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Email: jason.thompson@uwaterloo.ca
Office: B2-358D
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As your Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Faculty Liaison, Jason can work with you on a variety of teaching and learning initiatives:

• Course Design: course design or redesign, blended learning or flipped classrooms, gathering student feedback
• Assessments: assessment and activity design, grading schemes, using or creating open educational resources.
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: LITE grants ²¹²Ô»åÌýTeaching and Learning Conference ±è°ù´Ç±è´Ç²õ²¹±ô²õ.Ìý
• Educational Technology: pedagogical strategies for using centrally support educational technology, see the EdTech Hub for technical supports.Ìý
• Teaching Community: teaching conversations, CTE programming and events.

1. CTE Teaching Tips:ÌýSearch the collection of 150+ evidence-basedÌýCTE Teaching Tips. Some categories to consider include:

• Course Design
• Assessments and Feedback
• Course Implementation
• Inclusive Teaching & Learning
• Support for TAs
• Support for Student Learning

2. Generative Artificial Intelligence:ÌýA good starting point is the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ AVPA'sArtificial Intelligence at UWÌýpage. In addition, here are some suggested readings:

• Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPTÌýby the Office of Academic Integrity, with instructor and student resources
• UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Course Outline Suggestions for Generative AIÌýprovided by AVPA,
• Using ChatGPT and other Text-Generating Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)Ìýfrom the Writing & Communication Centre,Ìýand
• , this Library Reseach Guide provides a good overview, discusses citation and refers tothe Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework.

3. LEARN:ÌýFor technical assistance using LEARN, you can contactÌýlearnhelp@uwaterloo.caÌýor by all means ask me.

• Check out theÌýLEARN: Start/End of Term Tasks pageÌýfor some helpful reminders as you prepare your LEARN course for the beginning or end of term.
• There is extensiveÌýÌýfor all LEARN-related tools. Some commonly sought examples are:
  • Ìý(starting 7 weeks prior to the upcoming term)
  • Ìý(some resources to start you on your way)
  • Ìý(e.g. co-instructors)
  • Ìýin LEARN
  • Ìýin LEARN

4. Ed Tech Hub:

TheÌýEdTech HubÌýpulls together information regarding ourÌýcentrally supported educational technology toolsÌýto help you decide which EdTech tool(s) may suit your use and how toÌýget supportÌýon implementing and working with these tools.

5. Student Resources:

Academic Development for StudentsÌýconnects students to learning resources, peer success coaching, and workshops.ÌýTheÌýÌýhelps studentsÌýcomplete a variety of multi-step assignments, includingÌýresearch essays, and lab reports.

About Jason

As CTE's Faculty Liaison in the Faculties of Science and Environment,ÌýJasonÌýsupports instructors with teaching and learning, blended learning, course design, and the effective use of technology in their courses. JasonÌýalso works closely with the Science Teaching Fellows to facilitate the uptake of teaching and learning initiatives. His role also involves servingÌýas guide for instructors to access other CTE resources.Ìý

Jason comes to CTE from the University of Guelph where he worked for ten years in their teaching and learning unit, OpenEd, as Instructional Technology Specialist providing support and advice to faculty regarding teaching strategies, learning activities, course design, assessment methods, instructional innovations and the integration of appropriate and effective learning technologies in their face-to-face courses. ÌýJason has his BSc from the University of Guelph in Environmental Biology and a B.Ed from Queen’s University.