Learning in Communities in the Classroom and Beyond— Building up and Bringing Business Language into Practice Through Local Community Engagement
Project Investigator(s): Sunnie Wang, Instructor, Department of Asian Studies, Qian Wang, Director, Chinese Learning Program Project Description This experimental project is the intersection of collaborative-learning, service-learning, and language-learning, which have been stressed and discussed in today’s age of global education. Through two-semesters of advanced-level business Chinese courses, this project aims to 1) assist students in designing […]
Investigating Students’ Responses to Feedback on their Written Work
Project Investigator(s): Jaclyn Stewart, Senior Instructor, Chemistry; Gary Bull; Holly Munn; Stephen Ney; Jeanie Rhemtulla; Robin Stoodley Project Description This project will investigate students’ responses to feedback in multiple disciplines and across year levels. We seek to understand how feedback messages interact with student’s individual knowledge and cultural background to produce learning through the writing […]
Exploring Student Engagement in a First-Year Computing Course
Project Investigator(s): Oluwakemi Ola, Instructor, Computer Science Project Description As mental health issues rise in academia, there is a need for integrated approaches to support student wellbeing. In this project, we aim to explore students’ behavioral and emotional engagement in a first-year computing course (CPSC 110) to better understand how such factors impact their performance […]
“I can’t wait to start this”: Exploring the Relationship between Non-conventional Assignments, Student Engagement, and Applications Outside the Classroom
Project Investigator(s): Robyn Pitman, Lecturer, Sociology Project Description This project explores student engagement and student perceived benefits of a non-conventional method of assessment in a 3rd year family studies course called Relationship Development. Students complete the Relationship “Hack” Infographic assignment. An infographic is a visual representation of information. Students create their assignment for the public, […]