PEARL Community held the year-end event on April 8th, a luncheon followed by an expert seminar which was part of the “Distinguished Speakers Series”. At the invite of Dr. Chitra Rangan, the guest speakers Dr. Erika Kustra and Jessica Raffoul, shared their knowledge and experience on the topic: “Researching and Writing About Teaching and Learning: How do you start? What is valued?”

On this interactive workshop, participants had the opportunity to experience hands-on activities. These activities helped in becoming more familiar with SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) as well as informed them regarding the various forms SoTL can take. Starting from how to formulate the perfect research question and finishing with the REB requirements one needs to take into consideration before publishing Dr. Erika Kustra and Jessica Raffoul answered the participants’ questions based on their experience and expertise.

Dr. Erika Kustra is the Director of the Teaching and Learning Development at the Centre for Teaching and Learning, at the University of Windsor and a member of the Educational Development Caucus (EDC) Executive, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education’s (STLHE) national organization of educational developers. To read full background Click Here

Jessica Raffoul, is the Research & Communications Coordinator at the Centre for Teaching and Learning, at the University of Windsor. She writes academic, educational, promotional, and research-related texts in support of the University’s focus on learning.

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