Resources
This tool was designed for post-secondary educators who wish to critically reflect upon their approach to teaching. The questions have been developed to help the individual to consider what dimensions are most relevant to them, what actions they are currently taking with respect to each domain, and whether there are or aren’t other areas that they might like to delve into further. We encourage people to approach this tool with the idea that there is no “right” answer to the questions but rather only an honest self-reflection at this point in time.
We also encourage individuals to use the tool more than once over time to track changes in their responses. We hope using the tool will help faculty develop a narrative to articulate their journey as an educator, and to identify personal goals that have been met and personal goals for the future. We believe this process may be helpful for personal reflections that go into a teaching dossier for formative purposes.
The selected resources below are a sample of supports for each dimension. If you have suggestions for additional resources that would be relevant to list here, please reach out to us using our contact form.
Classroom Practices
(website) Definition: Classroom practices – IIEP Policy Toolbox.
(website) Pratt, D. D. & Collins, J. B. Teaching Perspectives Inventory. Teaching Perspectives Inventory
(website) 2023 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report, Teaching and Learning Edition https://library.educause.edu/resources/2023/5/2023-educause-horizon-report-teaching-and-learning-edition
(journal) Bjork, R. A., Dunlosky, J., & Kornell, N. (2013). Self-regulated learning: Beliefs, techniques, and illusions. Annual review of psychology, 64, 417-444. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-113011-143823
(journal) Bjork, R. A., & Bjork, E. L. (2019). Forgetting as the friend of learning: Implications for teaching and self-regulated learning. Advances in Physiology Education, 43(2), 164-167. https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00001.2019
(journal) Borrego, M., & Henderson, C. (2014). Increasing the use of evidence‐based teaching in STEM higher education: A comparison of eight change strategies. Journal of Engineering Education, 103(2), 220-252. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20040
(journal) Nelson, J., & Campbell, C. (2017). Evidence-informed practice in education: Meanings and applications. Educational journal, 59(2), 127-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2017.1314115
(journal) Pratt, D. D., Schrewe, B. & Pusic, M. V. (2019). Pedagogical validity: The key to understanding different forms of ‘good’ teaching. Medical Teacher, 41(6), 638-640. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2018.1533242
(journal) Hadzigeorgiou, Y. and Schulz, R.M. (2019) Engaging students in science: The potential role of “narrative thinking” and “Romantic Understanding”. Front. Educ. (sec. STEM Education), 4, https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2019.00038
(book) Weimer, M. (2015). Learner-centered teaching: Five key changes to practice. Wiley & Sons. https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Learner-Centered+Teaching%3A+Five+Key+Changes+to+Practice%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781118119280
Assessment of Learning
(website) Variety in Assignment and Assessment Methods | Centre for Enhanced Teaching & Learning | UNB. (Undated). University of New Brunswick.
(website) University of British Columbia: Five assessment best practices: https://blogs.ubc.ca/assessmentguidebook/assessment-101/assessment-best-practices/
(online resource) University of Calgary: Guiding Principles for Assessment of Student Learning: https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/Guiding_Principles_for_Assessment_of_Student_Learning_FINAL.pdf
(journal) Curry, K. A., Mwavita, M., Holter, A., & Harris, E. (2016). Getting assessment right at the classroom level: Using formative assessment for decision making. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 28, 89-104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11092-015-9226-5
(journal) Telio, S., Ajjawi, R. and Regehr G. (2015). The ‘educational alliance’ as a framework for reconceptualizing feedback in medical education. Academic Medicine, 90 (5), 609–14. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000000560
Assessment of Teaching
(website) Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) | Center for Teaching | Vanderbilt University
(website) 50 CATS by Angelo and Cross
(website) The Center for Universal Design in Education Applications of Universal Design in Postsecondary Education. https://www.washington.edu/doit/programs/center-universal-design-education/applications-universal-design-postsecondary-education
(website) Exploring Assessment in B.C. Post-Secondary. OCTOBER 17, 2022 https://bccampus.ca/2022/10/17/exploring-assessment-in-b-c-post-secondary/
(report) Karine Tremblay Diane Lalancette Deborah Roseveare (2012) Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes Feasibility Study Report Volume 1 – Design and Implementation OECD. https://www.oecd.org/education/skills-beyond-school/AHELOFSReportVolume1.pdf (archived)
Achievement and Well-being
(website) Mental Health and Wellness, BC Campus. https://bccampus.ca/projects/archives/wellness/mental-health-and-wellness/
(website) Okanagan Charter. https://www.healthpromotingcampuses.org/okanagan-charter
(website) What is Wellness? Global Wellness Institute. https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/what-is-wellness/
(journal) Foster, P. N. (2005). Learner-centered teaching: Five key changes to practice. Journal of Technology Education. 16(2), 72-6. DOI: 10.21061/jte.v16i2.a.5
(journal) Garcia, J. S. (2022). Relational Learning: Creating a “working alliance” in the classroom. In: Westfall-Rudd, D., Vengrin, C., and Elliott-Engel, J. (eds.) Teaching in the University: Learning from Graduate Students and Early-Career Faculty. Blacksburg: Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://doi.org/10.21061/universityteaching
(book) Lakshmin, P. (2023). Real self-care: A transformative program for redefining wellness (crystals, cleanses, and bubble baths not included). Penguin. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/696654/real-self-care-by-pooja-lakshmin-md/
Decolonization and Indigenization
(website) Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Action: First Steps (2020). Columbia University, Centre for Teaching and Learning.
(journal) Tate, S. A., & Bagguley, P. (2017). Building the anti-racist university: Next steps. Race Ethnicity and Education, 20(3), 289-299. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2016.1260227
(journal) Shahjahan, R. A., Estera, A. L., Surla, K. L., & Edwards, K. T. (2022). “Decolonizing” curriculum and pedagogy: A comparative review across disciplines and global higher education contexts. Review of Educational Research, 92(1), 73-113. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543211042423
(journal) Anti-Racism in Higher Education: An Action Guide for Change on JSTOR, 2022.
(book) Chrona, J. (2022). Wayi Wah! Indigenous pedagogies: An act for reconciliation and anti-racist education. Portage and Main Press. https://www.portageandmainpress.com/Books/W/Wayi-Wah!-Indigenous-Pedagogies
(book) Kendi, I. X. (2019). How to be an Antiracist. ISBN: 978-0-5255-0928-8 https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
(website) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity (EDI) | Centre for Teaching and Learning. University of Alberta.
(journal) Asai, D. (2020). Excluded. J Microbiol Biol Educ. 21. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v21i1.2071
(journal) Equity-Focused Leadership | How School Leaders Can Accelerate Student Learning (and Keep Great Teachers) (2022). New Leaders. Read The Paper or visit the website: Strengthening Your Equity-Focused Leadership: 6 Questions for Self-Reflection | New Leaders Blog
(journal) Dewsbury, B., & Brame, C. J. (2019). Inclusive teaching. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 18(2), fe2. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.19-01-0021
(journal) Ceo-DiFrancesco, D., Kochlefl, M. K. & Walker, J. (2019). Fostering inclusive teaching: A systemic approach to develop faculty competencies. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 19(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v19i1.666
(journal) Martin, N., Wray, M., James, A., Draffan, E. A., Krupa, J., & Turner, P. (2019). Implementing Inclusive Teaching and Learning in UK Higher Education–Utilising Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a Route to Excellence. Society for journal into Higher Education. https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/8666q
(journal) Martinez, LC. (2020). Strategies to Foster LatinX Inclusion in Microbiology Programs. J Microbiol Biol Educ. 21. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v21i1.2077
(journal) Rose, D. H., Harbour, W. S., Johnston, C. S., Daley, S. G., & Abarbanell, L. (2006). Universal design for learning in postsecondary education: Reflections on principles and their application. Journal of postsecondary education and disability, 19(2), 135-151. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ844630
(journal) Maringe, F. & Sing, N. (2014). Teaching large classes in an increasingly internationalising higher education environment: pedagogical, quality and equity issues. Higher Education. 67:761–782 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-013-9710-0
Educational Leadership
(website) Educational Leadership Mapping Tool. Simon Bates, UBC. Educational Leadership Mapping Tool – UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
(website) Smith, Clayton. https://www.uwindsor.ca/people/csmith/410/mentoring-postsecondary-education
(website) Canadian Science Publishing Blog https://blog.cdnsciencepub.com/considerations-for-mentoring-an-undergraduate/
(website) The Mentorship Guide for Teaching and Learning. Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning. University of Calgary. https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/TI%20Guides/19-UNV-TITL-010_MentorshipBooklet_Interactive.pdf
(website) Noman, M., & Gurr, D. (2020, February 28). Contextual Leadership and Culture in Education. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Retrieved 19 Jan. 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.595
(journal) Juntrasook, A. 2014. ‘You do not have to be the boss to be a leader’: contested meanings of leadership in higher education. Higher Education Research & Development. 33(1), 19–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2013.864610
(journal) Burt, H.M. and Hubball, H. (2014). A Strategic Approach to the Scholarship of Curriculum Leadership in a Research-Intensive University Context: The Art, Science, and Politics of Implementation. International Journal of University Teaching and Faculty Development, 5(4), 203-218. https://www.proquest.com/openview/cbc54f707c26af99b9f6f35b15c6ca90/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2034856
(journal) Dimmock, C. (2020) Connecting research and knowledge on educational leadership in the West and Asia: adopting a cross-cultural comparative perspective. Comparative Education, 56(2), pp. 257-277. https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/205580/7/205580.pdf
(journal) The Impact of Mentoring on Life Science Undergraduate Mentors Kari Nelson University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [email protected] https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1095&context=teachlearnstudent
(book chapter) Clive Dimmock (2002) Educational Leadership – Taking Account of Complex Global and Cultural Contexts. Chapter in Book School Leadership and Administration, 1st Edition, First Published 2002, Routledge, Pages 12, eBook ISBN 9780203616130
(book) Dimmock, Clive; Walker, Allan (2005) Educational Leadership: Culture and Diversity. SAGE Publications. ERIC Number: ED486653. Pages: 232. ISBN: ISBN-0-7619-7169-6 https://sk.sagepub.com/book/mono/educational-leadership-culture-and-diversity/toc
Global Context
(website) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development Goals, 2023.
(journal) Ecological Grief as a Response to Environmental Change: A Mental Health Risk or Functional Response? – PMC, 2021.
(journal) Comtesse H, Ertl V, Hengst SMC, Rosner R, Smid GE. Ecological Grief as a Response to Environmental Change: A Mental Health Risk or Functional Response? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 16;18(2):734. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020734. PMID: 33467018; PMCID: PMC7830022.
(journal) Breth-Petersen M, Garay J, Clancy K, Dickson M, Angelo C. Homesickness at Home: A Scoping Review of Solastalgia Experiences in Australia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 31;20(3):2541. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032541. PMID: 36767914; PMCID: PMC9916141
(journal) Talaver, I. (2021) The Problem of Teaching the Science of Climate Change: A Call for Critical Thinking. College of Arts, Sciences, & Technology, Franklin University, Ohio, USA. https://fuse.franklin.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=dsa-conf
(journal) Leichenko, R. and O’Brien, K. (2020) Teaching climate change in the Anthropocene: An integrative approach, Anthropocene (30). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2020.100241.
(journal) Mark Groulx, Amanda Winegardner, Marie Claire Brisbois, Lee Ann Fishback, Rachelle Linde, Kristin Levy, and Annie Booth. 2021. Place and transformative learning in climate change focused community science. FACETS. 6(): 1773-1794. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0003
(journal) Sironi, V.A., Inglese, S. & Lavazza, A. (2022) The “One Health” approach in the face of Covid-19: how radical should it be?. Philos Ethics Humanit Med 17, 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-022-00116-2
(journal) Mumford Elizabeth L., Martinez Deniss J., Tyance-Hassell Karli, Cook Alasdair, Hansen Gail R., Labonté Ronald, Mazet Jonna A. K., Mumford Elaine C., Rizzo David M., Togami Eri, Vreedzaam Arioene, Parrish-Sprowl John (2023) Evolution and expansion of the One Health approach to promote sustainable and resilient health and well-being: A call to action. Frontiers in Public Health (10) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1056459
(journal) Newsome, D., Newsome, K.B. & Miller, S.A. Teaching, Learning, and Climate Change: Anticipated Impacts and Mitigation Strategies for Educators. Behav. Soc. Iss. 32, 494–516 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42822-023-00129-2
(journal) Haxton E, Lindberg A, Troell K, Redican KJ. One Health education meets science. Infect Ecol Epidemiol. 2015 Dec 17;5:30264. doi: 10.3402/iee.v5.30264. PMID: 26689655; PMCID: PMC4685299.
(journal) Juan Pablo Villanueva-Cabezas,Kenneth D Winkel,Patricia T Campbell,Anke Wiethoelter,Caitlin Pfeiffer (2022) One Health education should be early, inclusive, and holistic. The Lancet Planetary Health. Elsevier https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00018-3/fulltext#articleInformation
(book chapter) Pfirman, S., Winckler, G. (2023). Perspectives on Teaching Climate Change: Two Decades of Evolving Approaches. In: Rivera Maulucci, M.S., Pfirman, S., Callahan, H.S. (eds) Transforming Education for Sustainability. Environmental Discourses in Science Education, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13536-1_19
(book) Singh, V. (2024) Teaching Climate Change – Science, Stories, Justice. Copyright 2024. Published December 21, 2023 by Routledge. 246 Pages ISBN 9781032278599. https://www.routledge.com/Teaching-Climate-Change-Science-Stories-Justice/Singh/p/book/9781032278599
(book) Yunkaporta, T. (2021) Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save The World. Published May 18, 2021 by Harper One. ISBN 9780062975621. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/sand-talk-tyson-yunkaporta?variant=32280908103714