Perspectives on Teaching Conference

The TSC organizes a one-day conference, Perspectives on Teaching, each fall and spring for faculty, staff and graduate students. The conference includes sessions on effective lecturing, innovative teaching techniques, problem solving and self-directed teaching/learning, evaluation methods, grading practices, blended learning and other teaching-related issues.

Programs

Fall 2012 - Friday, August 24th, 2012  Keynote Speaker: Julia Christensen Hughes
Spring 2012 - Monday, May 14, 2012  Keynote Speaker: Alastair Summerlee
Fall 2011
Spring 2011
Fall 2010
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2008
Spring 2008
Fall 2007
Spring 2007
Fall 2006
Spring 2006
Fall 2005
Spring 2005

Videos of Selected Presentations

Getting Students to do the Readings
Keynote, Spring Perspectives 2009  Linda Nilson, Clemson University

Video clips (Quicktime):
Parts One (68 MB), Two (46 MB), Three (78 MB), Four (67 MB), Five (67 MB), Six (64 MB)

Laptops in the Classroom: Constructive or Disruptive Technology?
Plenary, Spring Perspectives 2009  Facilitator: Linda Nilson (Clemson University)
Panelists: Brock Fenton (Biology), Kim Luton (Sociology), Pascal Munyankesha (French), Graham Smith (Geography)

Video clips (Quicktime):
Parts One (76 MB), Two (46 MB) Three (76 MB) Four (60 MB)

Fostering Civility in our Classrooms (pdf)
Keynote, Fall Perspectives 2008  Zopito Marini, Brock University

Selected clips:
A Definition of Civility (QuickTime, 6.9 MB)
Causes of Incivility (QuickTime, 117 MB)
Motivations and Categories of Incivility (QuickTime, 225 MB)
Relevance of Civility (QuickTime, 65 MB)
Understanding Incivility (QuickTime, 67 MB)

Hearing Voices: Requesting, Receiving, and Responding to Student Feedback (pdf)
Plenary, Fall Perspectives 2008  Nicola Simmons, University of Waterloo

Selected clips:
Benefits of Getting Student Feedback (QuickTime, 42 MB)
Modelling Effective Feedback (QuickTime, 10 MB)
Types of Feedback (QuickTime, 100 MB)

Teach Me, I Dare You!: Changing Students’ Attitudes About Who’s Responsible for Learning (Keynote, Spring Perspectives 2008)
Marilla Svinicki, University of Texas

Selected clips:
Faculty Orientations (QuickTime, 38 MB)
Student Orientations (QuickTime, 63 MB)

Dealing with Difficult Students (pdf)
Fall Perspectives 2007  Mike Atkinson, Department of Psychology

Selected clips:
General Guidelines for Dealing with Difficult Students (QuickTime, 64 MB)
Techniques for Dealing with Difficult Students (QuickTime, 57 MB)
Use of Laptops in the Classroom (QuickTime, 10 MB)

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A New Medicine for Physics: Using Medical Imaging as a Tactic for Teaching Physics (Fellowship in Teaching Innovation Award Recipients, 2007)
Tamie Poepping, Blaine Chronik, Ian MacDonald, Eugene Wong, Joel Cox, Reggie Taylor - Departments of Physics & Astronomy and Medical Biophysics

Alternate Approaches to Teaching and Learning in University Settings: Engaging Professors and Engaging Students (Keynote, Fall Perspectives 2007)
Ann Sherman, University of Calgary

Internationalizing the Curriculum: Successes, Challenges, and Strategies (Plenary, Spring Perspectives, 2007)
Tracy Issacs, Department of Philosophy; Bert Chesworth, School of Physical Therapy and Bachelor of Health Sciences Program; Nandi Bhatia, Department of English; Nanda Dimitrov, Teaching Support Centre

Responding to the Rainbow: A Multi-faceted Vision for Higher Education (Keynote, Spring Perspectives 2007)
Aline Germain-Rutherford, University of Ottawa

Integrating Simulated Teaching/Learning Strategies in Undergraduate Nursing Education (Fellowship in Teaching Innovation Award Recipients, 2006)
Karen Ferguson and Barbara Sinclair, School of Nursing

Conversations on Effective Graduate Supervision for Faculty Members (Spring Perspectives, 2007)
Elizabeth Skarakis-Doyle, Teaching Support Centre and the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Learning Through Objects: The UWO Medical Artifact Collection as a Teaching and Research Resource (Fellowship in Teaching Innovation Award Recipient, 2004)
Shelley McKellar, Department of History and History of Medicine Program

Classroom Diplomacy: Simulating UN Negotiations (Fall Perspectives, 2006)
Radoslav Dimitrov, Department of Political Science

How to Save Time (and Fingernails) with RefWorks and RefShare (Fall Perspectives 2006)
Walter Zimmerman, Western Libraries

From Admission to Graduation: Opportunities and Strategies for Student Engagement (Keynote, Fall Perspectives, 2006)
Joy Mighty, Queen's University

Student Evaluation of Teaching: Has It Made a Difference? (Spring Perspectives, 2006)
Harry Murray, Department of Psychology

Extending WebCT with Turnitin, Publisher Content, and Emerging Technologies (Spring Perspectives, 2006)
Jeff Longland and Jane Winkler, Information Technology Services

PRESSWestern: Implementation of Personal Response Technology in Large Classrooms (Fellowship in Teaching Innovation Award Recipient, 2005)
Tom Haffie, Department of Biology

Handheld Computing for Place-Based Learning (Fellowship in Teaching Innovation Award Recipient, 2005)
Bill Turkel, Department of History

Partnerships in Information Literacy - A Panel on Faculty-Librarian Collaboration (Spring Perspectives, 2006)

Teaching International Students (Spring Perspectives, 2006)
Nadine LeGros, Teaching Support Centre