For diabetes researcher and pathology professor Dr. Subrata Chakrabarti, medical progress is most often a cumulation of hundreds of small discoveries by hundreds of scientists, and rarely about any one person’s eureka moment. “We have to keep trying …
Teaching Excellence
Western moves up in QS World University Rankings
The university jumps 33 spots to place 170th in the world among more than 1,300 ranked universities
Western embracing ‘Change’ in the classroom
In celebration of the Times Higher Education (THE) Teaching Excellence Summit, Western News presents the following series of stories highlighting teaching excellence at Western.
Zecevic: Teaching about learning together
Aleksandra Zecevic remembers it clearly. “I got the parking lot and I said to myself, ‘I am so happy to be here to have a job where I interact with young people all my life.”
Haffie and Wahl: Tapping into talent, technology
Tom Haffie and Lindi Wahl have spent most of their careers in front of “small towns.”
Sinclair: Technology only as good as the learning attached
For Barb Sinclair, technology – no matter how cool or cutting edged – is only as valuable as the teaching behind it.
Roland: Bringing teaching into the world
Sophie Roland stresses that all the world is a stage for her students.
Dimitrov: Unlocking freedom that engages students
Radoslav Dimitrov just throws them in the deep end of some of the world’s most complex issues – and his students love it.
Solga: Making teaching both active and activist
Kim Solga is “kind of a weirdo” when it comes to her teaching.
Austin: Making a case for a different approach
Rob Austin makes a strong case for, well, cases.
Pearson named among nation’s classroom elite
For Western professor Wendy Pearson, teaching excellence is about valuing people as much as pedagogy. It is a lifelong commitment that has earned her recognition among the national classroom elite.
Western moves up in QS World University Rankings
The university jumps 33 spots to place 170th in the world among more than 1,300 ranked universities
Western embracing ‘Change’ in the classroom
In celebration of the Times Higher Education (THE) Teaching Excellence Summit, Western News presents the following series of stories highlighting teaching excellence at Western.
Zecevic: Teaching about learning together
Aleksandra Zecevic remembers it clearly. “I got the parking lot and I said to myself, ‘I am so happy to be here to have a job where I interact with young people all my life.”
Haffie and Wahl: Tapping into talent, technology
Tom Haffie and Lindi Wahl have spent most of their careers in front of “small towns.”
Sinclair: Technology only as good as the learning attached
For Barb Sinclair, technology – no matter how cool or cutting edged – is only as valuable as the teaching behind it.
Roland: Bringing teaching into the world
Sophie Roland stresses that all the world is a stage for her students.
Dimitrov: Unlocking freedom that engages students
Radoslav Dimitrov just throws them in the deep end of some of the world’s most complex issues – and his students love it.
Solga: Making teaching both active and activist
Kim Solga is “kind of a weirdo” when it comes to her teaching.
Austin: Making a case for a different approach
Rob Austin makes a strong case for, well, cases.
Pearson named among nation’s classroom elite
For Western professor Wendy Pearson, teaching excellence is about valuing people as much as pedagogy. It is a lifelong commitment that has earned her recognition among the national classroom elite.