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  • Authentic Assessment Moves beyond the Workplace

    Authentic Assessment Moves beyond the Workplace

    I was inspired to read this paper on authentic assessment, which confirms that when we refer to authentic assessment practices in higher education we must move “from a primary focus on workplaces and assessment performance to a broader focus that includes students and societal needs” (Zhan et al., 2025). Research findings Zhan et al. (2025)…

  • The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) into the future 

    The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) into the future 

    I was asked to share some insights on the future of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) by Mindi Summers and Fabian Neuhaus as part of their work as educational leaders in residence at the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning. They asked me to reflect on my hopes for SoTL at UCalgary into…

  • What’s changed? Research informed principles for teaching in higher education

    As we embark on a new academic year, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be an effective educator in higher education. I have to admit that I struggle with the word effective recognizing that teaching and learning are complex and nuanced. Developing teaching expertise is a consistent practice that is supported…

  • Five approaches to guide the planning, design, and use of active learning classroom spaces

    By Natasha Kenny and Gavan Watson Post 2 of 2 In our first post, we explored what active learning classrooms were, concluding that they are fundamental to supporting student-centred approaches to learning, provide a visible artifact of an institution’s philosophy of learning, and must be seen as a critical component of our teaching and learning…

  • The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

    Photo source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gforsythe/5617505546/in/set-72157626965187420 Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in the three-hour graduate student Winter Teaching Workshop, offered here at the University of Guelph.  This year’s focus was on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).  SoTL has certainly received increased attention in higher education, and is said to combine the experience of teaching,…