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Conference on University Teaching and Learning - Program

The Fall 2022 Conference on University Teaching and Learning featured presentations, panels, and short talks from current Ontario Tech instructors. Topics included student engagement, diverse approaches to teaching, technology use in the classroom, and more!

A program at-a-glance is available below. You can also download the full Conference program as a PDF.

Program At A Glance

10:00 am Land Acknowledgement
Dr. Kaitlyn Watson, Educational Developer, Teaching and Learning Centre
10:00 am - 10:10 am Welcome
Jill Thompson, Indigenous Cultural Advisor, Indigenous Education and Cultural Services
10:10 am - 10:30 am Opening Remarks
Dr. Stephen Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor, Ontario Tech University
10:30 am - 11:00 am Immersive Technologies in Teaching
Dr. Alvaro Quevedo, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business and IT
11:00 am - 11:30 am Consider the Learning -- and the Teaching will Follow
Dr. Diana Petrarca, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Integrated Research and Training for Multidisciplinary Approaches in Engineering Education
Dr. Sheldon S. Williamson, Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Co-Presenters: Latha Anekal and Anindita Golder
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Catered lunch served in UB Mezzanine
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Enhancing Teaching & Learning with the Library
Michelle Johnson, Open Education Librarian
Chelsie Lalonde, Social Science and Education Librarian
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Open Education Showcase
More Than Just Free Textbooks: Development of a Customized Workbook for a Human Physiology Class
Annette Tavares, Faculty of Science

DIY Q&As: Created by Students, for Students
Dr. Elita Partosoedarso, Faculty of Health Sciences

Technology in the Curriculum: Student Insights into Teaching with Technology
Dr. Joe Stokes, Faculty of Education

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Use or Lose? Lessons from teaching in the pandemic.
Dr. Jeremy Bradbury, Faculty of Science
Dr. Stephen Marsh, Faculty of Business and IT
Dr. Thomas McMorrow, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Dr. Tanner Mirrlees, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Dr. Nasim Moallemi, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Closing Remarks
Dr. Lori A. Livingston, Provost and Vice-President Academic, Ontario Tech University