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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Announcing the 2017 杏吧原创 University Teaching Award winners

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) are pleased to announce the outstanding educators who have been named 2017 杏吧原创 University Teaching Award winners. V茅ronic Bezaire (Department of Chemistry) has received the Provost鈥檚 Fellowship in Teaching Award... More

Monday, October 10, 2016

Bringing culture into the classroom: Spotlight on Rodney Nelson

By Cassandra Hendry, TLS Staff Writer There are few higher education courses that equally blend the academic side of learning with a strong foundation in a culture鈥檚 traditions, but 杏吧原创鈥檚 Rodney Nelson is fortunate enough to oversee one of them. Nelson, who works with the university鈥檚 Centre for Initiatives in Education, is one of... More

Monday, January 11, 2016

The best kind of school is old school: Spotlight on Stacy Douglas

By Emily Cook, TLS staff writer Being a good teacher doesn鈥檛 have to be complicated. For Stacy Douglas, it鈥檚 as simple as listening to students, and telling a story in return. Douglas is an Assistant Professor with 杏吧原创鈥檚 Department of Law and Legal Studies. She started teaching at the school in September 2012 and... More

Monday, May 25, 2015

Announcing the 2015 杏吧原创 University Teaching Award winners

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) are pleased to announce the seven outstanding educators who have been named 2015 杏吧原创 University Teaching Award winners. Simon Power (Department of Economics), Peter Thompson (School of Canadian Studies), and Jim... More

Monday, April 13, 2015

Bringing music to life and expanding the boundaries of the classroom: Spotlight on Alexis Luko

By Emily Cook, TLS staff writer It鈥檚 not enough to just hear the music, you have to experience it. At least, that鈥檚 a lesson students learn in Alexis Luko鈥檚 classes. 鈥淲hen I enter the classroom, I鈥檓 really energetic," says Luko. "I know that I have to bring a lot of enthusiasm to all the... More

Monday, March 23, 2015

Online polling, smartphone app development and responsible teamwork: Spotlight on Audrey Girouard

By Jordanna Tennebaum, TLS freelance writer It鈥檚 rare for faculty members to apply their core subject matter as a method of instruction. This however is exactly what Assistant Professor Audrey Girouard has been doing since joining 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 School of Information Technology in 2011. Through courses such as Human Computer Interaction... More

Monday, September 8, 2014

An empire state of mind: Spotlight on Danielle Kinsey

By Cassandra Hendry Throughout history, some of the greatest empires have risen and sometimes fallen, like Rome, Britain and the Ottomans. All empires have one thing in common; they changed the world we live in today. But Danielle Kinsey, a history professor at 杏吧原创, thinks there鈥檚 another similarity: there鈥檚 so much to learn from... More

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

When hip-hop and legal studies collide: Spotlight on Melanie Adrian

By Cassandra Hendry Picture this: It鈥檚 the first day of class. There is no syllabus, grades or requirements. This doesn鈥檛 mean they aren鈥檛 available yet; they actually don鈥檛 exist. When the third-year students shuffle into their seats, the professor asks a surprising question to her class: 鈥淪o, what do you want to learn?鈥� Welcome... More

Monday, March 10, 2014

Mastering Music in the Technological World: Spotlight on James McGowan

By: Cassandra Hendry For James McGowan, music is life. The award-winning pianist, composer and songwriter has taught music at Laurentian University, McMaster University and James Madison University in the United States. And now, as a music professor at 杏吧原创, he鈥檚 using his experience to help students in an innovative way with a combination... More

Monday, March 3, 2014

New media meets old-fashioned understanding: Spotlight on Mary Francoli

By: Samantha Wright Allen A blend of real-world experiences, new media in the classroom and old-fashioned understanding sums up Mary Francoli鈥檚 teaching philosophy. 鈥淚 treat (students) like people,鈥� says Francoli, a communications professor at 杏吧原创 since 2005. 鈥淲hich seems really silly and it sounds really basic, but understanding that... More

Monday, January 27, 2014

From pre-med to ranch hand to English professor: An award winner鈥檚 unexpected journey to teaching – Spotlight on Adam Barrows

By: Samantha Wright Allen With an ER doctor as a brother and a medical researcher for a father, it鈥檚 little wonder that at one time Adam Barrows was pre-med. But when a rejection letter set his world spinning, the young Barrows 鈥� who鈥檇 only ever taken one English course in his undergrad 鈥� had... More

Monday, January 13, 2014

Candy for your thoughts: Professor challenges students to a sweet debate – Spotlight on Vida Panitch

By: Samantha Wright Allen In Vida Panitch鈥檚 class, discussions shape more about you than your letter grade. The philosophy professor uses in-class debates of day-to-day ethical issues to challenge how we reason in public forums. 鈥淚 think we live in a world where controversy abounds,鈥� Panitch says. 鈥淗ow do we unpack them? How do... More

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