Description This project will commence within the School of Nursing with a purpose to apply and evaluate Simulated Person (SP) methodology as a means of enhancing and fostering the students’ learning experience. The goal is to create a pedagogical environment that facilitates students’ critical thinking and self-reflection, and prepares graduates to practice in complex and […]
Description Students will learn the theories that drive social justice movements, definitions of community, and boundary-making and its effects within community-building. Students will then interact with community partners, specifically on campus student groups or clubs that will perform the activity. This project aligns with and advances the University's commitment to EE for students and the […]
Description The purpose of this project is three-fold: To develop and refine an interactive simulation video (with an embedded story line and decision-making points) geared to teach a conflict resolution communication skill, to undergraduate nursing students in a 4000 level Integrated Practicum course, in the context of providing culturally competent client care. To evaluate the […]
Description Funding is for development of infrastructure to support experiential education in the Faculty of Health and potentially other Faculties. The Faculty is working with interested course directors to develop a series of demonstration projects. Best practices and new partnerships will be explored. Prototypes will be developed for future use and the course directors will […]
Description The pilot project will focus on enhancing student studying and test taking strategies in preparation for writing high stakes exams. This unique, multifaceted project will incorporate a variety of experiential education (EE) strategies such as simulated clinical scenarios, case studies, online testing, in-class testing, collaborative groupwork and collaborative testing. All EE strategies are intended […]
Description This project is geared at developing a toolkit that will house digital narratives from nursing and social work students. The students will design their digital narrative or story about socialization into the profession guided by Schlossberg’s Transition Theory. Students will use multimedia and go pro cameras to portray their transformational learning experiences on campus […]
Description Accommodating students during skill training can be challenging, as mastery of skills oftentimes must be completed in a short timeframe. Yet when students are given the choice to record themselves performing a skill and to share their videos with self, peers and faculty, they experience many benefits: skill immersion, increase skill retention and improvement […]
Description Clear-language practices aim to reduce unnecessary complexity in communication. This project will introduce students to clear-language communication and its principles, practices, and benefits. Students will engage with an interactive eLearning tool to build skills in clear-language communication of individual research studies and innovative teaching strategies across multiple media, reflective of information consumerism in everyday […]
Description Involving colleagues from the Faculties of Health, Fine Arts, and Education, as well as two research units and community partners, the aims of this project are to: develop an innovative trans-disciplinary, web-based, open source suite of pedagogical tools for curriculum development; establish evaluation measures for these tools; and utilize the tools in blended and […]
Description Colleagues in LA&PS and Health, with the support of University Information Technology (UIT), are collaborating in developing a systematic, scalable approach to enhancing student accessibility and learning through technology. We are creating the infrastructure for implementing, delivering and evaluating web-enhanced, blended and online courses, including the integrated pedagogical and technical supports instructors need to […]