Happy 2015!!!
I am Maura MacPhee, the new EKM Scholar for UBC School of Nursing.
Thank you to Bernie! I would like to acknowledge Bernie’s many contributions to teaching and learning scholarship within the UBC School of Nursing (SoN), the UBC community and the greater academic community. Bernie and I have done several teaching/learning collaborations in the past, and we will continue to do so—to smooth the transition of the Elizabeth Kenny McCann (EKM) scholar award from Bernie to me. Our official hand-over happens on February 10th.
I would also like to acknowledge Dr. Khristine Carino, the Flexible Learning (FL) project coordinator for the SoN. Khristine’s appointment lasts through July 2015. Khristine and I are in the process of assessing learning outcomes related to FL activities within the SoN—and planning new FL projects with our faculty. We are working closely with CTLT and the Learning Tech Rovers. Khristine is located in the SoN Rm T280 beginning Feb 21st. You can contact her at khristine.carino(@)ubc.ca
Plans for this Blog: I would like to encourage critical discussion of teaching/learning scholarship. The value of the Blog is its capacity to share ideas and pose questions among a community of teaching/learning scholars.
My Confessions: I am a learner-not an expert in education. My expertise is healthcare leadership—I do leadership development, and I use a variety of adult learning strategies to engage healthcare professionals in their own and others’ leadership development. I am always interested in teaching/learning innovations I can apply to leadership. I confess that I try out new pedagogical approaches on my undergraduate and graduate students—to see what works with them.
Questions for You: I do health services research and program evaluation. Change is constant in healthcare, and leaders have to know how to assess the impact of change on the quality and safety of healthcare delivery. There are specific assessment techniques that we use in healthcare.
How about in education? I’ve been surprised by the lack of formal assessment related to changes in course content, learning activities, and learner evaluation.
Q: When you make changes to your course work or curriculum, what assessment strategies do you use?
Q: Do student grades and feedback provide us with enough information?
Q: What else is needed to ensure an effective impact on student learning?
EKM Activities to be continued from Bernie’s leadership:
- Monthly brown bags with informal discussions of scholarly articles
- Mini-workshops with UBC ToL scholars and guest speakers from outside UBC
- Research awards/scholarships for students and faculty to support educational innovations and educational research
- An annual EKM forum (usually November, December) to build ToL connections
New Projects:
Collaborative work with the UBC Flexible Learning (FL) team and the UBC Community Engagement team. Stay tuned….
