science Course -
Labour Studies: Kendra Strauss
Decolonizing Labour Studies through Indigenous Literature -
Public Policy: Kora DeBeck
Contextualizing Public Policy Analysis: Insights from Indigenous Perspectives -
Sociology and Anthropology: Ann Travers
Decolonizing Labour Studies through Indigenous Literature
Completed projects
Amundsen/Dewey Fellowship Projects
Current projects
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Dewey Fellowship Project: Juan Pablo Alperin
Encouraging and Supporting Discussions Through Online Annotations -
Amundsen Fellowship Project: Dara Culhane
Transforming Methodologies: Experimental Multisensorial Ethnography -
Dewey Fellowship Project: Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Program Evaluation in the Department of Biological Sciences -
Dewey Fellowship Project: Chantal Gibson
Thinking Through Citation: Bridging Reading and Writing in SIAT W Courses with an Ethical Research Writing Toolkit -
Dewey Fellowship Project: Marek Hatala
Structuring Learning Activities to Gain Insight from Student Access Data -
Dewey Fellowship Project: Lisa Papania
Understanding the Role of Making in Enabling Students to Identify their Core Value, and How and Where They Want to Contribute to the World
Completed projects
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Dewey Fellowship Project: Michael Filimowicz
Fostering Student Excellence through Extending the Community of Inquiry in Social Media -
Dewey Fellowship Project: Sarah Johnson
Evaluation of a Pilot Project in Peer Tutoring in Science & Math -
Dewey Fellowship Project: Robert Krider
Assessing Project Courses at SFU -
Dewey Fellowship Project: Jamie Mulholland
Understanding Our Science Students – Motivations, Attitudes and Work Ethic
Exploring Well-being in Learning Environments: An Integrated Seminar Series and Grants Program
Current projects
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Biological Sciences: Megan Barker
Fostering a Community of Practice Among Teaching Assistants Through Peer Observation and Reflective Discussion -
Health Sciences: Hasina Samji
Evaluation of a Short Intervention to Promote Happiness and Mental Wellness for Undergraduate Students -
History: Sarah Walshaw
Does In-Class Food Sharing Improve Well-Being Among Students? -
Political Science: Sanjay Jeram
Fostering Social Connectedness in Large Lecture Courses -
Political Science: Mark Pickup
Improving Graduate Student Well-Being through Constructive Management of Expectations -
Psychology: Lara Aknin
Does Explaining Study Groups as Good for You Vs. Good for Classmates Alter Student Engagement and Study Group Benefits? -
Psychology: Rachel Fouladi
Well-being Modules for Use in Psychology Research Methods/Statistics Courses
Completed projects
Faculty Inquiry Grants: Decolonizing and Indigenizing Curricula
Current projects
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Faculty of Health Sciences: Malcolm Steinberg
Renewing and Re-energizing the Master of Public Health (MPH) Core Curriculum: Decolonizing and Indigenizing Training in Indigenous Health, Anti-Racism, Cultural Safety and Allyship -
Urban Studies: Meg Holden
Indigenous City — investigating Ways to Decolonize Urban Studies Within The Vancouver Context
Completed projects
Inquiring into Your Multilingual Classroom (MLC)
Current projects
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Engineering Science: Michael Sjoerdsma
Designing a Post Entry Language Assessment (PELA) in a First-year Engineering Course at a Canadian University -
SIAT: Andrew Hawryshkewich
Building Better Project Briefs
Completed projects
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Education: Isabelle Côté
Competency in Language – Integration to Content (CLIC): A Pilot Project in French Professional Development Program (PDP) -
Health Sciences: Myint Tun
Lessons Learned from Provision of (Free) Language Support Services for English as an Additional Language (EAL) Students at a FHS First Year Class at SFU: A Joint Pilot Project -
Sociology and Anthropology: Sonja Luehrmann
Exploring Engagement through Cultural Inquiry
Mentorship Initiative Grants - Pilot (MI)
Current projects
Completed projects
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Communication: Motut
Transitioning Social Justice Pedagogy and Learning Online: Successes, Challenges and Future Opportunities
New Ways of Teaching, New Ways of Learning Grants - Pilot (NW)
Current projects
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Beedie School of Business: Shauna Jones
Creating a Successful and Meaningful Transition for Transfer Students in an Online Environment -
English: Leith Davis
Remote Embodiment? Pivoting “Embodied Humanities” Methodologies to Teach Eighteenth-Century Studies in an Online Environment
Completed projects
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Current projects
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Biological Sciences: Fitzpatrick
Genetics e-resources -
Health Sciences: Tairyan
DARE2GHLOW: Democratizing and Revolutionizing Education for Global Health Learning Outcomes Worldwide -
Philosophy: Fillion
Upper-Year Open Access Logic Textbook with Applications to Core Interdisciplinary Skills -
Psychology: Fouladi
Open Education Resource for Within/Between Correlation Matrix Pattern Modeling: An Introduction -
Publishing: Alperin
The Web, Content Industries, and Ourselves -
SIAT: Clements-Vivian
Sketching in Class
Completed projects
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Sustainable Energy Engineering: Taco Niet
Development of Energy Systems Modeling Teaching Materials
Teaching and Learning Development Grant Projects
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Current projects
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Computing Science: Angela Lim
Learning How To Code Through Open-Ended Problem Solving -
Computing Science: Diana Cukierman
Pilot and Evaluation of Peer Tutor Program in Computing Science -
Engineering Science: Carolyn Sparrey
Using Physical Systems to Enhance Learning of Dynamics Concepts
Completed projects
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Computing Science: Cynthia Xie
Online Teaching and Learning Platform for Heritage Mandarin Chinese Courses -
Computing Science: Cynthia Xie
Online Teaching and Learning Platform for Heritage Mandarin Chinese Courses -
Computing Science: Diana Cukierman
The Academic Enhancement Program: Evaluation of Expansion to the School of Engineering Science -
Computing Science: Diana Cukierman
Computing Science Academic Enhancement Program: A Closer Look -
Computing Science: Janice Regan
Investigating Methods of Evaluation for Formative Assessment in a First-Year Course -
Computing Science: Ted Kirkpatrick
Developing and Assessing Learning Outcomes for a Cohort-Based Multidisciplinary Course -
Engineering Science: Atousa Hajshirmohammadi
Experiential Learning in Lower-Level Engineering Science -
Engineering Science: Atousa Hajshirmohammadi
Experiential Learning Through Tangible Labs -
Engineering Science: Atousa Hajshirmohammadi
Interactive Tutorials for Engineering Measurement and Data Analysis -
Engineering Science: Carolyn Sparrey
Implementing Outcomes Based Learning in a Canadian Engineering Program -
Engineering Science: Carolyn Sparrey
Developing a Virtual Lab for Biomechanical Engineering -
Engineering Science: Fabio Campi
A/V for Micro-Electronics Design Labs -
Engineering Science: Glenn Chapman
Enhancing Student Learning With Tools to Generate Multiple Problem Sets -
Engineering Science: Ivan Bajić
New Course: ENSC 180 Introduction to Engineering Analysis Tools -
Engineering Science: Kamal Gupta
Experiential Learning via Hands-On Robotics Engineering and Programming for Senior Undergraduates -
Engineering Science: Krishna Vijayaraghavan
Tracking Student Progress on Learning Attributes for Outcome-based Education (OBE) -
Engineering Science: Maureen Hindy
An Examination of Attitudes and Experiences of Students in a Graduate Writing Course for Engineers -
Engineering Science: Michael Sjoerdsma
Transitioning to Outcome Based Education -
Mechatronic Systems Engineering: Krishna Vijayaraghavan
Evaluation of IMathAS for Learning Enhancement -
Sustainable Energy Engineering: Taco Niet
Development of WeBWorK Problem Sets to Support Student Learning
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Current projects
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Criminology: Gail Anderson
Field Practice for Criminology Students: Evaluation and Extending a Pilot Year -
Criminology: Helene Love
Reimagining Introduction to Criminal Procedure and Evidence as Case Based Learning -
Criminology: Sheri Fabian
Understanding The Needs of Indigenous Students -
Criminology: Tamara O'Doherty
Examining Law-related Training in the School of Criminology -
English: Diana Solomon
Utilizing Student Performance in the Literature Classroom -
English: Leith Davis
Experiential Humanities: Engaging Students in Eighteenth-Century Literature Through A Manuscript Media Lab -
English: Margaret Linley
(Re)Reading with R -
English: Michelle Levy
Pedagogical Uses of the Women’s Print History Project -
History: Elise Chenier
Ungrading as a Method for Deepening the Experience of Learning -
History: Jennifer Spear
Benefits & Challenges of Team-Teaching in a 100-Level History Course -
Labour Studies: Kendra Strauss
Teaching Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Work and Health: Exploring Modular Course Development and Teaching -
Linguistics: Heather Bliss
Leveraging Linguistic Analysis to Improve Undergraduate Student Writing -
Linguistics: Murray Munro
Effects of EAL Learners’ Actual and Perceived Oral Production Skills on In-class Oral Participation at SFU -
Psychology: Rachel Fouladi
Soliciting Student Experiences, Attitudes and Preferences for the Design and Use of Student Reflections in University-Level Quantitative Psychology Coursework
Completed projects
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Asia Canada Program: Shuyu Kong
Real-Life Materials and Experiential Learning in Asian Canadian Cultural Activism -
Criminology: Barry Cartwright
Effectiveness of Three Different Delivery Methods in Online and Distance Education -
Criminology: Brenda Morrison
Restorative Justice in Education: Enhancing Critical, Experiential and Reflective Pedagogy -
Criminology: Brenda Morrison
Enhancing Critical and Reflective Pedagogy Using Appreciative Inquiry and Experiential Learning in Restorative Justice -
Criminology: Danielle Murdoch
Developing Tools to Support Graduate Students in their Role as Teaching Assistants -
Criminology: Danielle Murdoch
Understanding the Barriers to and Educational Value of Student Participation in Prison Tours -
Criminology: David MacAlister
Best Practice Review and Guidelines to Prevent Student Academic Misconduct - Part 1 -
Criminology: David MacAlister
Best Practice Review and Guidelines to Prevent Student Academic Misconduct - Part 2 -
Criminology: Joan Brockman
Learning in Distance Education Classes -
Criminology: Nicole Myers
The Educational Value of Class Visits to Federal Prison -
Criminology: Sheri Fabian
Exploring Student Experiences and Learning Outcomes with Emerging Learning Technologies -
Criminology: Tamara O'Doherty
Teaching About Victimization in Respectful and Inclusive Ways -
Economics: Eric Kimbrough
Startup Funds for Student Research in Experimental Economics -
Economics: Henrik Wolff
The Video Method: Empowering and Controlling Learning Environments in a Predominantly ESL (English as a second Language) Classroom -
English for Academic Success: Marti Sevier
Student Response to Instructor Feedback on Writing -
English: Clint Burnham
MA for Teachers of English Delivery and Core Curriculum Redesign -
English: Colette Colligan
Digital Writing Revision Tool -
English: Colette Colligan
Digital Maps for Literary Studies -
English: Diana Solomon
Role-Playing Games in the Literature Classroom -
English: Margaret Linley
Pedagogical Tool for English Literature Students -
English: Margaret Linley
Reading Up Close and at a Distance -
English: Michelle Levy
Teaching Text Encoding, and Testing TAPAS, in an English Graduate Course -
English: Michelle Levy
Designing a Digital Edition Platform for Classroom Use -
English: Nicky Didicher
Mindfulness, Stress Reduction, and Focus -
English: Sophie McCall
Read, Listen, Tell: Indigenous Stories from Turtle Island -
English: Sophie McCall
Surf, Chat, Share: Digital Storytelling and Indigenous New Media -
First Nation Studies: annie ross
Oral History and Testimonio Through Student-Created Interviews -
French: Catherine Black
Does Translation From L2 to L1 and Vice Versa Improve Students' Writing Skills in Advanced Second Language Classes? -
French: Catherine Black
E-book and Website for Business French -
French: Christian Guilbault
Assessing the Effectiveness of an On-Line Teaching Tool for Phonetic Transcription -
French: Claire Bossavit
Social Media Activities in Language Courses -
French: Claire Bossavit
What Can a Blended Language Course Bring to Intermediate Students in French? -
French: Vlad Vintila
Exploring Approaches to the Development and Delivery of English-taught Courses on Franco-Italian Culture -
Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies: Ela Przybylo
Exploring an Intersectional Feminist Journal Praxis -
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies: Coleman Nye
Accessible Curriculum: A Faculty Resource for Universal Design for Learning at SFU -
Graduate Studies: Mary-Ellen Kelm
Investigating the Impact of Professional Development Programming for Graduate Students -
History: Alec Dawson
Blended Learning in History -
History: Elise Chenier
Using Digital Humanities to Teach How Historians Think -
History: Jeremy Brown
Improving Student Engagement and Freedom in the Modern Chinese History Lecture Hall -
History: Luke Clossey
Content and Language Integrated Learning in the History Classroom -
History: Luke Clossey
Global Jesus Project: Developing an Image Database for the History Classroom -
History: Luke Clossey
Building a Reflective Reader -
History: Mary-Ellen Kelm
Interactive, Engaged Discussion in History -
History: Roxanne Panchasi
Excavating the Present in the History Classroom -
Language Training Institute: Billie Ng
An Online Tutoring System to Support the Speaking and Listening Components of Language Courses -
Language Training Institute: Billie Ng
Blended Language Classes -
Language Training Institute: Billie Ng
Peer Language Exchange Program -
Language Training Institute: Cynthia Xie
Online Teaching and Learning Platform for Heritage Mandarin Chinese Courses -
Linguistics: Ashley Farris-Trimble
Experiential Learning in a Day Camp Setting -
Linguistics: Henny Yeung
Experiential Learning about Language Development by Engaging with Community Parents -
Linguistics: Marion Caldecott
Group Exams and EAL Student Performance -
Linguistics: Panayiotis Pappas
Integrating Writing in an Introductory Course on Linguistics -
Linguistics: Panayiotis Pappas
FASS Forward: An Early Intervention Program for First Term Students in FASS -
Philosophy: Dai Heide
Assessing the Impact of First-Year Seminars -
Philosophy: Jillian Scott McIntosh
Evaluating the Use of Anonymous Peer Review in a W Course -
Philosophy: Nicolas Fillion
Threshold Concepts in Introductory Logic Courses -
Political Science: Clare McGovern
The Impact of Community Partnerships on Student Learning Outcomes -
Political Science: Sanjay Jeram
Active Learning in the Teaching of Qualitative Methods in Political Science -
Psychology | Geography: Cobb, Aknin, Holland
Effect of Two-Stage Collaborative Testing on Student Exam Anxiety and Performance -
Psychology: Jamal K. Mansour
Facilitating Active Learning in an Experimental Psychology and Law Class -
Psychology: Janelle Jones
Reviving the Third-Year Seminar -
Psychology: Michael Schmitt
Implications for Environmental Attitudes in Psychology and Environmental Sustainability -
Psychology: Norm O’Rourke
Info-Graphics and Visualization to Aid Understanding -
Psychology: Steve Wright
CAPS (Living on the Edge) Poverty Simulation: Experiential Learning on Economic Inequality -
Psychology: Tanya Broesch
Engaging the World: Examining Primary Sources Through Dialogue or Text -
Psychology: Yuthika Girme
Bridging the Gap Between Students’ Lived Experiences and Understanding of Psychological Research -
Public Policy: Nancy Olewiler
Exploration of Methodology to Deliver an Undergraduate Course in Public Policy Analysis -
Sociology and Anthropology: Adrienne Burk
Exploring Student Learning in Anthropological Ethnographic Methods -
Sociology and Anthropology: Dara Culhane
Teaching and Learning Sensory Ethnography: Multimodal Pedagogies -
Urban Studies: Meg Holden
Sustainability Beyond Google Translate: Language-Enhanced Nordic and Canadian Approaches to Teaching and Learning Urban Sustainability
Beedie School of Business
Current projects
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Beedie School of Business: Kathleen Burke
“The Darkness Around Us is Deep”: Using Narrative to Model Reflection and Promote Engagement in Business Ethics Education -
Beedie School of Business: JM Goh
Understanding Challenges Faced by Undergraduate Non-Computing Students to Facilitate Computational Thinking -
Beedie School of Business: Jason Ho
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Business Career Education Program -
Beedie School of Business: Jan Kietzmann
Team Composition and Team Performance: An Experiment Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) -
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 -
Beedie School of Business: Aishwarya Shukla
Updating and Redesigning BUS 237 - Introduction to Business Technology Management -
Beedie School of Business: Cluny South
Testing the Provision of Animal Therapy for Students (P.A.T.S.) in the BUS 343 Networking Event -
Beedie School of Business: Lieke ten Brummelhuis
Designing an Experiential Introduction Week in the FT MBA Program
Completed projects
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Beedie School of Business: Christina Atanasova
Using a Simulation Game in an Undergraduate Finance Course -
Beedie School of Business: Daniela Blettner
Leadership in Teams and in a Virtual Environment -
Beedie School of Business: Andrew Flostrand
Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Academic Misconduct in the Business Classroom - Part 1 -
Beedie School of Business: Andrew Flostrand
Graduate Student Perceptions of Academic Misconduct in the Business Classroom -
Beedie School of Business: David Hannah
“She Squeezed Your What?” A Human Resources Management Case -
Beedie School of Business: Shauna Jones
Using Mini-Cases to Improve Student Learning Around Collaboration -
Beedie School of Business: Shauna Jones
Where and How Teams are Used, Taught, and Assessed Across Core Courses in a Business Undergraduate Curriculum -
Beedie School of Business: Jan Kietzmann
“Casing” Entrepreneurship in Vancouver -
Beedie School of Business: Jan Kietzmann
Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence -
Beedie School of Business: Robert Krider
Team Based Learning Pedagogy to a Computer-Laboratory-Intensive Course -
Beedie School of Business: Robert Krider
Post-Secondary Instructor’s Teaching Efficiency -
Beedie School of Business: Anne Macdonald
Teaching Auditing Concepts Through Stories, Metaphors, and Narrative -
Beedie School of Business: Kamal Masri
Experiential Learning of Project Management -
Beedie School of Business: Kamal Masri
Experiential Learning of Project Management, Part 2 -
Beedie School of Business: Lisa Papania
Time and Communication in Team and Individual Effectiveness and Performance -
Beedie School of Business: Lisa Papania
Developing Circular Economy Practices Case Studies -
Beedie School of Business: Lisa Papania
How Case Studies Help Students Learn About the Circular Economy -
Beedie School of Business: Lisa Papania
Sustainability Agency: How Learning Outcomes about Environment and Society are Impacted by an Understanding of the Role We Play in Damaging/Protecting It -
Beedie School of Business: Leyland Pitt
Marketing Decision Simulation Game in MBA Marketing Courses -
Beedie School of Business: Leyland Pitt
Developing Role Plays and Interactive Learning Exercises to Facilitate Experiential Learning in Graduate Level/MBA Marketing and Management Information Systems (MIS) Courses -
Beedie School of Business: Leyland Pitt
Using More Than One Grader To Evaluate Student Class Participation: Controlled Experiments -
Beedie School of Business: Leyland Pitt
The PhD in Marketing at Beedie School of Business – Key Success Factors, Room for Improvement and Future Developments -
Beedie School of Business: Leyland Pitt
Exploring Case Writing as an Assessment and Teaching Tool in the MBA Classroom -
Beedie School of Business: Leyland Pitt
Using Student Application Essays to Understand Student Engagement in the Beedie Full-time MBA Program: Computerized Text Analysis -
Beedie School of Business: Hwee Cheng Tan
Using a Structured Collaborative Learning Approach to Develop Critical Thinking and Teamwork Skills in a Case-based Accounting Course
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
Current projects
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Publishing Program: MariÈve Mauve Pagé
Crafts in the Classroom -
SIAT: Brian Fisher
Evaluation of the Project-based Learning Approach in Activating Theory for Intro to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) students -
SIAT: Marek Hatala
Keeping Students On-Track in Multi-week Projects via Learning Analytics Feedback -
School for the Contemporary Arts: Claudette Lauzon
Building a New Curriculum for Course-based Internships in the School for the Contemporary Arts -
School for the Contemporary Arts: Arne Eigenfeldt
Revisioning Music History Education -
School for the Contemporary Arts: Rob Kitsos
Interdisciplinary Core in the School for the Contemporary Arts -
School for the Contemporary Arts: Denise Oleksijczuk
Connecting Artworks to Archives -
School of Communication: Karrmen Crey
Indigenous Student Experiences at Simon Fraser University: A Student-led Collaborative Study
Completed projects
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SIAT: Rob Woodbury
Physical Design Media in Spatial Thinking -
Digital Media Program: Larry Bafia
Virtual Studio in Education -
Education | School for the Contemporary Arts: Elizabeth Marshall, Robert Kitsos
Childrens’ Literature and Contemporary Arts – A New Course Design -
Publishing Program: Juan Pablo Alperin
Encouraging and Supporting Discussions Through Online Annotations -
Publishing Program: John Maxwell
The MPub Archive: Positioning Graduate Work as Learning Resources -
SIAT: Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda
Fostering Reading and Writing Comprehension Skills in Media and Science and Technology Studies in an Interdisciplinary Program -
SIAT: Susan Clements-Vivian
Performance and Participation in Medium-Sized Lecture Courses -
SIAT: Susan Clements-Vivian
Process-Based Learning Activities in Large Lecture Courses -
SIAT: Susan Clements-Vivian
Developing and Assessing Practice Based Learning Activities -
SIAT: Susan Clements-Vivian
How I Used Sketching to Get Students to Show Up, Pay Attention and Learn During the Lecture -
SIAT: Halil Erhan
Investigating the Role of Students’ Representation Use Patterns on Spatial Thinking -
SIAT: Michael Filimowicz
Development of Case-Based Knowledge in High-Enrolment Production Courses -
SIAT: Michael Filimowicz
Discursivity and Creativity in Upper-Division Production Courses -
SIAT: Michael Filimowicz
Real-Time Video for Multi-Campus Teaching -
SIAT: Chantal Gibson
Research Proposal Writing Process Video -
SIAT: Andrew Hawryshkewich
Development of a common “Micro-Portfolio” Assignment -
SIAT: Kate Hennessy
Teaching to Interdisciplinary Graduate Students: Developing Methods and Assessing Outcomes -
SIAT: Bernhard Riecke
Making the Immersive Environments Course Immersive and Experiential -
SIAT: Bernhard Riecke
Coaching Students to Become Active Researchers -
SIAT: Bernhard Riecke
Agile Instructional Inquiry -
SIAT: Eric Yang
Multimedia Programming with Java System Library -
SIAT: Ken Zupan
Investigating the Impact of Introducing Foundational Physical Modelmaking Practices on Students’ Final Project in IAT 336 Materials in Design -
School for the Contemporary Arts: Henry Daniel
From Brain to Lab, from Page to Stage -
School for the Contemporary Arts: Martin Gotfrit
Building a Creative Certificate Program in Creative Entrepreneurship -
School for the Contemporary Arts: Robert Kitsos
Mapping Collaboration -
School for the Contemporary Arts: Laura Marks
Practical and Public Aspects of the MA in Comparative Media Arts -
School of Communication: Daniel Ahadi
Improving a First Year Experience (FYE) Course in Communication -
School of Communication: Peter Chow-White
Knowledge Management Tools to Facilitate Student-Centred Learning -
School of Communication: Kathleen Cross
Improving First-Year Learning in Communication -
School of Communication: Andrew Feenberg
Blended Instruction for Conceptual Understandings -
School of Communication: Linda Harasim
Designing and Assessing Effective Learning in Online Student-led Seminars (SOS) -
School of Communication: Stephen Kline
Formative Evaluation of Revisions to CMNS 363 -
School of Communication: Stephen Kline
Career Implications of the Media Analysis Laboratory Experiential Learning Pedagogy -
School of Communication: Frédérik Lesage
Empirical Research Methods Through Digitally Mediated Assignments -
School of Communication: Frédérik Lesage
Just-in-Time Teaching and Technical Skills for Communication Pedagogy -
School of Communication: Jan Marontate
Resource Material for Teaching Teams -
School of Communication: Stuart Poyntz
Community Media in Canada: A Modular Platform for Sharing and Engagement -
School of Communication: Katherine Reilly
Communications Methods Review
Faculty of Environment
Current projects
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Environment: Tara Holland
Measuring Student Improvement in Climate Literacy in a First-Year Interdisciplinary Climate Change Course
Completed projects
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Archaeology: Ross Jamieson
Web-Based Assessment of Students’ Epistemological Beliefs in History -
Archaeology: David Maxwell
Drowning in Garbage? Archaeology, Solid Waste, and Recycling at SFU -
Archaeology: George Nicholas
Knowledge Mobilization and Application in Archaeological Theory -
Archaeology: George Nicholas
Assessing the Need for Professional Training Modules for Archaeology Students -
Archaeology: John Welch
Post-Pre Assessment of a Required Graduate Course, Social Science of Resource Management: Theories of Cooperation (REM 601) -
Centre for Sustainable Community Development: Mark Roseland
Open Online Learning Resources -
Centre for Sustainable Community Development: Mark Roseland
Engaging Students in Sustainability Learning: Exploration of Reading-related Activities -
Centre for Sustainable Community Development: Mark Roseland
Engaging Students in Sustainability Learning: Comparing Reading-related Activities in Online and In-person Courses -
Centre for Sustainable Development, School of Resource and Environmental Management: Sean Markey
Flipping Without Flopping: Combining Learning Approaches to Best Benefit Students -
CityStudio | Environment: Janet Moore, Mark Roseland
Researching Interdisciplinary Learning Outcomes -
Environmental Science Program: Leah Bendell
Applied Methods in Community-Engaged Environmental Science Course -
Geography: Shiv Balram
Developing a Template for Embedding Problem-Based Learning in Spatial Information Science -
Geography: Shiv Balram
Video Objects to Support Student Engagement and Learning -
Geography: Shiv Balram
Identifying the Skills and Support Students and Teaching Assistants Need to Succeed in GIS Courses -
Geography: Suzana Dragicevic
Developing Learning Materials to Support Scientific Research Skills in Undergraduate Students -
Geography: Suzana Dragicevic
Undergraduate Students Acquiring Scientific Research Skills: Comparing Two Cohorts of Undergraduate Students for the Same Course Across Two Consecutive Semesters -
Geography: Meg Holden
International Learning Partners in Urban Climate and Sustainability Field Studies -
Geography: Anders Knudby
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Hands-On Learning in Remote Sensing -
Geography: Eugene McCann
A ‘U-Pass Field Trip’ & PhotoVoice Assignment to Enhance Student Learning -
School of Resource and Environmental Management: Scott Harrison
Incorporating Computer Programming into the Classroom: Linking Mathematical Equations, Computer Programming, and Computer Population Models -
School of Resource and Environmental Management: Karen Kohfeld
Laptops In The Classroom: Help or Hindrance? -
School of Resource and Evironmental Management: Karen Kohfeld
If You Can’t Beat ‘em, Join ‘em: Incorporating Electronic Devices into Teaching Ocean Resources
Faculty of Education
Current projects
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Education: Stephen Campbell
Improving Preservice Teacher Understandings of Arithmetic: The Division Theorem -
Education: Gillian Judson
Imaginative Assessment for Learning (AFL) in Post-Secondary: Exploring the Impact of Cognitive Tools on Students’ Learning, Engagement, and Demonstrations of Understanding -
Education: Vicki Kelly
From Reconciliation to Indigenous Resurgence: A Digital Métissage -
Education: Angel Lin
Expanding STEM Literacy through Content-Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in an Undergraduate Biology Classroom -
Education: John Nesbit
From Map to Essay: Designing and Evaluating DMap Features that Scaffold Linear Structuring of Argumentative Writing
Completed projects
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Education: Heesoon Bai
Pedagogy and Curriculum of Contemplative Education -
Education: Heesoon Bai
Exploring the Transformative Aspects of a MEd Program in Contemplative Education -
Education: Susan Barber
Narrative Writing Instructional Videos -
Education: Susan Barber
Narrative Writing Instructional Videos -
Education: Susan Barber
“StoryShop”: A Writers Workshop for Creativity, Wellness and Self-development -
Education: Charles Bingham
Leadership Experience in Student-Led Cohorts -
Education: Charles Bingham
Inclusive Education as a Practice of Social Justice -
Education: Sean Chorney
Indigenous Inquiries in the Teaching and Learning of Secondary Mathematics -
Education: Pooja Dharamshi
Integrating Indigenous Perspectives into a Literacy Methods Course -
Education: Kieran Egan
Teaching about Imaginative Education Imaginatively -
Education: Lynn Fels
Exploring Performative Inquiry As a Tool for Leadership Development -
Education: Sepideh Fotovatian
Promoting Collaborative Learning in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms -
Education: Natalia Gajdamaschko
Q Methodology Course Assessment Tool to Capture Shift in Students Theoretical Frameworks -
Education: Joel Heng Hartse
Implementing a Writing-About-Writing Approach in a Foundational Writing Course -
Education: Paula Howarth
Support Structures and Resources for Mentors -
Education: Roumi Ilieva
Examining Cultures of Learning and Their Perceived Impact on The Learning of Culturally Diverse Students in A Graduate Course in Education -
Education: Gillian Judson
Imaginative Assessment for Learning (AFL) in Post-Secondary: Exploring the Impact of Cognitive Tools on Students’ Learning, Engagement, and Demonstrations of Understanding -
Education: Lannie Kanevsky
Online Discussions -
Education: David Kaufman
Development and Evaluation of a Simulation-Based Graduate Course -
Education: Patrice Keats
Student Experiences of Clinical Supervision -
Education: Margaret MacDonald
An Investigation into Teacher Inquiry Methodology in Teacher Education -
Education: Paula MacDowell
Creating Interactive eBooks with Students to Enrich Curriculum and Build Community -
Education: Carolyn Mamchur
Reflexivity in Online Distance Education -
Education: Carolyn Mamchur
Recruitment and Design of An EdD Program -
Education: Carolyn Mamchur
Animal Assisted Learning to Alleviate Anxiety Over Examinations -
Education: Elizabeth Marshall
Childrens’ Literature and Contemporary Arts – A New Course Design -
Education: John Nesbit
Developing An Instructional Model to Replace the High-Enrollment Lecture -
Education: Michèle Schmidt
Narrative in Academic Writing -
Education: Stephen Smith
Exploring Somatically Inter-Active Pedagogy within the Health Education and Active Living (HEAL) Master of Education Cohort -
Education: Bonnie Waterstone
International Graduate Student Interpretation of Assignment Descriptions and Writing Feedback -
Education: David Zandvliet
Fostering Student Well-being and Engaged Learning -
Education: David Zandvliet
Connecting Earth Science, Indigenous Perspectives and Environmental Education in Place-based Learning Setting -
Education: Rina Zazkis
Advanced Mathematics in Support of Secondary School Teaching -
Education: Dolores van der Wey
Curriculum and Pedagogy for the Indigenous Perspectives Teacher Education Module (IPTEM) - Part 1 -
Education: Dolores van der Wey
Curriculum and Pedagogy for the Indigenous Perspectives Teacher Education Module (IPTEM): Part 2
Faculty of Health Sciences
Current projects
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Health Sciences: Paola Ardiles
Surrey CityLab: Using Academic-Community Partnerships to Advance Experiential Learning -
Health Sciences: Angela Kaida
Evaluating the Design, Delivery, and Impact of the Global Health Experiential Learning Course
Completed projects
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Health Sciences: Paola Ardiles
Health Change Lab -
Health Sciences: Susan Erikson
Evaluation of Training Strategy Employed During Cascadia Medical Anthropology Workshop Symposium -
Health Sciences: Maya Gislason
PhotoVoice Essays on the Social Determinants of Health - Part 1 -
Health Sciences: Maya Gislason
PhotoVoice Essays on the Social Determinants of Health - Part 2 -
Health Sciences: Shira Goldenberg
Evaluation of Student Learning Outcomes of Field-Based Learning in Global Migrant Health -
Health Sciences: Laurie Goldsmith
Using Case Analysis to Increase Class Size While Meeting Course Objectives -
Health Sciences: Ruth Lavergne
Supporting Responses to The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Through Indigenizing and Decolonizing Teaching About Canadian Health Systems -
Health Sciences: Mark Lechner
Applying and Understanding the Scientific Method with iClicker Surveys in Human Biology -
Health Sciences: Mark Lechner
Developing and Integrating Writing Skills across a Curriculum -
Health Sciences: Tun Myint
Improving Teaching Effectiveness with a Short Students’ Reflection Tool -
Health Sciences: Tun Myint
Integrating an Online Formative Teaching Inquiry Tool to Enhance Students’ Learning and Instructor’s Teaching -
Health Sciences: Diego Silva
Integrating Aboriginal Philosophy and Ethics Values in Applied Health Ethics -
Health Sciences: Tim Takaro
Flipped Classroom Model Evaluation in a Master’s Level Course: Part 2 -
Health Sciences: Tim Takaro
Flipped Classroom Model Evaluation in a Master’s Level Course: Part 1 -
Health Sciences: Denise Zabkiewicz
Understanding Mentorship in the Faculty of Heath Sciences: An In-depth Look at the Mentorship Experience of Mentors and Mentees -
Health Sciences: Nienke van Houten
Barriers Faced when Reading Primary Literature -
Health Sciences: Nienke van Houten
Interventions That Target Student Critical Thinking When Reading Primary Science Literature
Faculty of Science
Current projects
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Biological Sciences: Megan Barker
Supporting Pedagogy and Practices of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in Biology -
Biological Sciences: Sherryl Bisgrove
Investigation the Effect of Short Videos on Student Learning in BISC 333 -
Biological Sciences: Kevin Lam
E-resources for BISC 202 - Genetics: Exploring Content, Tools, and Formatting -
Biological Sciences: Tammy McMullan
Evaluation of Virtual/Augmented Reality Activities in BISC 316 Vertebrate Biology Labs -
Biological Sciences: Ivona Mladenovic
Through the Looking Glass: Students’ Learning Experiences -
Biological Sciences: Joan Sharp
Advance Preparation or Active Learning: What Makes the Difference in a Flipped Classroom of International Students? -
Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: Leanne Ramer
Confidence-weighted Multiple Choice Questions for Formative and Summative Assessment -
Chemistry: Byron Gates
Introducing New Laboratory Experiments in the Analytical Chemistry Curriculum -
Earth Sciences: Eileen Van der Flier-Keller
Evaluation of Cross-Cultural (Indigenous and Western) Learning Opportunities in a Science Course for Pre-Service Teachers -
Mathematics: Natalia Kouzniak
Use of Team Work and White Boards in Mathematics Tutorials and Seminars: Assessing Various Factors Influencing Improved Quality of Learning -
Physics: Barbara Frisken
Effectiveness of Various Active Learning Components in Large First-Year Physics Courses
Completed projects
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Biological Sciences: Megan Barker
Designing Lab Groups in Introductory Biology to Support Student Learning and Experience -
Biological Sciences: Sherryl Bisgrove
A Field Trip to the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre: Maximizing the Learning Experience for Students -
Biological Sciences: Mala Fernando
Instructional Videos to Maximize the Time Use Efficiency in the Labs -
Biological Sciences: Mala Fernando
Investigating the Effectiveness of a Partially Flipped Classroom on Conceptual Learning and Engagement -
Biological Sciences: Peter Hollman
Development of an Instructional Pre-Lab Video to Better Prepare Students for Lab Microbiology Technique and for Review Purposes -
Biological Sciences: Kevin Lam
Piloting a Structured Flipped-Classroom Approach to Teaching BISC 102 -
Biological Sciences: Jim Mattsson
Build Your Own Gene -
Biological Sciences: Ivona Mladenovic
Enhancing Students’ Understanding of Biology Concepts by Engaging Them in Research -
Biological Sciences: Ivona Mladenovic
Why and How Students Use Electronics to Enhance Their Learning -
Biological Sciences: Joan Sharp
Assessing Student Learning Gain and Attitudinal Change Following Learning-Objective-Driven Revision -
Biological Sciences: Joan Sharp
Case Studies for a Flipped Classroom -
Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: Craig Asmundson
Evaluation of Physiology Teaching within Canada and Internationally -
Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: Diana Bedoya
Critical Evaluation of Nutrition Information -
Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: Victoria Claydon
Student Perspectives on Learning Experiences in BPK -
Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: Damon Poburko
Inquiry Based Learning in a Cell Physiology Lab Course -
Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: Gina Whitaker
Learning Outcome-Based Modules to Improve Student Learning and Interest -
Chemistry: John Canal
Instructional Videos to Improve Learning - Part 2 -
Chemistry: Uwe Kreis
Evaluating Brewing Science -
Chemistry: Sophie Lavieri
Development of Instructional Videos to Improve Students’ Laboratory Techniques -
Chemistry: Sophie Lavieri
Further Development of Instructional Videos -
Chemistry: Sophie Lavieri
Instructional Videos to Improve Learning - Part 1 -
Chemistry: Nabyl Merbouh
Undergraduate Research Immersion -
Earth Sciences: Glynn Williams-Jones
Experiential Learning through Volcanic Hazard Simulations -
Mathematics: Veselin Jungić
Flip the Classroom: Use of Pre-Recorded Video Lectures and Its Impact on Student and Instructor Experience -
Mathematics: Veselin Jungić
Flipping the Classroom: Investigation of Student and Instructor Experience First-Year Calculus and Impact on Learning -
Mathematics: Veselin Jungić
Online and Face-To-Face Calculus: Student, Instructor and Designer Perspectives -
Mathematics: Petra Menz
Improving Student Performance and Attitudes through Meta-Cognition -
Mathematics: Jamie Mulholland
Developing a Calculus Concept Inventory -
Mathematics: Tamon Stephen
Discrete-event Simulation for MATH 208W Introduction to Operations Research -
Mathematics: Karen Yeats
Depth of Experience in Discrete Mathematics II -
Physics: Michael Chen
Online Forums to Improve the Learning Outcomes -
Physics: Michael Chen
Integrating Online Information Search in Physics Tutorials -
Physics: Barbara Frisken
Redesigning First Year Physics Labs -
Physics: Sarah Johnson
Implementation of Interactive Lecture Demonstrations Using iClickers -
Physics: Sarah Johnson
Study of Early Intervention in First-Year Physics Course Using Online Tutorials -
Statistics and Actuarial Science: Luke Bornn
Data-First Learning In Statistics -
Statistics and Actuarial Science: David Campbell
Design and Piloting Data Wrangling Projects for a New Data Science Course
Library
Current projects
Completed projects
ISTLD Projects
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Projects
Current projects
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ISTLD Post-Doctoral Fellowship Project: Birgit Schwarz
An In-depth Exploration of Instructors’ Experiences with Flipped Classroom Design, Implementation and Evaluation with and without TLDG Support
Completed projects
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ISTLD Post-Doctoral Fellowship Project: Angela McLean
Investigating Research Assistant Experiences in the TLDG Programme -
ISTLD Post-Doctoral Fellowship Project: Alexander Stewart
Investigating the Perceived Impact of Undergraduate Participation in SoTL Initiatives as ISTLD Grant Project Research Assistants