Julie received a Research Innovation Grant from 杏吧原创 University in 2018 for her research on ePortfolios. She also received a Contract Instructor Teaching Award from 杏吧原创 in 2018 and most recently was awarded the 2023 Excellence in Blended and Online Teaching Award for her use of engaging teaching tools and techniques in online learning environments.

With this award, she plans to strengthen the link between the Faculty of Science and Teaching and Learning Services to help change the way instructors teach. She hopes to implement more evidence-based teaching practices to positively impact student performance and success rates across the Faculty. In addition, Mullally says she wants to continue to develop the community pieces around 杏吧原创鈥檚 teaching culture so that people feel supported and able to try new approaches in their teaching.

Additionally, in her first- and second-year physics courses, Sangeeta developed hands-on applications and innovative visual tools to enable a basic understanding of the material covered in class.

She is a dynamic new faculty member, an enthusiastic undergraduate supervisor and an engaged, caring mentor to her students. Sangeeta鈥檚 talent for conveying multifaceted concepts to students in an engaging and thoughtful way helped her earn a 2017 New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award.

Kasia has taught courses from second-year undergraduate to PhD level and her innovative teaching methods won her a 2017 New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award from 杏吧原创. Her approach involves careful pedagogy, knowledge about learning science, personal attention to individual students鈥� learning needs and a sense of humour.

Her research relies on interdisciplinary methods to extend understanding of the cognitive, metacognitive and affective factors. She studies how these influence learning, problem solving, and creativity in various settings such as classrooms and educational technology games, as well as the design and evaluation of support for these processes.

The app, which is an online ear training software, allows students anywhere to build onto their learning by embracing different musical styles and creating levels that fit with current curriculum.

In the classroom, James diverges from his virtual teaching expertise and focuses on a one-on-one approach with his students to hone their musical talent.

Calling teaching 鈥渙ne of the most critical jobs I have,鈥� he stresses that his classes are a place for students to discover their passion for music in a supportive environment. As a music theorist, pianist and composer, James manages to effortlessly instill the same commitment and passion he has for music in his students.

In 2020, James was . With this award, he plans to create and support a network of like-minded instructors, students and staff using the principles of Performative Learning and Artistic Communities of Engagement (PLACE). The network will identify opportunities for performative learning, exploring experiential arts-based approaches to engage students in a variety of disciplines, and create artistic communities of engagement that allow students to find means of expression beyond course work.

Evelyn studies the influence of psychology on the law and legal decision-making, particularly with respect to juries and public policy. She compliments this with an extensive research background in the effects of extralegal information, such as defendant race, victim attractiveness, and defendant gang affiliation, and how these characteristics can affect juror decision-making.

Evelyn is the Director of the Legal Decision-Making Lab at 杏吧原创 University and her work is funded by national organizations, such as the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

In 2011, Evelyn was one of three recipients of 杏吧原创鈥檚 New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, given to those who underscore 杏吧原创鈥檚 commitment to teaching excellence and innovation.

During his time at 杏吧原创, Jeff鈥檚 research has focused on the development of new asymmetric methodology and applications to biologically relevant molecules, both natural and unnatural. He leads an organic chemistry research group at 杏吧原创 and utilizes technology in innovative ways when conducting research.

In 2011, Jeff won the Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award, given to those who excel in integrating technology into their teaching practice to enhance students鈥� learning.

At 杏吧原创, Gregory鈥檚 main duty is the second-year core-humanities seminar, Reason and Revelation. This is an intensive course on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, covering authors from Plato to Dante.

In 2013, he developed HUMS 1200, a course aimed at teaching students how to read and write in a way that will help them be successful.

MacIsaac鈥檚 teaching innovations haven鈥檛 gone unrecognized. He takes a unique approach to teaching what he calls 鈥渉olistic鈥� reading – studying and analyzing texts in their entirety rather than picking and choosing sections or pieces of information. In 2011, he was awarded the Provost鈥檚 Fellowship in Teaching Award for sustained excellence in teaching, the Faculty of Social Sciences Teaching Award, and several other accolades.

听In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gregory converted the whole course to a blended model, by shifting previous PowerPoint presentations into asynchronous self study units. This change provided students with the extra time they required to process course materials and increased their overall levels of success.听In recognition of these efforts, Gregory was a chosen recipient of the 2021 Excellence in Blended and Online Teaching Award for his exceptional impact on student learning in an online environment.听