Award Winners
2018 EDGE Recipients
Karyn Olsen, Western University (2018 EDGE) Co-applicant: Zoe Morris, University of Georgia.
This international collaboration between Western University and the University of Georgia focuses on graduate student development. The exchange includes launching a course on pedagogy at UGA, connecting graduate students across institutions to design and exchange teaching cases, and sharing the finalized cases with wider graduate, faculty, and educational development communities.
Proposal | Interim Report | Final Report (tags: Graduate Student Development)
Klodiana Kolomitro, Queen’s University (2018 EDGE)
The proposed exchange entails an educational developer visiting the Centre for Academic Practice[...]
Karyn Olsen, Western University (2018 EDGE) Co-applicant: Zoe Morris, University of Georgia.
This international collaboration between Western University and the University of Georgia focuses on graduate student development. The exchange includes launching a course on pedagogy at UGA, connecting graduate students across institutions to design and exchange teaching cases, and sharing the finalized cases with wider graduate, faculty, and educational development communities.
Proposal | Interim Report | Final Report (tags: Graduate Student Development)
Klodiana Kolomitro, Queen’s University (2018 EDGE)
The proposed exchange entails an educational developer visiting the Centre for Academic Practice at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. The purpose of this visit is to work closely with the director of the centre, Dr. Veronica Bamber, in reframing the discourse on teaching and learning centres demonstrating their impact.
Proposal | Final Report (tags: Evaluation)
Travis Freeman, Ontario College of Art and Design University (2018 EDGE) Co-applicant: Paul Maher, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University; Grant Gregson, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
This exchange involves the development of a learning community connecting teaching and learning centres from Canadian art and design universities with a focus on the context and challenges specific to studio-based education.
Proposal | Interim Report | Final Report (tags: learning communities, curriculum)
2019 EDGE Recipients
Geneviève Maheux-Pelletier, York University (2019 EDGE) Co-applicant: Marie-Christine Dion, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
By providing ISW/FDW training, this exchange aims to build capacity in delivering the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) at French-speaking institutions. It is a lever for collaboration and inclusiveness of our Francophone colleagues whose engagement with EDC and the ISW has been limited due in large part to the language barrier.
Proposal | Interim Report (pending: Final Report extension until June 2021) (tags: Instructional Development, French-speaking)
Michelle Ogrodnik, McMaster University (2019 EDGE) Co-applicants: Erin Aspenlieder, McMaster University; Elliot Storm, McMaster University; Natasha Kenny, Taylor Institute for[...]
Geneviève Maheux-Pelletier, York University (2019 EDGE) Co-applicant: Marie-Christine Dion, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
By providing ISW/FDW training, this exchange aims to build capacity in delivering the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) at French-speaking institutions. It is a lever for collaboration and inclusiveness of our Francophone colleagues whose engagement with EDC and the ISW has been limited due in large part to the language barrier.
Proposal | Interim Report (pending: Final Report extension until June 2021) (tags: Instructional Development, French-speaking)
Michelle Ogrodnik, McMaster University (2019 EDGE) Co-applicants: Erin Aspenlieder, McMaster University; Elliot Storm, McMaster University; Natasha Kenny, Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning; Patti Dyjur, Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning; Joseph Topornycky, UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology; Christina Hendricks, UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology
As graduate level training in the field of educational development (ED) is limited, the goal of this exchange is to share knowledge and gain feedback about the Student Educational Developer program—a new experiential learning program for interested graduate students to train as educational developers.
Proposal | Interin Report (pending: Final Report extension until Spring 2021) (tags: Educational development training; Graduate Student Development)
Robin Attas, Queen’s University (2019 EDGE) Co-applicants: Tim Yearington, Queen’s University; Michelle Yeo, Mount Royal University; Lee Easton, Mount Royal University; Gabrielle Lindstrom, Mount Royal University; Roberta Lexier, Mount Royal University
This exchange connects Indigenous and settler peoples supporting faculty decolonizing education at two institutions. The host institution team has developed a “disrupting interview” technique; visiting EDs will learn the technique and pilot its application in their own institution. Participants will share and deepen understanding around educational responses to decolonization.
Proposal | Interim Report | Final Report (tags: Decolonization)
2007 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Megan Burnett (2007 grant) – Development of Teaching Measures and Web-based Questionnaires for Study of Effectiveness of Teaching Assistants Training Program’s Certificate Program [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Russell Day (2007 grant) – Instructional Skills Workshop Facilitator ‘Communities’: Institutional, National, and International [Proposal]
Trevor Holmes (2007 grant) – Educational Development in Second Life: The Seeds of a New World for EDC [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Carol Miles (2007 grant) – A National Needs Analysis and Recommendations for Targeted Programming for Mid-Career Faculty [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Gillian Siddall (2007 grant) – The Course Syllabus: Learning in a Nutshell [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Heather Smith (2007 grant) – Northern BC Educational Developers[...]
Megan Burnett (2007 grant) – Development of Teaching Measures and Web-based Questionnaires for Study of Effectiveness of Teaching Assistants Training Program’s Certificate Program [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Russell Day (2007 grant) – Instructional Skills Workshop Facilitator ‘Communities’: Institutional, National, and International [Proposal]
Trevor Holmes (2007 grant) – Educational Development in Second Life: The Seeds of a New World for EDC [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Carol Miles (2007 grant) – A National Needs Analysis and Recommendations for Targeted Programming for Mid-Career Faculty [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Gillian Siddall (2007 grant) – The Course Syllabus: Learning in a Nutshell [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Heather Smith (2007 grant) – Northern BC Educational Developers Network [Interim; Final]
2008 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Cheryl Amundsen (2008 grant) – The Faculty Development Literature: A Characterization of Practice and the Thinking Underpinning Practice [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Doug Hamilton (2008 grant) – VIEDA Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Educational Developers’ Workshop [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Jeanette McDonald (2008 grant) – Focusing your Pathway to the Profession of Educational Development [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Dieter Schönwetter (2008 grant) – Focusing your Pathway to the Profession of Educational Development [Proposal; Interim]
Nicola Simmons (2008 grant) – Mapping the Canadian ED Landscape: Demographics and Practices of Post-Secondary Educational Development Centres [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Cheryl Amundsen (2008 grant) – The Faculty Development Literature: A Characterization of Practice and the Thinking Underpinning Practice [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Doug Hamilton (2008 grant) – VIEDA Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Educational Developers’ Workshop [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Jeanette McDonald (2008 grant) – Focusing your Pathway to the Profession of Educational Development [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Dieter Schönwetter (2008 grant) – Focusing your Pathway to the Profession of Educational Development [Proposal; Interim]
Nicola Simmons (2008 grant) – Mapping the Canadian ED Landscape: Demographics and Practices of Post-Secondary Educational Development Centres [Proposal; Interim; Final]
2009 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Nicola Simmons (2009 grant) – Phase II: Mapping the Canadian ED Landscape: Demographics and Practices of Post-Secondary Educational Development Centres [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Bethany White (2009 grant) – Building the Canadian Statistics Educator Network [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Svitlana Taraban-Gordon (2009 grant) – Mapping Canadian SoTL Initiatives with a Focus on Graduate Students [Proposal; Interim]
Geoff Webb (2009 grant) – Generating effective assessment and evaluation tools that identify Community Service Learning’s ability to achieve Ontario Council of Academic Vice Presidents’ (OCAV) degree level expectations [Proposal; Interim]
Nicola Simmons (2009 grant) – Phase II: Mapping the Canadian ED Landscape: Demographics and Practices of Post-Secondary Educational Development Centres [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Bethany White (2009 grant) – Building the Canadian Statistics Educator Network [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Svitlana Taraban-Gordon (2009 grant) – Mapping Canadian SoTL Initiatives with a Focus on Graduate Students [Proposal; Interim]
Geoff Webb (2009 grant) – Generating effective assessment and evaluation tools that identify Community Service Learning’s ability to achieve Ontario Council of Academic Vice Presidents’ (OCAV) degree level expectations [Proposal; Interim]
2010 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Gary Hunt (2010 grant) – SoTL Portal: Connecting Researchers [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Christine Foster/Janice MacMillan (2010 grant) – Faculty Cyber Connections: Building on Best Practices (phase 1) [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Denise Stockley (2010 grant) – Queen’s Academic Leadership Program [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Gary Hunt (2010 grant) – SoTL Portal: Connecting Researchers [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Christine Foster/Janice MacMillan (2010 grant) – Faculty Cyber Connections: Building on Best Practices (phase 1) [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Denise Stockley (2010 grant) – Queen’s Academic Leadership Program [Proposal; Interim; Final]
2011 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Lori Goff (2011 grant) – Supporting the Implementation of the Quality Assurance Framework in Ontario Universities (deferred to 2012) N/A
Gary Hunt (2011 grant) – The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Collaborative [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Janice Patterson (2011 grant) – Data scaffolding for data novices: a strategic approach to supporting educational developers and faculty in educational research quantitative analysis [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Carol Roderick (2011 grant) – Building a Career in Educational Development: The perspectives of early-career stage developers [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Lori Goff (2011 grant) – Supporting the Implementation of the Quality Assurance Framework in Ontario Universities (deferred to 2012) N/A
Gary Hunt (2011 grant) – The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Collaborative [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Janice Patterson (2011 grant) – Data scaffolding for data novices: a strategic approach to supporting educational developers and faculty in educational research quantitative analysis [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Carol Roderick (2011 grant) – Building a Career in Educational Development: The perspectives of early-career stage developers [Proposal; Interim; Final]
2012 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Dianne Bateman (2012 grant) – Increasing Student Success through Formative Assessment [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Alice Cassidy (2012 grant) – Resource Repository for Sustainability Education and Leadership [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Lori Goff (2012 grant) – Supporting the Implementation of the Quality Assurance Framework in Ontario Universities [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Janice MacMillan (2012 grant) – Faculty Cyber Connections: The Next “Web” Wave (phase 2) [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Natasha P. Hannon (2012 grant) – At our FingerTIPS: Extending the reach of the Teaching Innovation Projects Journal [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Dianne Bateman (2012 grant) – Increasing Student Success through Formative Assessment [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Alice Cassidy (2012 grant) – Resource Repository for Sustainability Education and Leadership [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Lori Goff (2012 grant) – Supporting the Implementation of the Quality Assurance Framework in Ontario Universities [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Janice MacMillan (2012 grant) – Faculty Cyber Connections: The Next “Web” Wave (phase 2) [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Natasha P. Hannon (2012 grant) – At our FingerTIPS: Extending the reach of the Teaching Innovation Projects Journal [Proposal; Interim; Final]
2013 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Cynthia Korpan (2013 grant) – Preparing Teaching Assistants (TAs): A National Survey of Canadian Post-secondary Institutions’ TA Orientations [Proposal; Interim; Final; Resource]
Stephanie Dayes (2013 grant) – Specialized Service: Faculty Development and Teaching Support for Art and Design Disciplines [Proposal; Interim; Final; Resource]
Nicola Simmons (2013 grant) – Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Annotated Literature Database [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Cynthia Korpan (2013 grant) – Preparing Teaching Assistants (TAs): A National Survey of Canadian Post-secondary Institutions’ TA Orientations [Proposal; Interim; Final; Resource]
Stephanie Dayes (2013 grant) – Specialized Service: Faculty Development and Teaching Support for Art and Design Disciplines [Proposal; Interim; Final; Resource]
Nicola Simmons (2013 grant) – Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Annotated Literature Database [Proposal; Interim; Final]
2014 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Carolyn Hoessler and Kim West (2014 grant) – Rapport Building in Educational Development [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Albert Johnson and Trudi Johnson (2014 grant) – In recognition of complexity: A comprehensive assessment inventory for university teaching [Proposal; Interim]
Natasha May (2014 grant) – Developing the Developer: a one year development plan and resource for new educational developers [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Carolyn Hoessler and Kim West (2014 grant) – Rapport Building in Educational Development [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Albert Johnson and Trudi Johnson (2014 grant) – In recognition of complexity: A comprehensive assessment inventory for university teaching [Proposal; Interim]
Natasha May (2014 grant) – Developing the Developer: a one year development plan and resource for new educational developers [Proposal; Interim; Final]
2015 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Natasha Patrito Hannon (Spring 2015 grant) – A Framework and Comprehensive Resource for Building the Capacity of Educational Developers [Proposal; Interim]
Klodiana Kolomitro (Spring 2015 grant) – A Study Exploring How Canadian Teaching and Learning Centres Assess Their Work [Proposal; Interim]
Vivian Neal (Spring 2015 grant) – Best Practice Cases of Education for Sustainability in Educational Development [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Robin Mueller (Fall 2015 grant) – Investigating the Experience and Impact of Strategic Planning in University Educational Development Centers: A Case Study [Proposal]
David Hutchison (Fall 2015 grant) – Project-Based Learning: A Primer [Proposal; Resource]
Natasha Patrito Hannon (Spring 2015 grant) – A Framework and Comprehensive Resource for Building the Capacity of Educational Developers [Proposal; Interim]
Klodiana Kolomitro (Spring 2015 grant) – A Study Exploring How Canadian Teaching and Learning Centres Assess Their Work [Proposal; Interim]
Vivian Neal (Spring 2015 grant) – Best Practice Cases of Education for Sustainability in Educational Development [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Robin Mueller (Fall 2015 grant) – Investigating the Experience and Impact of Strategic Planning in University Educational Development Centers: A Case Study [Proposal]
David Hutchison (Fall 2015 grant) – Project-Based Learning: A Primer [Proposal; Resource]
2017 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Cheryl Jeffs (Spring 2017 grant) – Formative Feedback for Teaching Development: Resources, Strategies and Techniques [Proposal; Interim; Final; Resource]
Alison Jeppesen, Kasey Fulton, & Jennifer Thomas (Spring 2017 grant) – The Canadian Context of Faculty Development Programs for Teaching Online in PSE [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Patrick Lyons, Nectaria Karagiozis, Dragana Polovina-Vukovic, Rosella Ingriselli (Spring 2017 grant) – Faculty members’ attitudes towards the use of high impact practices. [Proposal; Interim Report; Final Report; Results; Presentation]
Robyne Hanley-Dafoe & Michael Jorgensen (Spring 2017 grant) – Teaching Scholars’ Table research project [Proposal; Interim;
Cheryl Jeffs (Spring 2017 grant) – Formative Feedback for Teaching Development: Resources, Strategies and Techniques [Proposal; Interim; Final; Resource]
Alison Jeppesen, Kasey Fulton, & Jennifer Thomas (Spring 2017 grant) – The Canadian Context of Faculty Development Programs for Teaching Online in PSE [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Patrick Lyons, Nectaria Karagiozis, Dragana Polovina-Vukovic, Rosella Ingriselli (Spring 2017 grant) – Faculty members’ attitudes towards the use of high impact practices. [Proposal; Interim Report; Final Report; Results; Presentation]
Robyne Hanley-Dafoe & Michael Jorgensen (Spring 2017 grant) – Teaching Scholars’ Table research project [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Frances Kalu, Lindsay Penner, Kelly Hoglund (Spring 2017 grant) – Academic Program Development and Review Guide [Proposal]
Klodiana Kolomitro (Fall 2017 grant) – Models for Preventing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Amongst Educational Developers [Proposal]
Gesa Ruge, Dieter Schönwetter, Coraline McCormack, Robert Kennelly (Fall 2017 grant) – What is the value of a teaching philosophy for today’s academics and their institutions? [Proposal; Interim; Resource]
Cindy Xin, Vaseline Jungic, Miroslav Lovric (Fall 2017 grant) – First Year Mathematics Courses Repository. [Proposal; Final]
2018 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Jill Grose, Lori Goff, Ken N. Meadows, Debra Dawson, Donna Ellis, Paola Borin, Joseph Beer, Lynn Taylor, & Peter Wolf (Spring 2018 grant) – Cultivating an institutional culture that values teaching: Collecting and collating promising practices [Proposal; Final; Resource]
Nicola Simmons (Spring 2018 grant) – Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Upgrade of Annotated Literature Website [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Jill McSweeney-Flaherty & Matthew Schnurr (Fall 2018 grant) – Assessing and enhancing the rigor of SoTL research across disciplines [Proposal]
Jessica Raffoul, Allyson Skene, & Laura Chittle (Fall 2018 grant) – Counting Our Way Up: Centres for Teaching and[...]
Jill Grose, Lori Goff, Ken N. Meadows, Debra Dawson, Donna Ellis, Paola Borin, Joseph Beer, Lynn Taylor, & Peter Wolf (Spring 2018 grant) – Cultivating an institutional culture that values teaching: Collecting and collating promising practices [Proposal; Final; Resource]
Nicola Simmons (Spring 2018 grant) – Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Upgrade of Annotated Literature Website [Proposal; Interim; Final]
Jill McSweeney-Flaherty & Matthew Schnurr (Fall 2018 grant) – Assessing and enhancing the rigor of SoTL research across disciplines [Proposal]
Jessica Raffoul, Allyson Skene, & Laura Chittle (Fall 2018 grant) – Counting Our Way Up: Centres for Teaching and Learning in the Audit Culture [Proposal]
2019 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Sarah Anthony, Prisca Fenoglio & Alida Soucé (Spring 2019 grant) – Création du PortailFL2 pour les praticiens et les chercheurs de FLS au Canada [Proposal]
Robyne Hanley-Dafoe & Fergal O’Hagan (Spring 2019 grant) – Supporting faculty adopting and embedding an Open Educational Resource (OER), as a means of supporting student wellness and learning, through a professional development certificate offered by a Centre for Teaching and Learning [Proposal]
Cherie Woolmer (Fall 2019 grant) – Building capacity or a leaky pipeline? Investigating the experiences of SoTL-focused postdocs in Canadian Teaching and Learning Centres [Proposal]
Klodiana Kolomitro (Fall 2019 grant) – Models for Developing the Developers:[...]
Sarah Anthony, Prisca Fenoglio & Alida Soucé (Spring 2019 grant) – Création du PortailFL2 pour les praticiens et les chercheurs de FLS au Canada [Proposal]
Robyne Hanley-Dafoe & Fergal O’Hagan (Spring 2019 grant) – Supporting faculty adopting and embedding an Open Educational Resource (OER), as a means of supporting student wellness and learning, through a professional development certificate offered by a Centre for Teaching and Learning [Proposal]
Cherie Woolmer (Fall 2019 grant) – Building capacity or a leaky pipeline? Investigating the experiences of SoTL-focused postdocs in Canadian Teaching and Learning Centres [Proposal]
Klodiana Kolomitro (Fall 2019 grant) – Models for Developing the Developers: Exploring Strategies that Educational Developers Use to Engage in Continuing Professional Development [Proposal]
2020 Educational Developer Grant Recipients
Alise de Bie (Spring 2020 grant) – Supporting Mad students, instructors, and educational developers by theorizing a Mad(ness) Studies approach to educational development [Proposal]
Jessica Rafoul, Jaimie Kechego, Stryker Calvez & Aisha Haque (Spring 2020 grant) – Indigenizing the Curriculum: From Challenges to Opportunities [Proposal]
Geneviève Gauthier, Patrick Milot & Jovan Groen (Spring 2020 grant) – Informatisation du plan de cours: buts et enjeux [Proposal]
Kimberly Grant (Fall 2020 grant) – Engaging graduate students as educational developers [Proposal]
Brandon Sabourin (Fall 2020 grant) – Developing Effective Educational Development for Sessionals in Canada [Proposal]
Dana Wetherell & Jenn Wicks (Fall 2020[...]
Alise de Bie (Spring 2020 grant) – Supporting Mad students, instructors, and educational developers by theorizing a Mad(ness) Studies approach to educational development [Proposal]
Jessica Rafoul, Jaimie Kechego, Stryker Calvez & Aisha Haque (Spring 2020 grant) – Indigenizing the Curriculum: From Challenges to Opportunities [Proposal]
Geneviève Gauthier, Patrick Milot & Jovan Groen (Spring 2020 grant) – Informatisation du plan de cours: buts et enjeux [Proposal]
Kimberly Grant (Fall 2020 grant) – Engaging graduate students as educational developers [Proposal]
Brandon Sabourin (Fall 2020 grant) – Developing Effective Educational Development for Sessionals in Canada [Proposal]
Dana Wetherell & Jenn Wicks (Fall 2020 grant) – A Review of Teaching from a Coaching Lens: How Being “Coach-like” Impacts Teachers’ Instruction and Classroom Climate [Proposal]
2021 Alan Blizzard Award Recipients
Congratulations to Métis scholar, Yvonne Poitras Pratt and allied scholar, Patricia J. Danyluk from the University of Calgary for their project entitled: Modelling Reconciliation: Educators Building Bridges and Connections.
Initially funded by the Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary, a SoTL project called Building Connections Between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, communities, and schools was launched as a series of pedagogical innovations focused on reconciliatory learning activities inspired by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and their 94 calls to action. The praxis-based learning opportunities initially developed included: service-learning opportunities for pre-service teachers in on-reserve[...]
Congratulations to Métis scholar, Yvonne Poitras Pratt and allied scholar, Patricia J. Danyluk from the University of Calgary for their project entitled: Modelling Reconciliation: Educators Building Bridges and Connections.
Initially funded by the Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary, a SoTL project called Building Connections Between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, communities, and schools was launched as a series of pedagogical innovations focused on reconciliatory learning activities inspired by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and their 94 calls to action. The praxis-based learning opportunities initially developed included: service-learning opportunities for pre-service teachers in on-reserve schools; the gathering of learning artefacts from students enrolled in Indigenous education; the hosting of leadership gatherings with diverse scholars experienced in research with Indigenous peoples; and, the design and delivery of a four-course graduate certificate program called Indigenous education: A call to action.
In response to learner and community-identified needs, the project later introduced experiential learning activities in the form of the Brain Architecture Game and a Poverty Simulation event that introduced learners to a firsthand experience of what it feels like to face disadvantage and marginalization. The multi-pronged project demonstrated how a trusting collaboration between an Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholar made real-life strides towards reconciliatory goals through education.