We are thrilled to announce the recipients of our latest round of TransCanada Grants and Nexen Scholars Program applications (more details here).  The projects cover topics from undergraduate research in science to humanities, and from developing students’ interprofessional skills to civic and global engagement. They will be conducted by faculty collaborating across disciplines and institutions.  We’re looking forward to learning from what they learn about student learning!!

 

TransCanada Collaborative SoTL Inquiry Grants awarded Fall 2015

(see the Institute’s main website for project descriptions)

Interprofessional Education with Nursing and Respiratory Therapy Students: A Mixed Methods Study.

• Collaborative Research Team: Heather Russell, Margot Underwood, Marg Olfert, Liza Choi, Stephanie Zettel, Jennifer Watson, and Caroline Silen (Nursing, Mount Royal University; Meredith Patey and Jennifer Stefura (Respiratory Therapy, SAIT)

How do Students Understand Community-Service Learning?

• Collaborative Research Team: Melanie Rathburn and Roberta Lexier (General Education)

 

2016 Nexen Scholars and their projects

John Chik, Chemistry & Physics: REAL (Real Experience And Learning) Labs: Designing Authentic Learning Experiences in Biochemistry

Ana Colina, Biology: What is the impact of web-based pre-laboratory preparation modules on learning in the microbiology laboratory?

Lee Easton, English:  Screening Identities: Exploring How Film Studies Students use Canadian Identities at/on the Border of Race, Nation and History

Heather MacLean, Nursing & Midwifery: How students experience learning in simulation from both active participant and observer roles

Teresa Merrells, Humanities: Studying Undergraduate Research in a Course on Language Acquisition

Semiyu Aderibigbe and Rita Yembilah, General Education: Using an Online Discussion Platform to Engage Students in General Education Courses about Communities and Societies