Teaching Support
To contact the DesignEd team, please use the following methods:
- Curriculum & course development support:
Project request form/appointment - OWL or educational technology support:
Submit a request via Jira - All other inquiries:
Email DesignEd@uwo.ca
Events
DesignEd Workshops, Events, & Community
2024-2025 Community of Practice (CoP) workshop series
DesignEd offers a series of Community of Practice (CoP) workshops on various topics related to teaching, learning, course design, media development, and other key skills for teaching in higher education. Sessions are held on the second Friday of each month. Check out our upcoming and past offerings below:
Upcoming workshops (view W2025 poster):
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Using AI to facilitate or enhance your teaching Dr. Andrews Tawiah, Assistant Professor, School of Physical Therapy, Western University Join us for a peek into how other faculty members are using AI in their teaching. You'll also get the opportunity to try some tools yourself during the session. |
Fri. Mar. 14, 12-1:30pm |
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Incorporating reflection into your courses Dr. Anushka Ataullahjan, Assistant Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University Reflections are commonly used as a graded or non-graded course activity. But what are the benefits? What challenges do students and instructors face when using them? What things should we keep in mind when designing reflection-based activities? What are some examples? These are the topics we'll discuss in this session. |
Fri. Apr. 11, 12-1:30pm |
Past workshops
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Decolonizing evidence-based healthcare
Decolonial and Indigenous lenses were applied to evidence-based healthcare. Goals: 1) Summarize evidence-based healthcare through decolonial and Indigenous lenses; 2) Name and critically evaluate evidence-based healthcare regarding the knowledge system(s) that inform it; and 3) Describe intercultural counseling strategies that honour Indigenous medicines and practices)
Dr. Jaris Swidrovich, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
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Clarifying policies for scholastic offenses and academic considerations
The Student Absence Portal, and how it gathers and transmits information from students;
Undocumented absences, and when students can use them;
What to do when you receive an “approved” academic consideration through the portal;
How flexibility impacts your obligations related to academic considerations
Current policies at UWO surrounding plagiarism and AI usage;
Current policies concerning cellphone possession and usage during exams;
What to do when you suspect a student of cheating (in an exam or on an assignment)Dِِr. Andrew Johnson, FHS Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Western University
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Health professions education from a justice lens: The impact of choices educators make when designing curriculum/courses on students from Equity Denied Groups (EDG)
This session introduced participants to different dimensions of the curriculum. Empirical examples were provided to illustrate how educational approaches or choices can impact students from EDGs in different ways. Participants will be invited to problem-solve around a given scenario and/or discuss their own courses and curricula in light of these concepts.
By Dr. Tal Jarus (Professor, Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy at University of British Columbia) and, Dr. Hiba Zafran (Assistant Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University. Date: Fri. Dec. 13, 12-1:30pm
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Interprofessional Education (IPE)
What is it? Why do we need it? And Ways you can incorporate it into your courses.
By Dr. Laura Brunton (Assistant Dean of IPE and Assistant Professor, School of Physical Therapy at Western University), and Najmeh Keyhani (FHS Curriculum Specialist), Date: Fri. Nov. 8, 12pm-1:30pm
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Take advantage of flexible assessments: Why, how, and examples
By Dr. Sean McWatt (Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology), and Najmeh Keyhani (FHS Curriculum Specialist), Date: Fri. Oct. 11, 12pm-1:30pm
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Teaching supports available to you through the FHS DesignEd Team
By members from the DesignEd Team:
Najmeh Keyhani, Curriculum Specialist
Julie Whitehead, Senior Instructional Designer
Dave McNulty, Instructional Designer (Digital Media)
Gelila Ayele, eLearning and Digital Media Specialist
Date: Fri. Sep. 13, 12pm-1:30pm - Recognizing & Addressing Common Student Learning Challenges (Apr. 12 at 12 pm)
- Welcoming Gradescope Into Your Life
- Navigating Difficult Conversations in the Classroom
- Antiracism Pedagogy
- Understanding AI and Its Implications for Education
- Introduction to Open Education
- Universal Design for Learning
- Teaching HyFlex Classes
- Introduction to Digital Accessibility
- Alternative Assessments
- Ask an Instructional Designer (Recurring)
