2009 Course Development Participants

Congratulations to the successful applicants of the Inaugural 2009 Course Development Competition! Three applications were chosen to be supported by E2QUATE and the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Queen’s University this summer. From June- September each project receives the support of an educational developer/technology assistant and $1500.00 to help defray costs associated with the development of new instructional materials.

Here’s a look at our winners in alphabetical order and their projects.

1. Redesigning German 201

Jennifer Hosek, Assistant Professor, Department of German 

Andrew Sartori, Queen’s student in Political Science

 Jennifer and Andrew will be developing a language exchange program via Skype, person-to-person email and the development of an online network to promote an exchange between Anglophone students at Queen’s who are learning German with Germanophone students at the University of Halle who are learning English. They will be using this partnership with the university in Germany to encourage innovative student-to-student active learning techniques and to transform current language learning and pedagogy.

2. Rebuilding a Global Strategy Course

Douglas Reid, Ph.D., ICD.D. Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy, School of Business 

Douglas will be rebuilding his Global Strategy course that is offered to approximately 300 students annually. While already using active learning techniques, Professor Reid has long wondered what effect newer technologies could have on extending the discussions held in class into the future, beyond the end of the course. By developing the appropriate technological infrastructure and ‘rules of engagement,’ the Global Strategy course will establish a relationship between current students and alumni through a model of sustainability and outreach. Professor Reid will be experimenting with social media technologies such as wikis and Twitter along with the creation of student-publishable content to promote peer-to-peer learning.

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3. Creation of a web-based learning community for the development of Clinical reasoning skills in pediatrics. 

Lucie Pelland, Ph.D., School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Physiotherapy Program

The focus of Lucie’s proposal for re-designing her course this summer will be the development of an interactive, comprehensive web-based active learning platform that will aid in promoting the development of clinical reasoning skills. By engaging students in a variety of activities that include innovative techniques and technologies Professor Pelland will establish clinical reasoning and decision making as a skill that can be practically demonstrated. She will be experimenting with tools like Twitter, online journaling, etc to develop active learning strategies that will encourage critical reflection.