Affiliates
Our Members
Affiliates and Research Associates
Alisa Acosta
Director of Education, Blockchain Research Institute
Research Interests: Computer-supported collaborative learning; learning analytics; active learning; science education; blockchain
Selected Publications:
- Acosta, A., & Slotta, J. D. (2018). CKBiology: An active learning curriculum design for secondary biology. In R. Cassidy, E. S. Charles, & J. D. Slotta. (Eds.), Active learning: Theoretical perspectives, empirical studies and design profiles. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Media.
- Acosta, A., & Slotta, J. D. (2018). Representations of progress in a learning community curriculum for grade 12 biology. In J. Kay & R. Luckin (Eds.), Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age: Making the Learning Sciences Count, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2018, Volume 1 (pp. 432-439). London, UK: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
- Acosta, A., & Slotta, J. D. (2018). Scripted idea improvement in a learning community curriculum for grade 12 biology. In Proceedings of the 2018 Knowledge Building Summer Institute (pp. 2-9). Toronto, ON: Institute for Knowledge Innovation and Technology.
George Chiran
Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE
Research Interests: Expansive learning; teacher education; experiential learning; STEM education
Einat Gil
Head, Pedagogical Innovation Spaces project at the Center for Innovation and Learning Design, Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts
Research Interests: Statistics reasoning; knowledge community and inquiry; computer-supported collaborative learning; future/active & hybrid learning spaces; leading innovation
Selected Publications:
- Eyal, L., & Gil, E. (2020). Design patterns for teaching in academic settings in future learning spaces. British Journal of Educational Technology, 51(4), 1061-1077.
- Gil, E. (2020, October). Leading a culture of innovative pedagogy through future learning spaces [Conference presentation]. Learning Cultures Learning Spaces Symposium, Illinois Institute of Technology.
- Gil, E. (2019, June). Teaching and learning in future learning spaces: An exploration in a college of education. Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Teacher Education: The story of innovation in teacher education. Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Albert Huynh
Engineering Leadership Education Specialist, Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Research Interests: Engineering education; impact of affect on engineering problem analysis
Qin Liu
Senior Research Associate, Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Research Interests: Engineering education research; student development and learning assessment; quality assurance and curriculum development in postsecondary education
Selected Publications:
- Liu, Q., Reeve, D., Rottmann, C., & Moore, E. (2020). Examining workplace affordance and student engagement in engineering co-op and internship literature. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, 20(1), 116-129.
- Liu, Q., & Evans, G. (2020, June). Unleashing the power of data analytics to examine engineering students’ experiences and outcomes [Conference presentation]. 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference. doi: 10.18260/1-2–35431
- Liu, Q. (2020). The impact of quality assurance policies on curriculum development in Ontario postsecondary education. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 50(1), 53-67.
Martha Marandino
Faculty of Education - University of São Paulo, Brazil
Research Interests: Science education; informal science education; museum education; science communication
Selected Publications:
- Marandino, M., & Gouvêa, G. (2020). Science education research in science and technology museums in Brazil. In C. N. El-Hani, M. Pietrocola, E. F. Mortimer, & M. R. Otero (Eds.), Science education research in Latin America (pp. 523-553). Danvers, MA: Brill Sense.
- Marandino, M., Pugliese, A., Monaco, L. M., Milan, B., & Scalfi, G. (Eds.). (2020). Práticas educativas e formação de públicos de museus: Relações entre ciência, sociedade e temas controversos [Educational practices and the formation of museum audiences: Relationships between science, society, and controversial issues]. Faculdade de Educação da USP.
- Marandino, M., Bueno, J., Achiam, M., & Laurini, C. (2019). Teaching and learning biodiversity with dioramas. In A. Scheersoi & S. D. Tunnicliffe (Eds.), Natural history dioramas–Traditional exhibits for current educational themes (pp. 185-200). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
Sarah Mayes-Tang
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Mathematics
Research Interests: Post-secondary mathematics education (women in math, transition to university, conceptual understanding, mathematical communication)
Selected Publications:
- Mayes-Tang, S. (2020). Teaching Focused Jobs – How to find the one that fits you best. Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 67(6), 817–818. https://dx.doi.org/10.1090/noti2104
- Mayes-Tang, S. (2019). Telling Women’s Stories: A Resource for College Mathematics Instructors. Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 9(2), 78-92.
- Mayes-Tang, S. (2019). The Bookshelf: The Art of Logic in an Illogical World. Math Horizons, 27(1), 29.
Joyce Nyhof-Young
Research Scientist, Dept of Family and Community Medicine, and the Office of Assessment and Evaluation, MD Program
Research Interests: Program development and evaluation in medical and health professions education
Selected Publications:
- Biro, L., Tang, H., Tang, G., Song, K., & Nyhof-Young, J. (2021). Introducing sexual and gender minority health: Medical students develop and evaluate an LGBT+ infographic. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 16(2), 181-198.
- Biro, L., Song, K., & Nyhof-Young, J. (2021). First year medical student experiences with a clinical skills seminar emphasizing sexual and gender minority population complexity. Canadian Medical Education Journal/Revue canadienne de l’éducation médicale, 12(2), e11-e20.
- Zhou, J. S., Chen, R., Feng, Y. Y., Lu, Y., & Nyhof-Young, J. (2020). Who wants to translate? Evaluation of a novel medical Mandarin education program for and by pre-clerkship medical students. MedEdPublish, 9(1), 262. https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2020.000262.1
Andrew Petersen
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream; Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences; University of Toronto Mississauga
Research Interests: Computing education
Selected Publications:
- Zavaleta Bernuy, A., Zheng, Q. Y., Shaikh, H., Petersen, A., & Williams, J. J. (2021). Investigating the impact of online homework reminders using randomized A/B comparisons. In SIGCSE ’21: Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 921-927). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432427
- Fincher, S., Jeuring, J., Miller, C. S., Donaldson, P., du Boulay, B., Hauswirth, M., Hellas, A., Hermans, F., Lewis, C., Mühling, A., Pearce, J. L., & Petersen, A. (2020). Notional machines in computing education: The education of attention. In Proceedings of the Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (pp. 21-50). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3437800.3439202
- Steinhorst, P., Petersen, A., & Vahrenhold, J. (2020). Revisiting self-efficacy in introductory programming. In ICER ’20: Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research (pp. 158-169). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3372782.3406281
Cindy Rottmann
Associate Director of Research, Troost ILead, ISTEP, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Research Interests: Engineering leadership; critical theory; engineering ethics and equity
Selected Publications:
- Rottmann, C., & Reeve, D. (2020). Equity as rebar: Bridging the micro/macro divide in engineering ethics education. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 20(1), 146-165.
- Rottmann, C., Reeve, D., Sacks, R., & Klassen, M. (2016). An intersubjective analysis of engineering leadership across organizational locations: Implications for higher education. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 46(4), pp. 146-173.
- Rottmann, C., Sacks, R., & Reeve, D. (2015). Engineering leadership: Grounding leadership theory in engineers’ professional identities. Leadership, 11(3), 351-373.
Chirag Variawa
Director, First-year Curriculum, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Research Interests: Engineering education; industrial engineering
- Mindorff, M., Lobo, B., & Variawa, C. (2021, June). Interpreting Student Responses using Sentiment Analysis and Text-Analytic. 2021 Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA), Frederickton, NB. https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/PCEEA
- Andersson, E., Dryden, C., & Variawa, C. (2018, June). Methods of Applying Machine Learning Tools to Analyze Student Feedback in Engineering. 2018 Proceedings of Canadian Engineering Education Association Conference. Vancouver, B.C.