Recipients announced for 2023 University of Calgary Teaching and Learning Grants

Predictable is a word rarely used to describe the post-secondary classroom experience in recent years. For many University of Calgary researchers, new developments in the way that courses are taught have not been cause for concern, but a jumping-off point for curious new questions and bold ideas about teaching pedagogy.

Each year, researchers at UCalgary submit project proposals about how to improve the student experience, explore existing ideas, and generate new knowledge about how teaching and learning happens across many academic disciplines. Since 2014, the University of Calgary Teaching and Learning Grants have awarded approximately $6.5 million in funding to 292 projects to support scholarly teaching practices and approaches to student learning.

“This year’s award recipients are asking the kind of innovative and interesting questions that have broad impacts and contribute to research and scholarship in teaching and learning across campus,” says Dr. Heather Jamniczky, PhD, academic lead in teaching and learning research at the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning.

In 2023, a total of $418,715 was provided to 20 projects on a number of unique scholarly topics, including the design of workshops for trans-affirming mental health care, multi-course open-access chemistry textbooks, and investigating workload perceptions between students and professors. See the list of all grant recipients. 

"The funding awarded by University of Calgary Teaching and Learning Grants makes it possible for exciting projects to be developed and reach the broader community,” says Jamniczky. "Innovative projects like these take form when researchers have both the support and the means to make their bold and innovative ideas into a reality."

The University of Calgary Teaching and Learning Grants are funded by the Provost's Office. The 2024 application cycle will be launched shortly and will be communicated widely across campus. More information can be found by visiting the program web page.

2023 University of Calgary Teaching and Learning Grants recipients

Developing 2SLGBTQ+ Knowledge and Skills in the Classroom
Principal investigator: Dr. Jessica Ayala, PhD
Grant stream: Development and Innovation
Grant: $10,000

Verbal De-escalation in Virtual Simulation
Principal investigator: Michelle Cullen
Grant stream: Development and Innovation
Grant: $10,000

Learning in Places – (OER)
Principal investigator: Dr. Alice De Koning, PhD
Grant stream: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Grant: $40,000

By Learners for Learners: Level-Appropriate Children's Literature for Bilingual German Primary Education
Principal investigator: Roswita Aleida Helene Dressler
Grant stream: Development and Innovation
Grant: $10,000

A Creative Critical Inquiry into Teaching and Learning: Re-designing for Humility, Compassion and Belonging in STEMM
Principal investigator: Jennifer Adams
Grant stream: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Grant: $39,780

The Cultural-Learning Portfolio: Experiential Learning and Reflection in the Language Classroom
Principal investigator: Angela George
Grant stream: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Grant: $39,994

Developing a Student Partnership for Curricular Co-Development of a Research Methods Class
Principal investigator: Dr. Maria Guglietti, PhD
Grant stream: Development and Innovation
Grant: $10,000

How can a Citizen-Led Organization be Engaged in the Co-Production of Post-Secondary Education?
Principal investigator: Dr. Jo-Louise Huq, PhD
Grant stream: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - Individual
Grant: $39,807

Supporting the Development of the Affective Domain and Authentic Significant Learning for the Students in the ILS Program
Principal investigator: Pouyan (Yani) Jazayeri
Grant stream: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - Individual
Grant: $38,800

Supporting Knowledge Synthesis Skills Development Through Self-Directed Asynchronous Online Instruction
Principal investigator: Dr. Diane Lorenzetti, PhD
Grant stream: Development and Innovation - Individual
Grant: $9,985.62

Community Engaged Learning Practicum
Principal investigator: Julie Mann-Johnson
Grant stream: Development and Innovation
Grant: $10,000

A CURE for Introduction in Bioinformatics
Principal investigator: Tatiana Maroilley
Grant stream: Development and Innovation
Grant: $9,987

Design and Evaluation of a Trans-Affirming Mental Health Care Workshop
Principal investigator: Dr. Brae Anne McArthur, PhD
Grant stream: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Grant: $39,500

Expanding Knowledge Landscapes by Generating Supports to Enhance Graduate Student Experience and Mentorship in Preparing Theses
Principal investigator: Dr. Mairi McDermott, PhD
Grant stream: Development and Innovation
Grant: $8,868

Development of a Multi-Course Open-Access Chemistry Textbook
Principal investigator: Dr. Amanda Musgrove, PhD
Grant stream: Development and Innovation
Grant: $9,969

Workload Perceptions Between Students and Professors: Do They Speak the Same Language?
Principal investigator: Dr. Pereira Estacio, PhD
Grant stream: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Grant: $39,824

Promoting Artificial Intelligence Literacy to Foster Academic Integrity
Principal investigator: Dr. Soroush Sabbaghan, PhD
Grant stream: Development and Innovation
Grant: $8,500

Implementing a Problem-Based Introduction to Machine Learning in the Undergraduate Chemistry Teaching Laboratory
Principal investigator: Ricky Tran
Grant stream: Development and Innovation
Grant: $8,701

Designing Open Educational Resources for Students to Engage as Biodiversity Scientists
Principal investigator: Dr. Jana Vamosi, PhD
Grant stream: Development and Innovation
Grant: $10,000

Understanding Computer Science Student and Educator Attitudes Towards Academic Integrity
Principal investigator: Dr. Leanne Wu, PhD
Grant stream: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Grant: $25,000