Dal Events

CLT Teaching and Learning Grant Showcase

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, January 15
Online via Microsoft Teams
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The Centre for Learning and Teaching has several Teaching and Learning Grants that are awarded annually. This event will showcase projects that have been supported by CLT Teaching and Learning Grants. Each presenter will take 10-15 minutes to discuss their grant project. There will be time for questions and discussion.

These chats with grant recipients will be a great opportunity to:

Learn about some amazing teaching and learning initiatives happening at Dal that you may be able to adapt or implement in your own courses
Get an idea for the kinds of projects that the CLTs grants support to inform your own grant applications
Network with Dal faculty, staff, and students who have a passion for teaching and learning

Session 1 – 10:30–11:30 a.m.

“Process evaluation of the implementation of an inaugural Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience in a Collaborative Healthcare Setting focusing on student integration into hospital inpatient clinical pharmacy services”, Natalie Kennie-Kaulbach, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant, 2022
“Collaborative development of anti-colonial occupational therapy pedagogy.” Kaarina Valavaara, Anne Marie Ryan Teaching and Learning Enhancement Grant Recipient, 2023
“Developing Microbial Observatory Science Outreach Modules (MOSOMs)”, Joseph Bielawski, Jessica Latimer, & Peyton O’Regan, Anne Marie Ryan Teaching and Learning Enhancement Grant Recipient, 2024

Session 2 – 12:30–1:30 p.m.

“Colour Chemistry: Development and implementation of colour filter cards to reduce barriers individuals with colour vision deficiency experience when interpreting colour based experimental results” (2021) and “Exploring Sensory Friendly Laboratory Environments” (2023), Jennifer MacDonald, Anne Marie Ryan Teaching and Learning Enhancement Grant Recipient, 2021 and 2023
“Eco-Hope: Developing Strategies to Counter Eco-Anxiety and Build Resilience in Students”, Amy Mui & Georgia Klein, Anne Marie Ryan Teaching and Learning Enhancement Grant Recipient, 2023
“Conceptual Transfer for Students Learning New Programming Languages”, Eric Poitras, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant, 2022

Session 3 – 2–3 p.m.

“Student perspectives on curricula diversification and the learning experience”, Neha Khanna & Lynette Reid, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant, 2023

Host

Dr. Kate Thompson, Educational Developer (SoTL), Centre for Learning and Teaching

Application deadline: K. Lynn Taylor Educational Conference Presentation Travel Grant

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 03:59:00 GMT

Deadline

Monday, January 20, 2025.

Focus of Grant

This grant will assist in funding travel costs incurred by faculty who have been accepted to give a scholarly presentation at an academic conference with a focus on teaching and learning in higher education, or a pedagogical session (focused on teaching and learning in higher education) at a discipline-based conference.

For this funding, scholarly presentations include:

Presenting a research paper or a poster (finalized or preliminary findings),
Facilitating a workshop, or
Participating on a panel or roundtable.

Funds can cover any form of transportation expense (car, bus, rail, air), hotel accommodation, and/or conference registration.

Learn more about the grant and how to apply.

Application deadline: Change One Thing Challenge

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 03:59:00 GMT

Deadline

Monday, January 20, 2025.

Focus of Grant

The Change One Thing Challenge supports faculty who are interested in furthering their teaching and learning professional development.

This grant is an open invitation to the university teaching community to submit a description of a student engagement activity that has been developed within the last 24 months as part of their current teaching practice, and that they believe has a positive impact on student learning.

The grant recipient will receive up to $1000 to support attendance at a teaching and learning conference.

Learn more about the grant and how to apply.

“Grading for TAs” Series: Effective written feedback

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Monday, January 27, 2025
1–2 p.m.
Online via Microsoft Teams
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Efficient feedback strategies TAs can use to help students improve the expression of their ideas, learn the conventions and expectations of their discipline, and empower them in their future academic work, while effectively managing the time devoted to commenting on each paper. This session will also include strategies for helping students with academic integrity concerns in their writing. 

Presenter

Janice MacDonald Eddington, Writing Centre

Intended Audience

Graduate Students
Teaching Assistants

Building Trust in University Classrooms

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Wednesday, January 29
3–4 p.m.
Online via Microsoft Teams
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Have you ever thought about whether your students trust you? If they do trust you, why might that be, and why does trust matter? In this seminar, we’ll encourage you to think about these questions as we share research findings on how university instructors in four different countries talk about trust. Our conceptual model for building trust in university classrooms will serve as the basis for a conversation about the kinds of trust building moves that might resonate with your students and/or in your learning and teaching contexts.

Presenters

Peter Felten, Elon University
Rachel Forsyth, Lund University
Katherine Sutherland, Victoria University of Wellington

Application deadline: Science Case Studies Grant

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 03:59:00 GMT

Application deadline

Monday, February 3, 2025

Focus of Grant

The focus of this grant is to encourage the creation and use of case studies by educators in Dalhousie science courses to support engaged learning and promote the application of fundamental science.

Amount of Award

One award of $1,000 is available.

Link to learn more about the grant and how to apply.

CLT Virtual Drop-in: Course Design

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, February 4
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Online via Microsoft Teams

Come to our Course Design virtual drop-in session to create a personalized support experience. Your needs and interests guide the direction of the session! Ask questions about course design, bounce ideas off a sounding board, and hear what others are doing in the classroom. Ask a CLT Senior Educational Developer about topics such as: designing your PowerPoint slides for better student learning, engaging students, online teaching tips, and strategies for teaching large classes. Join us online anytime during the two-hour window, and stay for as little or as much time as you would like! Registration is NOT required.