2011 Opportunities and New Directions Conference
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Opportunities and New Directions:
A Research Conference on Teaching and Learning.
April 27 and 28, 2011
at the University of Waterloo

Waterloo's Teaching-Based Research Group (TBRG), in association with the Centre for Teaching Excellence and
the Teaching Excellence Council and supported by the office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic Programs,
invites you to participate in a two-day conference of research on teaching and learning and its application in the
course setting. We welcome everyone interested in this scholarship to join us for an exciting opportunity to
network with like-minded colleagues from multiple disciplines and institutions and to engage in conversations
about new research, work in progress, and emerging ideas.

This year’s conference will include 2 keynotes, a plenary, and theme workshops that explore not only how we do
research about teaching and learning, but also how we make the results public in a way that will inform not only
our own students but also our colleagues. Submissions for workshops, concurrent sessions, and poster
presentations are invited to address this or other themes.

Post-Conference Documents

Thank you to the presenters for sharing their presentation with the rest of the Opportunities and New Directions attendees. Please click on the presentation links below to view PDF versions of the PowerPoint presentations.

 

Plenary Telling SoTL Tales: Sharing Research Results in all the Right Places. Nicola Simmons, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo
Provost's Forum The Changing Context of Teaching and Learning & the Implications for University Leadership. Julia Christensen Hughes, University of Guelph
101 Unique Challenges of Online Group Work.Tonya Noel, WatPD, Veronica Brown, Centre for Teaching Excellence, Katie Schafer, WatPD, University of Waterloo
201 Learning Outcomes of Discipline-Specific Language Instruction: ESL for international students in introductory economics.Trien T. Nguyen, Department of Economics, Angela Trimarchi, Department of Economics, Julia Williams, English Language Institute, Renison University College, University of Waterloo
202 Determination of an Optimal Blended Patient Case Model: Using Virtual and Standardized Patients.Mary Power, Centre for Teaching Excellence, Peter Pagacz, School of Pharmacy, Carol Kahlil, School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo
204 Shades of Grey: Faculty Perspectives of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Kris Knorr, Nancy Fenton & Susan Vajoczki, McMaster University and University of Waterloo
302 Evidence Based Teaching: Promoting Deeper Learning through Active Learning Strategies. Eleanor Pierre, EJP Communications, Loretta Howard, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC)
303 Interactive Teaching and Learning Activities in the Science Classroom. Pippa Lock, Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University
401a Comparing Designs and Outcomes of Corpus-Based Tasks: Student Collaboration and Critical Language Awareness. Allison Cattell, Grit Liebscher, Barbara Schmenk, Mat Schulze, Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Waterloo
402b

Integrating the Elements of a Senior Capstone Project Throughout the Major Curriculum, Sue Batell, School of Education, Viterbo University
602 Active and Affective Learning and Digital Story Telling. Mercedes Rowinsky-Geurts, Wilfrid Laurier University
701b Teaching Critical Thinking in On-Line Learning Environments.Jennifer Anderson-Meger, Social Work, Viterbo University
702b Determinants of Teaching Quality: Reappraisal using Evidence from UW Engineering. Meyyappan Narayanan, Dept. of Management Sciences, Svitlana Taraban-Gordon, CTE, University of Waterloo
702a Fostering Cross-Course Learning and Problem-Solving: Designing a MATLAB Tool For and By First-Year Chemical Engineering Students.Nicole Cress, Department of Chemical Engineering, Luis Ricardez-Sandoval, Department of Chemical Engineering, Mary Robinson, Department of Chemical Engineering, Raymond L. Legge, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo
703a Exploring the Pedagogy of Inquiry in Undergraduate Education: A Case Study from McMaster University.Michelle M. Vine, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, Susan Vajoczki, Centre for Leadership in Learning, Susan Watt, School of Social Work, McMaster University
802b Evidence Based Medicine and Critical Appraisal (EBM/CA) Teaching Trends in Canadian Pharmacy Schools. Certina Ho, Eric Romeril, School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo
803a Creative Differences: Teaching Creativity Across the Disciplines. Beth Marquis, Susan Vajoczki, Centre for Leadership and Learning, McMaster University
803b Drawing, Drama and Debate: Three forms of experiential Learning. Elisabeth Richards, Nipissing University
Poster What Drives Students' Preferences for Face-to-Face, Online, or Blended courses? Jane Holbrook, Centre for Teaching Excellence, Uiversity of Waterloo
Poster

Supporting Graduate Education Students' Writing: A Case Study. Roz Stooke, Kathryn Hibbert, Lisa Faden and Holly C. Parkinson, Faculty of Education, The University of Western Ontario
Poster Towards Methodological Rigour in Qualitative Research: A Case Study. Pia Marks, Brad Jennings, Nancy Waite, Katie Cook, Barbara Farrell, Natalie Ward, Lisa Dolovich, Derek Jorgenson, Natalie Kennie, University of Waterloo, Univerity of Western Ontario, University of Ottawa, McMaster, University of Saskatchewan, Summerville Family Health Team
Poster Bring Your Own Theatre: Autoethnography as Explicit Instruction in Foundatinal Theatre Studies. Jennifer Roberts-Smith, Drama and Speech Communications, University of Waterloo
Poster Defining Quality in the Context of Quality Assurance, Lori Goff, Karen Nicholson, Centre for Leadership and Learning, McMaster University