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 of Teaching Innovation at the Center for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching, Levinsky College of Education
Research Interests: Statistics education (statistical reasoning), knowledge community and inquiry, computer-supported collaborative learning; simulations in teachers’ education, future learning spaces
Selected Publications:Â
- 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. (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.
- Kashtan, Y., Gil, E., & Mualem, R. (2019, August). Embodiment as a teaching practice in high school level physics. Paper presented at the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) 2019 Conference, Aachen, Germany.Â
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
Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Research Interests: Engineering education research, student experiences and outcomes in postsecondary education
Martha Marandino
Faculty of Education - University of São Paulo, Brazil
Research Interests: Science education; informal science education; museum education; science communication
Selected Publications:Â
- 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.
- Achiam, M., & Marandino, M. (2019). Intended and Realised Educational Messages of Dioramas–An International Comparison. In A. Scheersoi & S. D. Tunnicliffe (Eds.), Natural history dioramas–Traditional exhibits for current educational themes (pp. 131-145). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
- 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.
Elham Marzi
Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream) in Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Research Interests:Â Organizational behaviour, human resources
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:Â
- Smith-Gorvie, T., Nyhof-Young, J., Ng, J., D’Urzo, T., & Katzman, D. (2020). Medical student perceptions of research training on patient care during clerkship. MedEdPublish, 9. doi: https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2020.000107.1
- Tullio-Pow S., Schaefer K., Nyhof-Young J., & Strickfaden M. (2020, March). Sleepwear for breast cancer survivors: Enacting inclusion through feminine identity and attachments. In P. Langdon, J. Lazar, A. Heylighen, & H. Dong (Eds.), Designing for inclusion: Inclusive design – Looking towards the future (pp. 23-34). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
Andrew Petersen
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in the Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga
Research Interests: Computing education
Selected Publications:Â
- Craig, M., Petersen, A., & Campbell, J. (2019). Answering the correct question. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Global Computing Education (pp. 72-77). New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery.
- Denny, P., McDonald, F., Empson, R., Kelly, P., & Petersen, A. (2018). Empirical support for a causal relationship between gamification and learning outcomes. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-13). New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery.
- Luxton-Reilly, A., & Petersen, A. (2017). The compound nature of novice programming assessments. In Proceedings of the Nineteenth Australasian Computing Education Conference (pp. 26-35). New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery.
Cindy Rottmann
Associate Director of Research, Troost ILead, ISTEP, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Research Interests: Engineering leadership, ethics and equity in engineering (in the past social justice teacher unionism)
Selected Publications:Â
- 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., Kovalchuk, S., Klassen, M., Maljkovic, M., & Moore, E. (2019, June). Counting past two: Engineers’ leadership learning trajectories. Paper presented at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL.
- 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.