Current Projects

AI Learning Tools

• Impact of AI tools on learning for higher education students
• Use and Impact of AI Learning Tools for Research
• Use and Impact of AI Tools for Higher Education instructors 

Assessment & Evaluation

• Use and impact of digital peer feedback in higher education 
  (Grad Student: C. Craig)
• Examining a Framework for the Implementation of Authentic Assessment in Teacher Education 
  (Grad Student: T. Watt)
• Beyond Grades: Understanding College Students’ Experiences with Alternative Grading in STEM
  (Grad Student: J. Baisley)
• Upgrading/Authentic Assessment in Higher Education
  (Collaborator: Dr. Dr. Lauricella)

​EDI & Accessibility

• Remedial Programs on Student Learning in Higher Education
  (Grad Student: A. Francis)
• Designing, Implementing and Assessing the Impact of Trauma-Informed Education Supports/Trauma Informed Education)
  (Grad Student: W. Marsh, A. Robinson)
• Critical Analysis of Canadian Organizational Websites in the Context of Online Autism Discourse and the Ideal Speech Situation
  (Grad Student: A. Stolba)

Learning with Technology

• Social Media's Role on Informal Learning for Higher Education Students
  (Grad Student: E. DiEmanuelle)

• Pedagogy of Immersive Virtual Reality
  (Grad Student: P. Jovanovic)
• Exploring the Use of AI-Enhanced Organizational Learning
  (Grad Student: D. Manley)
• Exploring Higher Education Instructors Use and Perception of Generative AI in Teaching and Learning
  (Grad Students: N. Cheong-Trillo, K. Christiansen, F. Morris)
• Investigation Gen AI and Creativity  
  (Grad Student: B. Murray)
• Digital Game-Based Learning in Middle School Mathematics
  (Grad Student: S. Plati)
• HyFlex Learning in Higher Education
  (Collaborators: Dr. Morrison, Dr. Tepylo, Dr. Mann)
• Pedagogy Supporting Flipped Learning Classrooms in Higher Education)
  (Collaborators: Dr. Banks, Dr. Lauricella)

Online Learning

• Exploring the Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on the Online Learning Experiences of International Students 
  (Grad Student: E. Demchuk)
• Indigenous perspectives on relational online asynchronous learning 
  (Grad Student: I. Gniadek)

Pre-Service Teachers

• Use and Impact of Gen AI Tools for K-12 instructors 

Scale Development

• ​Develop an evidence-based, learning-focused metric to categorize AI learning apps for higher education students (AIAM-H)
• Student Attitudes Toward Gen AI - K12, Pre-Service Teachers & Higher Education
  (Grad Student:  C. Craig )
• Student Use and Proficiency of Gen AI - K12, Pre-Service Teachers & Higher Education
  (Grad Student:  C. Craig )
• Teacher Attitudes Toward Gen AI - K12, Pre-Service Teachers & Higher Education
  (Grad Student:  C. Craig )
• Teacher Use and Proficiency of Gen AI - K12, Pre-Service Teachers & Higher Education
  (Grad Student:  C. Craig )​

Supervision

• Understanding qualities of effective supervision

Video Podcasts

• ​​Exploring pedagogy and interaction with video podcasts in higher education learning
  (Grad Student: T. Bahula)

Previous Projects

Exploring the Use of Learning Objects in Math & Science Classroom

Evaluating the Impact of Learning Objects on Gr. 9 and 10 Remediation and Course Recovery Learning

Evaluating the Impact of Learning Objects on Classroom Learning

Developing Effective learning Objects to Improve Calculus Readiness Among First Year Students

TIPS Math Camp Study

SSHRC Strategic Research Grant (2007-2010)

Waterloo Region School Board
(2006-2007)

Canadian Council on Learning
(2006-2007

UOIT Teaching Innovation Fund
(2006-2007)

Durham District School Board (2005-2006)

$75,000


$22,750


$70,000


$4,500


$15,000