In celebration of the Times Higher Education (THE) Teaching Excellence Summit, Western News presents the following series of stories highlighting teaching excellence at Western.
Teaching Excellence
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.