1. Continue to offer two conferences per year.
2. Continue to offer various campus-wide events to enhance instructors’ pedagogical knowledge and skills.
3. Continue to participate in new faculty orientation and new faculty events, in conjunction with WatPort.
4. Continue programming for graduate students: namely, the Certificate in University Teaching and International Teaching Assistants programming.
5. Review programming processes and procedures.
6. Continue support for UW teaching awards and nominations for provincial and national teaching awards.
7. Purchase library materials annually.

1. Continue to provide workshop or retreat-style programming to support curriculum program review and curriculum renewal work.
2. Provide departmental workshops in every Faculty on the effective use of online components in on-campus courses (blended learning).
3. Increase the number of departmental workshops on exploring emerging educational technologies.
4. Provide departmental or program-level support on effective integration of e-portfolios and integrative learning initiatives.
5. Develop department-specific sessions for TAs.

1. Continue to support the work of the Teaching Excellence Council.
2. Increase the number of instructor-led communities.
3. Continue to provide support for LIF and PIF grant applications and implementations.
4. Lay the groundwork to create a teaching mentor network across all faculties.

1. Continue our individual research agendas: aim to pursue projects that stem directly from our work.
2. Continue our exploration and implementation of leading edge technologies for teaching.
3. Continue to coordinate Course Internationalization grants.
4. Continue to promote the blended learning survey.

1. Continue individual consultations on implementing technologies into course designs.
2. Continue individual consultations with faculty members on classroom management and course evaluation issues.
3. Continue meeting with colleagues on and off campus.
4. Continue to engage in the promotion of CTE.
5. Continue to develop our website resources.
6. Maintain and expand our connections with others on and off campus.

1. Continue participation in professional development activities.
2. Continue collaborative centre learning and planning.

Certina Ho (Principal Investigator) School of Pharmacy
Olla Wasfi, Mary Power, Brett Morphy, Saurabh Patel, Calvin Poon and Boris Tong (Co-Investigators).

Learning of evidence-based medicine and critical appraisal in undergraduate pharmacy students. Phase 1 – effectiveness of voluntary student-driven journal clubs.

Books

Simmons, N. (Ed.) (2011). Opportunities and new directions: Canadian scholarship of teaching and learning, Volume 2. Waterloo, ON: University of Waterloo.

Book Chapters

Simmons, N., & Lee, J. (2011). Coop placements, work term reports, and the development of undergraduate research skills: Seeking integration. Opportunities and new directions: Canadian scholarship of teaching and learning. Waterloo, ON: University of Waterloo.

Peer-reviewed Journal Publications

Schönwetter, D.J. & Ellis, D.E. (2011). Taking Stock: Contemplating North American graduate student professional development programs and developers. In J. Miller & J. Groccia (Eds.) To Improve the Academy.  San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Book Reviews

Holmes, T. (2011, June 12). [Review of the book The dynamic classroom: Engaging students in higher education, by C. Black and the book Win them over: Dynamic techniques for college adjuncts and new faculty, by P. Linehan]. Educational Developers Caucus Resource. Retrieved from http://edcresourcereview.blogspot.com/2011/08/review-dynamic-classroom-and-win-them.html

Invited Articles

Simmons, N. (accepted for publication). Exemplary dissemination: Sowing seed in IJ-SoTL. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Other Academic or Professional Publications

Ellis, D.E., Bissonnette, C., Furino, S., Hall, S., Kenyon, T., McCarville, R., Stubley, G. & Woudsma, C. (June 2011). The task force on innovative teaching practices to promote deep learning at the University of Waterloo: Final report. Available online at http://cte.uwaterloo.ca/teaching_resources/documents/Task%20Force%20Report%20on%20Deep%20Learning.pdf

Invited Presentations/Workshops

Ellis, D.E. (2011, October). Key principles for effective learning in lectures. Invited talk at the 5th Pan-American Conference on Teaching and Learning of Geotechnical Engineering, Toronto, ON.

Morton, M. (2011, May). Workshop Facilitator at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Pre-Conference Presentations at Refereed Conferences

Brown, V. and Ellis, D.E. & (2011, October). Starting conversations: Faculty retreats for curriculum design and renewal. Pre-conference workshop presented at the annual Professional and Organizational Development Network conference, Atlanta, GA.

Peer-reviewed Conference Presentations & Posters

Anthony, K., Pavlov, D., van Draanen, J., and Lithgow, K. (2011, June). Offering community service learning opportunity as an option within a course. Presented at the University of Windsor and University Oakland Fifth Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning – “Beyond the Traditional Classroom: Engaging Students Through Experience!”, Windsor, ON.

Edginton, A., Holbrook, J., Power, M., and Stark, A. (2011, July). Assessing student engagement in a multi-media teaching tool in Pharmacy. Presented at the Western Conference on Science Education, London, ON.

Ellis, D.E. (2011, October). Innovation and academic disciplines: Does one size fit all? Presented at the annual Professional and Organizational Development Network conference, Atlanta, GA.

Ellis, D.E. (2011, February). NIMBY: Students’ responses to learning-centred instruction. Presented at the annual Educational Developers Caucus conference, Sault Ste Marie, ON.

Holbrook, J. (2011, April). What drives students’ preferences for face to face, online or blended courses? Poster presented at the Opportunities and New Directions conference, Waterloo, ON.

Holbrook, J., Power, M., and Mohamed, S. (2011, October). A common principle for course delivery, a diversity of interactions: Stories from the trenches. Presented at the Cohere Blended Learning conference, Guelph, ON.

Holmes, T. (2011, June). Repurposing a quiz tool as a journal for critical reflection in a large first year course. Presented at the University of Saskatchewan Teaching and Learning to the Power of Technology conference, Saskatoon, SK.

Jakobsh, D., Lithgow, K., Applebee, S., Boulton, A., Khamisa, Z.,and Spier, D. (2011, April). Eportfolios, reflections and meaning making: learning from reflecting on experience.  Poster presented at the Opportunities and New Directions conference, Waterloo, ON. 

Lithgow, K., Este, E., Pavlov, D., and van Draanen, J. (2011, June). Student voices: Making connections between learning inside the classroom with learning outside the classroom. Presented at the University of Windsor and University of Oakland Fifth Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning – “Beyond the Traditional Classroom: Engaging Students Through Experience!” Windsor, ON.

Mohamed, S., Holbrook, J., Noroozi, R., and Moghaddam, S.S. (2011, April). Blended course design and development - an Engineering teaching team’s experience. Presented at Opportunities and New Directions conference, Waterloo, ON.

Morton, M. (2011, April). Leveraging What They're Using: UW's 2011 Student Technology Survey. Presented at Opportunities and New Directions: A Research Conference on Teaching and Learning, Waterloo, ON.

Morton, M. (2011, April). Productivity Tools: Diigo, Toodledo, PhraseExpress, and More. Presented at the 2011 Waterloo Staff Conference, Waterloo, ON.

Morton, M. (2011, April). Panelist on the “Innovators in Action” Series. Sponsored by Social Innovation Generation (SiG@Waterloo), Waterloo, ON.

Murphy, P., and Lithgow, K. (2011, May). Global experience certificate – Recognizing internationalization initiatives/ ePortfolios: Reflection and meaning making. Presented at the Ontario Association for International Educators (OAIE) 2011 conference, Waterloo, ON.

Noël, T., Brown, V., and Schafer, K. (2011, April). Unique challenges of online group work. Presented at the annual Opportunities and New Directions conference, Waterloo, ON.

Simmons, N., Armstrong-Salari, K., Barnard, M., Fennema, W., McGeachy, C., Henrie, K., Stewart, N., & VanderKaay, S. (2011, March). Navigating beyond the classroom walls: Participatory pedagogy as a compass for development. Accepted for presentation at the Navigating your Path conference, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.

Simmons, N. (2011, February). Getting out of the way: Does specificity in learning outcomes encourage deep learning, and if not, what’s the alternative? Presented at the annual Educational Developers’ Caucus conference, Sault Ste Marie, ON.

Simmons, N. (2011, February). Exploring the depths: Constructing identity as an educational development leader. Presented at the annual Educational Developers’ Caucus conference, Sault Ste Marie, ON.

Taraban-Gordon, S. (2011, October). Supporting our faculty in navigating the internationalized university. Presented at the annual Professional and Organizational Development Network conference, Atlanta, GA.

Committee Chair

Donna Ellis

2011 Chair, Bob Pierleoni Spirit of POD Award Committee (Professional and Organizational Development Network)

Trevor Holmes

2011 Past Chair, Council of Educational Developers

Academic Reviewer

CTE staff members served as proposal/manuscript reviewers for:

Educational Developers' Caucus (EDC) Conference, International Journal for Academic Development (IJAD), POD Network Conference, and Studies in Graduate and Professional Student Development.

Trevor Holmes

2011 - Associate Editor, International Journal for Academic Development (IJAD).

Mark Morton

1996 - Present Advisory Editor, Early Modern Literary Studies.

Nicola Simmons

Simmons, N. (2009-2010). (Principal Investigator). Educational Developers Caucus (EDC) Grant of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) to describe demographics and practices of Canadian post-secondary Educational Development centres (Phase II). ($2500 - grant maximum).

Mary Power, Lisa Craig and Peter Pagacz

Learning Initiative Fund (LIF) Grant - Determination of the Optimal Blended Model of Virtual and Standardized Patients for Developing Patient Information Gathering Skills Essential for Safe and Effective Pharmacy Practice.

Grants

Nicola Simmons

Principal Investigator, Educational Developers Caucus (EDC) Grant $2,500 (max. grant) of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) to describe  demographics and practices of Canadian post-secondary Educational Development centres (Phase II).

Svitlana Taraban-Gordon

Principal Investigator, Educational Developers Caucus (EDC) Grant $2,500 of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) to investigate initiatives and programs developed by Canadian teaching centres to introduce graduate students to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) (co-investigator: Natasha Patrito Hannon, UWO)

Mark Morton and Svitlana Taraban-Gordon

Co-Investigators, $13,000 Grant of the Centre for the Advancement of Co-operative Education (WatCACE) to investigate the unique challenges facing international Students in UW’s Co-op Program.

Andrea Edginton, Jane Holbrook and Mary Power

Learning Initiative Fund (LIF) Grant $13,400 to develop a multi-media teaching tool and activities for engaging students in clinical biochemistry within the blended learning course, Integrated Patient Focused Care 1.

Awards

Dieter Schönwetter and Donna Ellis

Robert J. Menges Award – award given at Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network Conference for rigorous research being presented – session title: Taking Stock: Contemplating North American Graduate Student Professional Development Programs and Developers.

Books

Simmons, N. (Ed.) (in press). Opportunities and new directions: Canadian SoTL research. Waterloo, ON: University of Waterloo.

Book Chapters

Ellis, D. & Ortquist-Ahrens, L. (in press). Practical suggestions for programs and activities. In K. Herr Gillespie & D. Reimondo Robertson (Eds.) A guide to faculty development, 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Simmons, N., Lee, J., Stubley, G., & Opal, A. (in press). Engagement in engineering: An analysis of factors. In N. Simmons (Ed.) Opportunities and new directions: Canadian SoTL research. Waterloo, ON: University of Waterloo.

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

Taraban-Gordon, S., Trilokekar, R. & Fynbo, T. (2009). Beyond intellectual tourism and global market competencies: Student interns' reflections on learning in global spaces. In R. D. Trilokekar, G. Jones, & A. Shubert (Eds.), Canada’s universities go global. Toronto: Lorimer.

Peer-reviewed Journal Publications

Brichta, J.P., Holbrook, J., Sanderson, J., & Bizheva, K. (2009). Instructor-designed tutorials-meeting the needs of our students. Phys Teacher, 47, 169-174.

Holbrook, J., & 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.

Patrito Hannon, N. & Taraban-Gordon, S. (under review). Two models for introducing graduate students to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).

Schönwetter, D.J. & Ellis, D. (under review). Taking stock: Contemplating North American graduate student professional development programs and developers.

Simmons, N. (2009). Playing for SoTL impact: A personal reflection. The International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 4(2), 15.

Simmons, N. (2009). Global Views, Personal Perspectives: Connecting to Self as Scholar. Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2.

Simmons, N. (under review). Caught with their constructs down? New academics’ development as teachers.

St. Denis C., Power M. E. & Bols N.C. (in press). Effect of salt and urban water samples on bacterivory by the ciliate, Tetrahymena thermophila. Environmental Pollution.

Book Reviews

Simmons, N. (2009). Teaching and learning: A tandem in motion. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Winter.

Other Academic or Professional Publications

Simmons, N. (2009). New SoTL conference at the Univeristy of Waterloo (UW), Ontario, Canada. The International Commons, 4(2), 15.

Peer-reviewed Conference Presentations & Posters

Bookan, K., and Kates, P. (2009, June). Simultaneous classrooms using videoconferencing technology for on campus use. Presented at the Canadian Higher Education IT conference (CANHEIT), Montreal, QC.

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.

Ellis, D. (2009, May). Stirring the pot: studying potentially contentious learning environments.  Presented at the annual Opportunities and New Directions conference, Waterloo, ON.

Ellis, D. (2009, February). Models of representation: depicting students’ barriers to change. Presented at the annual Educational Developers Caucus conference, Oshawa, ON.

Holbrook, J. & Edginton, A. (2009, October). Measuring a shift in students’ attitudes about blended learning. Presented at the annual Future of Online and Blended Learning conference, Vancouver, BC.

Holbrook, J. & Dupont, C. (2009, May). Assessing the use of enhanced podcasts: Learning vs. attendance. Presented at the annual Opportunities and New Directions conference. Waterloo, ON.

Holbrook, J. (2009, February). Supporting Blended Learning on Your Campus: An online instructor resources repository. Poster presented at the annual Educational Developers Caucus conference, Oshawa, ON.

Holmes, T., Humphreys, J., Forsythe, G., Korpan, C., Macpherson, A., Morton, M., Noakes, N., & Wideman, M. (2009, February). Educational developers in Second Life: Assessing our experiences. Presented at the annual Educational Developers Caucus conference, Oshawa, ON.

Hutchins, K., Ellis, D., Kristensen, E., Popovic, C., Schönwetter, D., & Svinicki, M. (2009, October). Planning your career in faculty development. Presented at the annual Professional and Organizational Development Network conference, Houston, TX.

Lithgow, K., Power, M., Anderson, S., & Holbrook, J. (2009, October). One model for success: Supporting blended learning through faculty liaisons. Presented at the annual Future of Online and Blended Learning conference, Vancouver, BC.

Macpherson, A., Holmes, T., & Korpan, C. (2009, June). Second life as a virtual meeting space for educational developers. Presented at the 29th annual Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) conference, Fredericton, NB.

Morton, M. (2009, January). NETsavvy: A best-practices approach to bridging the knowledge gap. Presented at the Educational Learning Initiatives (ELI) annual conference, Orlando, FL.

Morton, M., Taraban-Gordon, S. & Helferty, T. (2009, November). Co-operative education through the eyes of international students.  Poster presented at the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) conference, Toronto, 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.

Schönwetter, D. & Ellis, D. (2009, October). Taking stock: Contemplating north american GSPD programs and developers. Presented at the annual Professional and Organizational Development Network conference. Houston, TX.

Schönwetter, D. & Ellis, D. (2009, June). Peeling Back the Layers: Competencies in U.S. and Canadian graduate student development programs and developers’ preparation to teach them. Pre-conference workshop at the 29th annual Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) conference, Fredericton, NB.

Simmons, N. (2009, October). Spheres of influence: A re-conceptualized model for considering SoTL progress.Presented at the annual International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference, Bloomington, IN. 

Simmons, N., & Taylor, K. L. (2009, October). Self-authorship as a foundation for shared understanding: Educational developers’ roles in fostering the scholarship of teaching and learning. Presented at the annual International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference, Bloomington, IN. 

Simmons, N. (2009, October). SoTL: A STLHE cornerstone. Panel presentation at the annual International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference, Bloomington, IN.

Simmons, N., & Lee, J. (2009, October). Developing undergraduate research skills through co-op placements at the University of Waterloo (UW). Poster presented at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference, Bloomington, IN.

Simmons, N., & Taylor, K. L. (2009, June). Navigating between the tides: Educational developers’ roles in facilitating the scholarship of teaching and learning. Presented at the 29th annual Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) conference, Fredericton, NB.

Simmons, N., Cassidy, A., Kustra, E., McPherson, A., Potter, M., Rodgers, R., Scrimger, A. (2009, June). The ebb and flow of Canadian educational development practices. Presented at the 29th annual Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) conference, Fredericton, NB.

Simmons, N. (2009, May). Caught with their constructs down? New academics’ development as teachers. Presented at the Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education annual conference, Ottawa, ON.

Simmons, N., Stubley, G., & Lee, J. (2009, May). Getting engaged in engineering: Holding onto good students once you’ve found them. Presented at the Opportunities and New Directions (OND) annual conference, University of Waterloo, ON.

Simmons, N., & Taylor, L. (2009, February). Navigating SoTL challenges: Educational developers as catalysts. Presented at the annual Educational Developers Caucus conference, Oshawa, ON.

Simmons, N., Kustra, E., Potter, M., Rodgers, R., Scrimger, A., & Wolstenholme, J. (2009, February). An evolving landscape: Demographics and practices of Canadian educational development (ED) centres. Presented at the annual Educational Developers Caucus conference, Oshawa, 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.

Taraban-Gordon, S. (2009, June). Engaging graduate students in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): What teaching certificate programs can do? Presented at the 29th annual Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) conference, Fredericton, NB.

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.

Wolf, P., Dawson, T., Ahmad, A., Wright, A., Schwarz, K., Simmons, N., & Weible, J. (2009, June). Recognition of formal scholarship of teaching and learning faculty programmes - a good idea? Presented at the 29th annual Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) conference, Fredericton, NB.

Editorial Boards

Nicola Simmons

Editorial Board member, Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Editorial Board member, International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Academic Reviewer

CTE staff members served as proposal reviewers for:

Educational Developers' Caucus (EDC) Grants Program, EDC Conference, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, POD network conference, and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

CTE staff members reviewed manuscripts for: 

Collected Essays in Learning and Teaching (CELT), Innovative Higher Education, International Journal for Academic Development (IJAD), and Studies in Graduate & Professional Student Development.

Student Supervision

Nicola Simmons        

Second reader, Karen Wright, Master of Education portfolio, Brock University In progress.

Co-supervisor, Erin Moore, Independent Studies thesis, University of Waterloo. Citizenship for a Modern Democracy: Youth Perspectives on the Canadian Multicultural Reality. Completed.

Patent

US Patent No. 7,534,623 (issued May 19, 2009) Apparatus and Method for Purification of Nucleic Acids. Landers J.P., Norris P.M., Power M.E., Shirinivasan S. Wolfe, K.A. & Breadmore M.C.