 As Senior Instructional Developer (Blended Learning), Jane Holbrook helps to develop faculty programming that promotes the effective use of the online environment in on-campus courses. Working closely with Faculty Liaisons, CEL (Centre for Extended Learning) and ITMS (Instruction Technologies and Multimedia Services), she helps manage initiatives related to “blended learning” courses. Jane is also involved in educational research through her involvement in LIF and PIF grants held by faculty members in Science and continues to teach Introductory Genetics online through CEL. She received her BSc and MSc from Dalhousie University but has also studied Graphic Design at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
Publications:
- Holbrook, J. and Dupont, C. (2011). Making the Decision to Provide Enhanced Podcasts to Post-Secondary Science Students. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 20 (3), 233-245. http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s10956-010-9248-1.
- Edginton, A. and Holbrook, J. (2010). A Blended Learning Approach to Teaching Basic Pharmacokinetics and the Significance of Face-to-Face Interaction. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 74 (5), http://www.ajpe.org/view.asp?art=aj740588&pdf=yes.
- Holbrook, J. and Dupont, C. (2009). Profcasts and Class Attendance – Does Year in Program Matter? Bioscience Education, 13, http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/journal/vol13/beej-13-c2.aspx .
- Brichta, J.P., Holbrook, J., Sanderson, J. & Bizheva, K. (2008). Instructor-Designed Tutorials-Meeting the Needs of Our Students. Phys Teacher, 47, 169-174.
Posters:
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What drives students’ preferences for face-to-face, online or blended courses? – Opportunities and New Directions, Waterloo, 2011
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Supporting Blended Learning on Your Campus: An online instructor resources repository – Educational Developers Caucus, Oshawa, 2009
Recent Conference Presentations: -
Assessing student engagement in a multi-media teaching tool in Pharmacy, Andrea Edginton, School of Pharmacy, Jane Holbrook, Centre for Teaching Excellence, Mary Power, Centre for Teaching Excellence, Angela Stark, School of Pharmacy , University of Waterloo – Western Conference on Science Education, London, 2011
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A common principle for course delivery, a diversity of interactions: stories from the trenches, Jane Holbrook, Mary Power and Samar Mohamed, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo – Cohere Blended Learning Conference, Guelph, 2011
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Student driven development of a multi-media learning tool, Jane Holbrook, Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE), University of Waterloo, and Chris Dupont, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo - Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education conference, Toronto, 2010
- Student driven development of a multi-media learning tool, Jane Holbrook and Mary Power, Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE), University of Waterloo, and Andrea Edginton, School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo - Opportunities and New Directions, Waterloo, 2010
- Assessing the Use of Enhanced Podcasts: Learning vs. Attendance, Jane Holbrook, Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE), University of Waterloo and Christine Dupont, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo - Opportunities and New Directions, Waterloo, 2009
- Measuring a shift in students’ attitudes about blended learning, Jane Holbrook, Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE), University of Waterloo and Andrea Edginton, School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo - The Future of Online and Blended Learning, Vancouver, 2009
- One Model for Success: Supporting Blended Learning through Faculty Liaisons, Katherine Lithgow, Mary Power, Scott Anderson, Jane Holbrook (CTE), University of Waterloo - The Future of Online and Blended Learning, Vancouver, 2009
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