Category: Teaching Innovations

Sample lesson: Perception and Bias The role of Story and the need to decolonize by RE-story-ing

Human perception has limits Reality is far too complex for us to take it all in. Everything-all-at-once. We are exposed to approximately eleven million pieces of information per second (Wilson, 2004). The genius —and curse— of human cognition is that

Sample Lesson: SoTL to the rescue!

Case study: Is verbal feedback from the Instructor more effective than “Spilling the Ink” the time consuming line by line suggested edits and corrections by Instructor Method #1 – “The way we have always done it in the past.” –

Team building workshop. Zombies and other complications

This Apocalyptic chaos is Brought to you by the following Zombie Whisperers: Jessica Motherwell McFarlane, Ph.D. And  Marion Craig, Sgt. ret’d Go to these slides to see the complete team building exercise

Celebration of Learning

Celebration of Learning: A creative, UDL-friendly alternative to the classic academic final exam. Teams work together to teach guests what they learned in the textbook — and beyond — this term.  Celebration of Learning – Rationale for presentation – WORKSHEET

Sample lesson: Non-experimental designs. Graphic novel about Dr. MacBeth’s famous TV study

Click here to link to my powerpoint lesson on Dr Tannis MacBeth’s famous non-experimental TV study. The image above is used with permission from the graphic artist and science author, Stuart McMillan. The Town Without Television, Part 1 and Part

Visual Pedagogy: Deepening learning by creating comics – hero style!

My Evidence-based, Innovative and Fun Visual Pedagogy Deepening learning by creating comics – hero style! Example #1: Introduction to Psychology “Get cape. Wear cape. Fly.”  – Wellness research projects – 14-days of data collection CapU and KPU Learners (6 sections)

Sand in Shoes – Workplace burnout workshop for CUPE69 members

“Sand in my shoes” Learning to solve small irritating problems. Putting a bit more happiness in your step. Go to these slides for blank worksheets.  

Paper Bag Academy – Pop-up learning during COVID lockdown

Serving up “tasty” online lessons to local children during the 2020 COVID lockdown. I designed, developed — and co-taught with my husband, Bill Richardson — this weekly inquiry-based lesson plan to middle school aged children during the Winter/Spring 2020 COVID

Life Outside the Box Learning Institute

 From Grade 1 to graduate school, traditional tutoring to innovative learning support, online and face-to-face, Life Outside the Box can help you love learning. Dr. Jessica Motherwell McFarlane, Ph.D. Teaching Excellence Award Winner, JIBC   Strong beginning. Newly expanded. Life

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That phone in students’ hands? Hmmm…

Here is a summary of my Pecha Kucha Challenge presented at eTUG: Pushing Boundaries: Digital Spaces: Proposal: 6 slides in 6 minutes, GO! _________________________ “How can that phone in students’ hands be useful in the classroom?” Learning about diversity by watching student-creating

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