Funded LITE Grant Projects: Student Wellbeing and Success
Investigating the benefits of incorporating the MLSQ for first year students
Developing a framework for the observation and evaluation of student behaviours during in-class active learning activities.
- Assessing the effectiveness of a novel wellness check-in activity among third-year pharmacy students
Evaluation of the efficacy of wellness checks in a demanding program like pharmacy
Piloting an undergraduate mental health literacy course and assessing its efficacy in information retention, stigma, and resilience
Examines the effect on students of participating in an academic course centred around the experiential learning and practice of mindfulness.
Building a foundation for a Community of Practice regarding contemplative pedagogy
Design co-teaching strategies and materials for two weeks of both GSJ 3xx and 101
Examining student’s experiences and successes in Tourism courses
Creating scaffolding for safe and collaborative learning
Studying the effects of second language writing consultations on student self-assessment
Creating a non-credit course for studying best practices for English Language Competencies, specifically discipline related extracurricular activities
Assessing ways to provide feedback and address core needs of students to improve their writing skills and piloting workshops based on instructor needs
This project seeks to investigate the potential SLICCs hold within the University of ݮƵ (UW) context by adapting, piloting and evaluating the framework within three work-integrated learning (WIL) focused courses, and exploring its potential for use in other UW learning contexts.
Examining the effects of good writing habits on apprehension, self-efficacy, and self-assessment surrounding a writing assignment in an introductory health writing course
Examining the effects of mindfulness practices in a health studies writing course
Redesigning how faculty teaches difficult (bottleneck) concepts in tax courses
Interviewing and surveying instructors and students about their teamwork skills and attitudes
Creation and assessment of a data literacy online learning platform for environment students
Investigating the potential for enhancing online learning at UW through Interpolated testing
Working with Indigenous and Western knowledge relations in building just and sustainable futures.
Assessing the efficacy of the Student Success Offices’ Skills tutorials on improved grades, answer clarity, and impact variation based on past success or lack thereof
Examining the effects of student learning groups on the success and perceptions surrounding their efficacy
Developing two modules to provide TAs with resources to support both students’ mental health and their own
Developing and assessing software applications to measure student engagement
Partnering first- and third-year seminar students to improve the knowledge integration and sense of identity in these students
Testing the benefit of addressing students’ interview nervousness as physiological adaptation immediately before a co-op interview
Analyze the quantitative and qualitative data related to inclusivity, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) that were collected from course learners and instructors.
Identifying threshold concepts in organized sport leadership
Using theatre students to simulate therapy sessions for viewing by psychology students, allowing both fields to gain experiential learning opportunities that may otherwise be lacking
Investigating the impact of giving students choices in the classroom on their learning and engagement
Exploring how problem-based learning is received by students
Instituting supported learning groups for historically difficult courses
Examining the empathy-based pedagogy in the faculty of engineering to enact improvements
Evaluating how the use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Recreation and Leisure Studies (RLS) courses impacts student success and accessibility.
Assessing the impact of creative or “making” activities and platforms as a “Third Space” used for bridging personal and professional identities on minoritized students’ sense of self and sense of belonging.
Investigating the use of disability disclosure strategies in co-operative education and the subsequent workplace outcomes
Using the creation of a “science identity” to address the underrepresentation of certain demographics in STEM
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Assessment (19)
Projects focused on assessment methods and modalities.
Case-Based Learning (14)
Projects related to the piloting and study of case study incorporation in classrooms.
Projects assessing and improving learning in collaborative settings.
Curriculum (14)
Projects related to the development and implementation of curriculum.
Equity and Diversity (26)
Projects focused on the impact and reduction of inequalities surrounding identity and culture.
Projects dedicated to piloting and assessing the efficacy of hands-on experiences as a tool for learning.
Projects focused on the assessment of benefits associated with feedback and self-reflection during learning experiences.
Projects dedicated to incorporating novel and leading-edge practices into the classroom and beyond.
Projects catered to second language learning and multicultural experiences.
Projects initiating, creating, and assessing the benefits of technological ways to improve learning and teaching.
Projects addressing online and hybrid teaching methods and their benefits/drawbacks.
Projects funding the furtherment of University of ݮƵ instructors' teaching abilities.
Skills Development (35)
Projects that aim to enhance the skills of students.
Projects designed to understand the roadblocks associated with learning and improve the student experience.
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