Publications

The Centre for Teaching and Learning has developed numerous publications. Our research on teaching and learning and evidence-based approach to practice is detailed in our Research Reports.

Research Reports

The CTL engages in research on teaching and learning as part of an evidence-based approach to practice.

Research on Faculty Development

Mentoring faculty online: a literature review and recommendations for web-based programs.

Hundey, B., Anstey, L., Cruickshank, H., & Watson, G.P.L. (2020). Mentoring faculty online: a literature review and recommendations for web-based programs. International Journal for Academic Development, DOI: 10.1080/1360144X.2020.1731815

Supporting instructors to improve teaching effectiveness: Recommendations for fellowship and mentorship programs

Hundey, B., Anstey, L., Cruickshank, H., & Watson, G. (2017). Supporting instructors to improve teaching effectiveness: Recommendations for fellowship and mentorship programs. (Report). London, Ontario: Western University. 

The Impact of the Instructional Skills Workshop on faculty approaches to teaching

Dawson, D., Borin, P., Meadows, K., Britnell, J., Olsen, K., & McIntyre, G. (2014). The impact of the instructional Skills Workshop on faculty approaches to reaching. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.

Faculty engagement in teaching development activities - literature review

Evers, F. and Hall, S. with Britnell, J. , Brockerhoff-Macdonald, B., Carter, L., Dawson, D., Kerr, D., Mighty, J., Siddall, J., & Wolf, P. (2009). Faculty engagement in teaching development activities Phase I: literature review. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.

University faculty engagement in teaching development activities - results

Britnell, J., Brockerhoff-Macdonald, B., Carter, L., Dawson, D., Doucet, L., Evers, F., Hall, S., Kerr, D., Liboiron-Grenier, L., McIntyre, G., Mighty, J., Siddall, G., & Wilson, J. (2010). University faculty engagement in teaching development activities Phase II. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.

Research on Teaching Assistant Development

The Impact of international TA programs

Dawson, D., Dimitrov, N., Meadows, K.N., & Olsen, K. (2013). Bridging the gap: The impact of the Teaching in the Canadian Classroom program on the teaching effectiveness of international teaching assistants. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.

The Impact of short and long programs on the teaching effectiveness of TAs

Dimitrov, N., Meadows, K., Kustra, E., Ackerson, T., Prada, L., Baker, N., Boulos, P., McIntyre, G., & Potter, M.K. (2013). Assessing graduate teaching development programs for impact on future faculty. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.

Research on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Mapping Approaches to Decolonizing and Indigenizing the Curriculum at Canadian Universities: Critical Reflections on Current Practices, Challenges, and Possibilities

Brunette-Debassige, C., Wakeham, P., Smithers-Graeme, C., Haque, A., & Chitty, S.M. (2022). Mapping Approaches to Decolonizing and Indigenizing the Curriculum at Canadian Universities: Critical Reflections on Current Practices, Challenges, and Possibilities. International Indigenous Policy Journal. 13(3), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2022.13.3.14109

Institutional structures and individual stories: experiences from the front lines of Indigenous educational development in higher education

Raffoul J., Ward J., Calvez S., Kartolo, A., Haque, A., Holmes, T., Attas, R., Kechego, J., Kustra, E., & Mooney, J. (2022). Institutional structures and individual stories: experiences from the front lines of Indigenous educational development in higher education. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. 18(1), 164-172. https://doi/10.1177/11771801211062617

The healing is mutual: Students as partners in anti-oppressive education

Atkins, M., Anderson, E., & Khoo, Y.(2022). The healing is mutual: Students as partners in anti-oppressive education. International Journal for Students As Partners, 6(1), 128–136. https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v6i1.4881

 

Reflections Newsletter Archive

Reflections was a twice-yearly newsletter for the teaching community at Western. Archives are available from Spring 2004 to Fall 2016.