As a Faculty Liaison with the Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE), Katherine Lithgow helps instructors in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences design and implement innovative learning activities which engage students online and in the classroom. Katherine also facilitates e-portfolio/integrative learning initiatives supporting instructors across campus with the design and implementation of activities which help students integrate learning that takes place in academic, workplace, community and social environments. Prior to joining the CTE, Katherine was with the Distance and Continuing Education department (now the Centre for Extended Learning) where she helped instructors design learning activities for online courses. She holds a Master's in Educational Technology from the University of British Columbia, and received her BA from the University of Toronto.  In what seems like another life, Katherine graduated from the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences (TMI) where she later taught in the Diagnostic Cytology program, and has worked as a cytotechnologist in a number of teaching hospitals. 

Selected Professional Highlights

• Member of the International Coalition on e-Portfolio Research (INCEPR)
• UW Keystone Campaign Co-Chair (2004-2007)

Book Chapters

• Sproule,B., Penny Light, T.& Lithgow, K. (2009). Connecting contexts and competencies: Using eportfolios for integrative learning. In B. Cambridge, D. Cambridge & K. Blake Yancey (Eds.) Electronic portfolios 2.0: Emergent research on implementaton and impact. Stylus

Peer-reviewed Conference Presentations & Posters

• Denton, D., Schoner, V., & Lithgow, K. (2009, May).   On-Campus and Service Learning: Comparing the Quality of Students' Learning Experiences in an Undergraduate Communication Course.  Presented at the annual Opportunities and New Directions conference, Waterloo, ON.
• Pearce, J.M., Ward, G., & Lithgow, K. (2009, May). Factors affecting students’ and instructors’ experiences with clickers.  Presented at the annual Opportunities and New Directions conference, Waterloo, ON.
• Sproule, B., Penny Light, T. & Lithgow, K. (2009, May).  Making connections: Reflections as a tool for deep learning.  Presented at the annual Opportunities and New Directions conference, Waterloo, ON.
• Sproule, B., Penny Light, T. & Lithgow, K. (2009, June).  Making connections: Supporting reflection for learning through electronic portfolios.  Presented at the annual Canadian e-Learning Conference (CeLC) , Vancouver, BC.
• Waite, N.M., Farrell,B., Chase, H.C., Lithgow, K. & Roach, R. (2009, June). A model for measuring co-op learning outcomes: A tracker, work term reports and e-portfolio.  Poster presented at the  Cooperative Education Conference, Vancouver, BC.