Tuesday, April 29

These sessions will be offered in a dual delivery format.  The following presentations will take place online, but with dedicated collaborative spaces available on the Dalhousie campus for those who want to attend in person. 

Welcome and Opening Remarks

10-10:20 am ADT

Dr. Ben Tait (Executive Director, Centre for Learning and Teaching) 

Keynote Speaker

10:20–11:40 am ADT

Link to Keynote Speaker Description

Room 1

Relational Pedagogies for Contemporary Times

Dr. Karen Gravett, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Lunch Break 

11:40 am–12:20 pm ADT

 

Concurrent Session 1

12:20–1:15 pm ADT

Link to Concurrent Session 1 Descriptions

Room 1

Connecting with Indigenous Ways of Knowing as Settler Educators
Interactive workshop (55-minutes)

Dr. Shawn Xiong, Dr. Kate Thompson (Dalhousie University); Dr. Bhuvinder Vaid, Bettina Boyle (Capilano University); Monica Palkowski (McMaster University)

Room 2

The Last Workshop - A Tool for Course, Curriculum, and Program Evaluation and Evolution
Research presentation session (25-minutes)

Dr. Erin Styles (University of Toronto)

Student Experiences with ‘Choose your own Adventure’ Assessments Designed for Multiple Means of Engagement, Representation, Action, and Expression
Research presentation session (25-minutes)

Dr. Spring Farrell and Dr. Les T. Johnson (Dalhousie University)

Room 3

Teaching and Learning with the Maple League of Universities: Creating Communities Across Borders
Practice session (25 minutes)

Juan Carlos López (Acadia University), Matea Drljepan (St. Francis Xavier University), Toni Roberts (Mount Allison University), Erin Austen (StFX University)

ASSURE model and Narrative Learning as a Pedagogy for Collaborative Online Course Design
Roundtables (10 minutes)

Dr. Saurabh Dey (Dalhousie University)

Beyond the Textbook: A Tale of Collaborative Open Educational Resource Development
Roundtables (10 minutes)

Dr. Kerrianne Ryan (Dalhousie University), Annie Grigg (Queens University)

Room 4

Transdisciplinary collaboration in higher education: Building connections for transformative teaching and learning through the Nexus program at UNSW Sydney
Panel/Team Discussion (in-person or online) 55 minutes

Patsie Polly, Dr. Cherie Lucas, Dr. Daniela Castro de Jong, Diana Saragi Turnip, Priya Khanna Pathak, Dr. Sharon Oberstein, Sieu Khuu, Silas Taylor, Jon Xia Ting Cai, (University of New South Wales)

Room Change

1:15–1:25 pm ADT

 

Concurrent Session 2

1:25–2:20 pm ADT

Link to Concurrent Session 2 Descriptions

Room 1

Amplifying Impact: Using Podcasting to Build Connections and Disseminate Knowledge in Higher Education
Panel/Team Discussion (55 minutes)

Tasha Richard (Dalhousie University)

Room 2

Getting Through It Together: Building a Community to Foster Support and Belonging
Panel/Team Discussion (in-person or online) 55 minutes

Professor Patrick Maher (Nipissing University), Anita Acai (George Brown College), Melanie Hamilton (University of Saskatchewan), Heather Carroll

Room 3

Designing Inclusive Futures: Embedding EDI in Work-Integrated Learning Programs
Research presentation session (25 minutes)

Presenter: Wendy Cukier (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Non-presenting Authors: Lindsay Coppens, Katlynn Sverko, Sangeeta Mehta (Toronto Metropolitan University)

"It fostered a really communal environment": What happens when you combine experiential learning and contract grading?
Research presentation session (25 minutes)

Ainsley Goldman (University of Toronto)

Break

2:20–2:35 pm ADT

 

Concurrent Session 3

2:35–3:30 pm ADT

Link to Concurrent Session 3 Descriptions

Room 1

Should We Stop Now? Considerations for Discontinuing Educational Development Programs
Conversation Circle (55 minutes)

Isabeau Iqbal and Zoe Morris (University of British Columbia)

Room 2

Changing The World and Ourselves: Connection through Anti-racist Education
Practice session (25 minutes)

Phillipe Copeland (Boston University)

Interactive Whiteboard Animations for Dental Education
Practice session 25 minute)

Nazlee Sharmin (University of Alberta)

Room 3

The Creation and Development of a Lead TA Program in the Humanities: A Mutually Beneficial Endeavour
Research presentation session (25 minutes)

Gregg French and Brennen Siemens (University of Windsor)

Learning Through Relationships: Co-Creating Curriculum with Students and Communities
Research presentation session (25 minutes)

Janis Cunningham (University of Calgary) and Dr. John McArdle (Salem State University)