Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Researched proactive classroom management strategies to foster a student-centred classroom. Also, completed the Canadian Teacher Education Program to meet the requirements of the Ontario College of Teachers to be a certified grade 7-12 teacher.
Focus on British, Canadian, post-colonial (South African + the Caribbean), and popular culture literature.
INTERESTS
- Student-centred teaching + learning
- Quality Assurance
- Open Pedagogy
- Educational Development
- Faculty Development
WORK EXPERIENCE
CAMBRIAN COLLEGE
Manager, Curriculum Development, Renewal, and Innovation| May 2022 - present
Coordinates the quality assurance processes in the academic areas of the College leading program-level accreditation, curriculum mapping, comprehensive program reviews, policy development and reviews, and submissions of new program applications to meet internal and external standards.
Educational Developer | June 2018 - May 2022
Supports the development of program curriculum and courses; provides guidance on pedagogy and recommended practices; developed and delivers the Teaching Excellence Program, a one-year onboarding program on for new faculty that focuses on pedagogy and recommended practices
Coordinator, Quality Teaching Resource Centre | Aug. 2017 - Jun. 2018
Supported faculty with professional development and growth through professional development sessions or one-on-one consultations
Curriculum Designer| Jan. 2014 - Aug. 2017
Conducted curriculum mapping sessions with program faculty; supported the review of curriculum and submission of annual program reviews
Wiikwemkoong Board of Education
High School English Teacher | Sept. 2011 - Jan. 2014
English teacher, grades 9-12; EQAO Literacy lead; Professional Learning Community lead (Literacy Across the Curriculum); Student Success lead; volleyball co-coach; badminton co-coach; Outside Looking In dance group co-supervisor
Grade 6 Teacher | Sept. 2010 - Jun. 2011
Taught grade 6 (all subjects); class hosted a community breakfast; initiated a literacy open house for students to share what they’re reading with their families in an immersive way
Supply Teacher | Jan. 2010 - June 2010
Supply teacher for middle school and high school, grades 5 – 12, all subjects
CONTRACT WORK
Quality Assurance Lead| Sept 2022 - April 2023
Colleges Ontario, Remote
Leading the quality assurance process for three bridging programs within the Nursing Program Transformation initiative, including audits, curriculum development, and program mapping.
Website Developer| 2021 - present
Sudbury Dolphin Aquatic Club (SDAC)
Created and maintain a website for the SDAC based on consultations with stakeholders. See their site at sdacscuba.ca.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Conference Presentations
- Using Sprints to Accelerate Course Development | Curriculum Developers Affinity Group Conference | CDAG – Online | 2021
- Student Ownership of the Course Development Process | Northern Lights Reflections on Teaching Conference | Cambrian College – Online | 2021
- Using Sprints to Accelerate Course Development | Focus on Teaching Conference | Georgian College – Online | 2021
- Ment2B: Using Online Polling Software to Improve Student Achievement Through Retrieval Practice | Advancing Learning Conference | Seneca College – Online | 2021
- Ment2B: Using Online Polling Software to Improve Student Achievement Through Retrieval Practice | Focus on Teaching Conference | Georgian College – Online | 2021
- Student Ownership of the Course Development Process | Focus on Teaching Conference | Georgian College – Online | 2021
- Virtual Group Work: It Can Be Done! | Focus on Teaching Conference | Georgian College – Online | 2021
- From Vision to Reality: The Cambrian College Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub | Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Conference | Winnipeg | 2019
- Open it up: Adding relevance, empowerment, and metacognition to college-level writing assignments | Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) | Sudbury | (2018
Invited Talks / Panels
- HyFlex Assessments Panel | The Ontario College Symposium on HyFlex Teaching and Learning hosted by Seneca College – online | 2022
- VLS Collection Showcase: HyFlex Course Design and Teaching Strategies Pressbook | eCampus Ontario – Online | 2022
- Creating OER with Students | Ontario Open Library Network | eCampus Ontario – Online | 2020
Facilitated Seminars & Workshops
- Using Sprints to Accelerate Course Development | Educational Developers Caucus | 2021
Poster Presentations
- Students as Co-Creators: Concrete Examples of Open Assessment Collaborations. Open Education Conference | Phoenix, AZ | 2019
Institutional Service
- Global Skills Opportunity (2022 – present)
- International Student Orientation, student panel facilitator (2022 – present)
- Academic Advisory Council Co-Chair (2020 – 2022)
- Academic Advisory Council (2014 – 2020)
- LMS Minimum Presence Sub-Committee of AAC (2018 – 2019)
- Faculty Appraisal Sub-Committee of AAC (2018 – 2019)
- General Education Committee (2016 – 2019, 2022 – present)
- Quality Teaching Resource Centre Committee (2014 – 2016)
- Teaching and Learning Framework Working Group (2017 – 2018)
- Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan Working Group (2016 – 2017)
- Curriculum Review Committee (2014 – 2017)
Service to the Profession
Board Member
- Chair, Council of Educational Developers (2021 – Present)
- EDC Online Events Coordinator, Educational Developers Caucus (2020 – 2021)
- EDC Resource Coordinator, Educational Developers Caucus (2018 – 2020)
Community of Practice + Committee Membership
- CDAG Conference Planning Team, Curriculum Developers Affinity Group (2022 – present)
- Centre Leaders Community of Practice (2020 – 2022)
- POD Connects: Scholarship of Educational Development, POD Network (2021 – 2022)
- EDC Institute, Educational Developers Caucus (2019-2021)
- COED Curriculum Conversations, Council of Educational Developers (2020 – present)
- SoTL Action Learning Set, Council of Educational Developers (2020 – present)
- Indigenous Knowledge Community of Practice, Educational Developers Caucus (2019 – 2021)
- Awards Committee, Curriculum Developers Affinity Group (2019 – 2021)
Event Organizer
- Reading Week PD for Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub (2017)
- Spring PD for Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub (2017)
Professional Memberships
- Council of Educational Developers (2017 – present)
- Curriculum Developers Affinity Group (2017 – present)
- Ontario College of Teachers (2010 – present)
- Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2014 – 2021)
- Educational Developers Caucus (2014 – 2021)
Barclay, A., Ceccolini, K., Clarke, K., Domonchuk, N., Hayman, J., Shapiro, S., Singh, J., & Young, M. (2022). HyFlex Course Design and Teaching Strategies. eCampusOntario. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/hyflexcoursedesignandteachingstrategies/
McKnight, Jacqueline. (2022). Personal Care Assistant. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/personalcareassistant/ Provided editorial, curriculum, and academic support.
O’Reilly, J., Seal, M., & Young, M. (2022). Collaborating to Support Learner Empowerment through Information Literacy, OER & OEP. In E. Dill & M. Cullen (Eds.), Intersections of OER and Information Literacy. Association of College & Research Libraries (p 343-357). Association of College and Research Libraries. https://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/booksanddigitalresources/digital/9780838936740_PIL79_OA.pdf
2023
Organized an academic division presentation on AI in higher education. Session included a keynote, student panel, and faculty fireside chat.
2022
Inclusive Spaces to Support the 2SLGBTQIA+ Cambrian Community co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2022)
Journey Toward Indigenous Allyship: An Open Discussion co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2022).
The Future of Learning: An Open Discussion facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2022)
Creating Open Textbooks with Pressbooks: Project Management + Basic Setup co-facilitated at Open Education Collaboration: Coming Together for Open Education (2022).
How Do I Get Started with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)? facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2022).
Course (re)Design Workshop facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2022).
Journey Toward Indigenous Allyship: An Open Discussion facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Winter PD (2022).
2021
Quick and Easy Accessibility Tips co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2021).
2020
Ten Active Learning Strategies to Try facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Winter PD (2020).
Strategies to Combat Academic Dishonesty co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Winter PD (2020).
Classroom Management + Code of Conduct facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Winter PD (2020).
Making My Course Outline Great! co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Winter PD (2020).
Assessment Strategies with Mel facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Winter PD (2020).
Pedagogy, General Support + Hugs facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Winter PD (2020).
Your Questions Answered: Course Outlines + Assessment facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2020).
Preparing Your Course for a 14-week Delivery facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2020).
Consider Accommodations During Course Planning facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2020).
Access = Love: Virtual Student Panel hosted at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2020).
Preparing Your Course for Digital Teaching facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2020).
Your Questions Answered: Syllabus, eGrades, Course Outlines co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2020).
Teacher’s Corner: Open-Ended Drop-Ins co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2020).
Using PDF Annotations in the Classroom and for Assignment Feedback + Grading co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2020).
Humanizing Virtual and Online Courses facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2020).
Planning for Winter Semester: The Semester Start-Up Checklist facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2020).
Virtual Group Work: It Can Be Done! co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2020).
2019
Things to Implement in Class that Take 10 Minutes or Less of Preparation co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Reading Week PD (2019).
Finding more time: Reflecting and goal setting. Workshop co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Reading Week PD (2019).
Prepping for Your Faculty Appraisal. Presented at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Reading Week PD (2019).
Course Planning Tune-Up Drop-In facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2019).
Top 10 Active Learning Strategies to Try This Semester facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2019).
Managing Your Class for Optimal Student Engagement and Professionalism co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2019).
Course design part 5: Curating and creating course content. Workshop co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2019).
Course design part 4: Teaching and learning activities. Workshop co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2019).
Course design part 3: Assessment. Workshop co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2019).
Course design part 2: Chunk it up. Workshop co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2019).
Course design part 1: Develop or dust off the course outline. Workshop co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2019).
2018
Course Revision through Backward Design presented at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2018).
Course Outline/Syllabus Drop-in Session. Workshop facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2018).
Pineapple Project Revival: A Faculty Showcase. Session hosted at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2018).
Semester Survival 101. Workshop facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Fall PD (2018).
Bust the Plagiarizers – for beginners! Co-presented at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2018).
Round-table: Benefits of Team Teaching. Co-facilitated at Teaching and Learning Innovation Hub Spring PD (2018).
Teaching Excellence Program (1-year training program for new faculty to learn about recommended practices in teaching and learning) using a flipped classroom approach.