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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

UBC Okanagan Grant for the Integration of Teaching and Research in Undergraduate Education

2010 Research Week Activities - Tuesday, March 9th

9:30am - 11:30am

Faculty Presentations of research on teaching & learning
Video-conference Discussion with Thompson Rivers University on Scholarship of Teaching & Learning - Progress & Possibilities

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Faculty and Student Presentations on Integrating Research into Undergraduate Courses
Roundtable Discussion of Opportunities for Integrating Research into Undergrad Courses

Contact Heather Hurren for more information about this event 250-807-9288.

Publish Your Research-

Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning http://www.cjsotl-rcacea.ca/
Academic Exchange Quarterly http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/v4n1.html

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This community of practice is designed to foster cross-disciplinary inquiry focused on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Regular seminars are held to provide an opportunity to discuss/present SoTL research projects and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

The scholarship of teaching and learning can be defined as a type of scholarship in which faculty study the impact of their own teaching practice on student learning, respond to the results and disseminate their findings. Julie Christensen Hughes, former STLHE President, University of Guelph.

The UBC Okanagan Academic Plan states that "we will research the core activity of our community - student learning - and value the scholarship of teaching".

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/

SoTL Research Database

A scholar of teaching undertakes research that will contribute to literature pertaining to teaching and learning. A scholarly approach to teaching means that teaching is treated in the same scholarly way as one’s area of research. It involves defining a question, investigating the question through research and drawing conclusions. It also involves peer review and publication.

Meet our Community of Researchers

	Philip L. Balcaen, Ph.D Faculty of Education philip.balcaen@ubc.ca; 807-8530 Research Interests in Teaching & Learning: Critical Thinking across the curriculum Critical Thinking in math, science & environmental education Critically Thoughtful e-learning Collaborative approaches to educational change
	Jan Cioe, Ph.D., R.Psych. Faculty of Arts & Sciences: Psychology jan.cioe@ubc.ca 807-8732; 763-1225 Research Interests in Teaching & Learning: Podcasting Clicker Technology in Large Classes Development of Effective Communication Skills
	Blane Després, Ph.D Faculty of Education 807- 8122 Research Interests in Teaching & Learning: Education and learning vs schooling; home education; systemic thinking (and chaos & complexity) applied in education; business-education partnerships; trades & technology.
	Dr. Nancy Evans Faculty of Education nancy.evans@ubc.ca; 807-8121 Research Interests in Teaching and Learning: Research Project 2005 - 2007: "Spontaneous Literacy: An Examination of the Communicative Competencies of First Year Teacher Education Students at Two Canadian Universities" Research Interests: Admission standards for prospective Faculty of Education students; censorship of children's literature; the creative writing process in teacher education; curriculum integration.
	Vicki A. Green, Ph.D. Faculty of Education vicki.green@ubc.ca; 807-8107 Research Interests in Teaching and Learning: a) Inquiry Questions for independent project based learning. b) Interdependent group strategies for multiple course sections.
	Nina Langton Department of Critical Studies nina.langton@ubc.ca; 807-9395 Research Interests in Teaching & Learning: CALL (computer assisted language learning); language acquisition; construction of gender in an online environment.
	Dr. Karen Ragoonaden Faculty of Education : Français langue première et langue seconde karen.ragoonaden@ubc.ca ;807-8113;LIB 254 Research Interests in Teaching & Learning: Second language acquisition, pedagogical techniques steeped in a communicative experiential approach to language learning, strategies which integrate World Wide Web based technology into language teaching and last but not least, culture and diversity in education.L’apprentissage d’une langue seconde, des techniques pédagogiques ancrées dans une approche communicative expérientielle, l’intégration de la technologie interactive d’Internet dans des cours de langue et en dernier lieu, la culture et la diversité au sein de la pédagogie contemporaine.
	Brian Rasmussen, Ph.D Social Work brian.rasmussen@ubc.ca; 807-8740 Research Interests in Teaching & Learning: The role of emotions in learning. Teaching related publications: Rasmussen, B. & Mishna (in press). A fine balance: Instructor self-disclosure in the classroom. Journal of Teaching in Social Work. Rasmussen, B., & Mishna, F. (2003). The relevance of contemporary psychoanalytic theories to teaching social work. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 74, 1, 31-47. Mishna, F. & Rasmussen, B. (2001). The learning relationship: Working through disjunctions in the classroom. Clinical Social Work Journal, 29(4), 387-399.
	Dr. Alwyn Spies Critical Studies, Japanese Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies alwyn.spies@ubc.ca ; 807-8126 Research Interests in Teaching & Learning: Telecollaboration and intercultural communication skills; student multimedia production and project-based learning; community service learning; teaching, learning and identity politics.
	Robert Whiteley, Ph.D Faculty of Education robert.whiteley@ubc.ca; 807-8108 Research Interests in Teaching & Learning: Interprofessional Education Neo-liberal Educational Reform in the K-16 system [accountability, managerialism, privatization etc.] Corporatization in Post Secondary Institutions Infusion of critical thinking throughout teaching and learning. *Professional Development [mentorship, teaching squares, problem based learning, reflective practice, etc]
	Teresa Wrzesniewski, Ph.D Faculty of Arts & Sciences: Chemistry & Physics Departments teresa.wrzesniewski@ubc.ca; 807-9571 Research Interests in Teaching & Learning: Introducing new teaching technologies into teaching introductory level physics courses. Teaching strategies applicable to large classes (200+)