About Catherine Rawn

Senior Instructor at UBC; teaches learners in Intro Psychology (Psyc 101 & 102), quantitative research methods and statistics (Psyc 217 & 218), and others; heads Psychology's TA Development; co-writes quantitative research methods textbook; shows up. From Guelph Ontario; enjoys balcony gardening, good food, good wine; half-marathoner and occasional sprint triathlete; car-free; vegetarian; happily married; nemeses: bell peppers, aphids.

Southwest Florida Symposium on Teaching and Learning

A huge thank you to Bill, Jackie, and everyone at Florida Gulf Coast University and Florida SouthWestern State College for inviting me to open your Symposium, and thanks to all in attendance for playing along! As promised, here are my Continue reading Southwest Florida Symposium on Teaching and Learning

Reflecting on the first Seminar in Applied Psychology of Teaching and Learning

In May-June 2019 (Summer Term 1) I taught a pilot course: Seminar in Applied Psychology of Teaching and Learning. Please see the first syllabus for details on this pilot offering: Syllabus.PSYC417.S2019.Rawn.SeminarApplPsychTeachLearn.V2 Course Overview This course is designed as an intensive, active seminar Continue reading Reflecting on the first Seminar in Applied Psychology of Teaching and Learning

Presenting on Two-Stage Exams at the IUT Conference

I’m delighted to have presented today at the Improving University Teaching Conference in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany (www.iutconference.com).  The title of my talk was “Time for a Test! Two-Stage Tests enhance learning and bring laughter in classes of any Continue reading Presenting on Two-Stage Exams at the IUT Conference

Presenting on Two-Stage Tests at the STLHE Conference

I’m delighted to be presenting on Friday morning at the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education’s Annual Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba (stlhe2019sapes.ca). The title of my talk is “Time for a Test! Two-Stage Tests enhance learning and bring Continue reading Presenting on Two-Stage Tests at the STLHE Conference