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STLHE 2016 SAPES

Bree Akesson

Wilfrid Laurier University
Assistant Professor

Bree Akesson is an Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Social Work where she teaches courses on social work theory, human development, and international social work. Her research focuses on social work pedagogy and global social work, specifically international child protection.

10:30 EDT

CON05.02 - Not Your Grandfather’s Racism: Challenging Microaggressions in the Classroom UCC 54ANadine LeGros • Deena Mandell • WLU Student Presenters CON05.15 - Take a Walk on the WALS Side: Innovative Teaching in Western Active Learning Space UCC 66 (WALS, Sponsored by Nelson)Angela Bochert • Rob Corless • Sarah McLean • Stephanie Oliver • Aaron Price • L Graham Smith • Sandi Spaulding • Gavan Watson • Aleksandra Zecevic CON05.10 - Lecture Hall Labs: creating effective, portable hands-on activities to encourage active student engagement and small group work in lecture-hall courses. UCC 65Zoe Morris CON05.04 - Trends, Issues and Common Challenges in Program Review and Development UCC 56Paola Borin • Jovan Groen CON05.12 - Scholarly writing programs that improve writing and increase productivity UCC 146Tara Gray • Michelle Jackson

11:30 EDT

CON06.01 - Engaging Students with Improv: From Medicine to Music and Beyond UCC 37Andrea Buchholz CON06.09 - Innovation in Case-based Pedagogy: How to teach for the complexities of the real-world UCC 63Gerald McKinley • Shannon Sibbald • Mark Speechley

13:45 EDT

PK07.13a - Twenty things you may not have been told about ‘flipping’ your classroom UCC 315 (Council Chambers)Michael Ravenek CON07.06a - Using Large Group Projects to Foster Learning and Understanding across Diverse Student Populations UCC 59Susan Knabe • Wendy Pearson PK07.01d - The Benefits of Employing Undergraduate TAs in a Large, First Year Course UCC 37Jill Atkinson PK07.01f - Empowering Graduate Student Writing and Writers UCC 37Michelle McGinn • Snezana Ratkovic

15:00 EDT

CON08.03c - Slideware by design: Using slides as more than just digital cue cards UCC 54BKristie Dukewich • Ramzy Nicolas • Morgan Zych CON08.04c - By design: building technology-enhanced activities UCC 56Keren Akiva • Itamar Tzadok CON08.10a - Understanding the State of the Curriculum through an Examination of Course Syllabi UCC 65David M. Andrews • Jess C. Dixon • Adam Goodwin CON08.12a - Beyond words: Comics in the classroom UCC 146Bree Akesson • Olufunke Oba

09:00 EDT

CON10.05 - *CANCELLED* Arts-Informed Approaches to Teaching: Empowering Learners, Effecting Change UCC 58Loretta Howard CON10.12 - Why Am I Here? Creating a Teaching Mission UCC 146Elizabeth Wells

10:00 EDT

CON11.06 - Curriculum Mapping Across Disciplines: Strategies Learned From a Multi-Departmental Curriculum Mapping Initiative UCC 59Fiona Rawle • Tracey Bowen • Elspeth Brown • Rosa Hong • Barbara Murck CON11.12 - Craft the first 15 minutes of your course to ignite student interest UCC 146Alice Cassidy CON11.11 - Engaging Students in Critical Thinking and Class Discussions UCC 67Laura Reave