60-minute interactive sessions
These 60-minute sessions provide an in-depth opportunity for delegates to interactively present and facilitate dialogue and discussion on a topic or issue related to the conference theme. For example, presenters could share highlights of research findings or explore how innovative approaches to assessment have supported student learning in their courses or field. Other ideas include sharing insights on how to design meaningful assessments that acknowledge the importance of student and instructor wellbeing, include student choice and voice, or use technology in creative ways. We also welcome sessions that explore how conventional methods and processes of grading, standardized testing and exams are being re-imagined.
30-minute research presentations
These presentations are focused on a 20-minute overview and discussion of a particular research topic, methodology, or project related to the conference theme, including an additional 10-minute opportunity for guided Q&A from conference attendees.
25-minute roundtable discussions
These 25-minute roundtable sessions provide opportunities for presenters to lead a discussion focused on a particular research topic, innovative strategy, or work-in-progress related to the conference theme. These sessions are intended to be interactive conversations rather than presentations. No audio-visual equipment will be provided.
Mixed-media presentation or poster presentation sessions
Mixed-media presentations provide an opportunity to visually communicate and share practices, research findings or early-stage research projects relevant to the conference theme. Presenters are encouraged to choose digital media or a physical poster and determine the style, format and approach that best suits their topic.
Day 1 | Monday, April 28, 2025
Conference offerings on day 1 begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m.
Day 1 | Schedule overview
08:30 - 09:00 | Registration |
09:00 - 09:30 | Opening remarks and Elder blessing |
09:30 - 10:50 | Keynote |
10:50 - 11:05 | Break |
11:05 - 11:30 | 25-minute round-table discussions |
11:30 - 11:40 | Break |
11:40 - 12:05 | 25-minute round-table discussions |
12:05 - 13:30 | Lunch - on own |
13:30 - 14:45 | Workshop - Cate Denial |
14:45 - 15:00 | Break |
15:00 - 16:30 | Mixed-media presentation and reception |
Day 1 | 25-minute round-table discussions
Session Time | Session title | Lead presenter | Location |
11:05 - 11:30 | Assessing Assessment : Crip Lessons & Bodymind Practices | Ada Jaarsma | TI 148 |
11:05 - 11:30 | Activating adult learners’ agency through assessment | Angela Ferguson | TI 118 |
11:05 - 11:30 | Podcast as an Instrument for Inclusive Access | Emmanuel Amaechi | TI 140 |
11:05 - 11:30 | Academic Writing at the Confluence of Indigenous and Western Worldviews | Marlyn Bennett | TI 120 |
11:05 - 11:30 | Assessing conflict resolution skills: dilemmas and strategies | Marnie Jull | TI 100 |
11:05 - 11:30 | The “Lazy Genius” Guide to Meaningful and Manageable Program Evaluation | Rachel Stewart | TI 110 |
11:40 - 12:05 | Magic mixings: shared learnings from an undergraduate support team | Caitlin McClurg | TI 110 |
11:40 - 12:05 | Decolonizing Assessment in Experiential Learning: Reimagining Social Work Practicums | Jane Slessor | TI 148 |
11:40 - 12:05 | SIM Video-Novel: Enhancing Simulation Preparation for Nursing Students | Justin Burkett | TI 120 |
11:40 - 12:05 | Assessing a Lived Experience to Foster Impactful Outdoor Field Experiences | Paul Kelba | TI 118 |
11:40 - 12:05 | Decolonizing Writing Assessment | Robin Mueller | TI 100 |
11:40 - 12:05 | Beyond the Ivory Tower: Adapting Pedagogy in Northern Communities | Vladimir Kabanov | TI 140 |
Day 1 | Mixed-media presentations
Mixed-media sessions take place in the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning Atrium from 15:00-16:30.
Presentation title | Lead presenter |
Assessments in Large Enrollment Courses: Designing iterations of formative assessment and feedback to engage learners | Brianne Burkinshaw |
Cheat Sheets - Are they a best-kept secret weapon for student success? | Carol A. Gibbons Kroeker |
Fostering Intrinsic Motivation with Place-Based Authentic Assessment | Janis Cunningham |
Integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Research-Creation. Parallel Practices in Assessment Towards Whole Self Educational Journeys | Kristine Thoreson |
Redesigning Assessment in Engineering Design through Specifications Grading | Laura Curiel |
Exploring AI Tools for Team-Based Projects in Engineering | McKenna Sperry |
Personal Responsibility in Undergraduate Science: A Conceptual Framework | Megan Lochhead |
How social belonging and performance varies across demographic groups in first year students in science courses. | Parinaz Abbasi |
Innovative transdisciplinary field practice models: A New Reality | Patricia Samson |
Effective IPE Facilitation for Health Professions Students | Sondra Pederson |
Day 2 | Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Conference offerings on day 2 begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m.
Day 2 | Schedule overview
08:30 - 09:00 | Registration |
09:00 - 10:00 | 60-minute interactive sessions |
10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
10:15 - 10:30 | Opening remarks |
10:30 - 12:00 | Keynote |
12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch - provided |
13:30 - 14:30 | 60-minute interactive sessions |
14:30 - 14:45 | Break |
14:45 - 15:15 | 30-minute research presentation |
15:15 - 15:30 | Break |
15:30 - 16:00 | 30-minute research presentation |
Day 2 | 60-minute interactive conference sessions
Session Time | Session title | Lead presenter | Location |
09:00 - 10:00 | "To Sit Beside": Reclaiming Assessment for Epistemic Justice | Abigail Williams | TI 140 |
09:00 - 10:00 | Exploring the Influence of Targeted Professional Development in Authentic Assessment Institutes on Faculty Adoption of Authentic Assessment Practices | Allison Fieldberg | TI 118 |
09:00 - 10:00 | “Why Aren’t My Students Engaged?”: Incorporating Meaningful Participation Assessment | Brittany Lindsay | TI 160 |
09:00 - 10:00 | Embracing Creativity to Assess Deep Student Learning | Chelsea Rozanski | TI 100 |
09:00 - 10:00 | Future-Ready Classrooms: Transforming Learning with Asynchronous Skill-Building Modules | Gillian Robertson | TI 110 |
09:00 - 10:00 | AI-Driven Assessments & Reflections: Supporting Well-Being Through Two-Eyed Seeing | Janis Cunningham | TI 120 |
09:00 - 10:00 | Mapping the Hidden Curriculum of an Entrepreneurial University | Jessy Cheung | TI 230 |
09:00 - 10:00 | Lessons learned transitioning from closed to remote open book exams | John Remnant | TI 148 |
09:00 - 10:00 | A walk-through of innovative assessment practices | Lorelei Anselmo | TI 250 |
13:30 - 14:30 | Assessment as Learning: Reimagining Experiential Learning Assessment | Alice de Koning | TI 100 |
13:30 - 14:30 | Rethinking Clinical Skills Assessment | Jean-Yin Tan | TI 230 |
13:30 - 14:30 | Storytelling assessments in an AI-powered world | Karen Ho | TI 148 |
13:30 - 14:30 | Assessing at Scale: A Panel Discussion on Innovative Strategies for Large Enrolment Courses | Lorelei Anselmo | TI 250 |
13:30 - 14:30 | Demonstrating Learning through Indigenous Ways of Knowing: A Story Robe | Michelle Scott Paul | TI 110 |
13:30 - 14:30 | Structured Controversy: Inquiry-Focused Assessment of Learning | Robin Mueller | TI 118 |
13:30 - 14:30 | Using Exemplars to Transform Formative Assessment Practices in Higher Education | Rose Bene | TI 120 |
13:30 - 14:30 | Using Gradescope to Improve Assessment Workflow and Improve Feedback | Tyson Kendon | TI 160 |
13:30 - 14:30 | Enhancing Engagement in Online Asynchronous Discussion: Instructor Strategies and Practices | Wan Qi (Belinda) Jin | TI 140 |
Day 2 | 30-minute research presentation
Session Time | Session title | Lead presenter | Location |
14:45 - 15:15 | GLOW-UP: Gamifying Learning Objectives Within Undergraduate Pedagogies | Alex Kent | TI 160 |
14:45 - 15:15 | Assignment Quizzes - A Win-Win? | Carol A. Gibbons Kroeker | TI 148 |
14:45 - 15:15 | The Role of Metacognition within Undergraduate Nursing Education: A Scoping Review | Cathy Lee | TI 230 |
14:45 - 15:15 | Rethinking Assessment: Exploring Alternatives in Higher Education | Colleen Andjelic | TI 120 |
14:45 - 15:15 | Addressing Food Waste: A Case for Integrated Learning and Transdisciplinary Education | Erin Creegan-Dougherty | TI 100 |
14:45 - 15:15 | Rethinking Competence: Deep Learning through Self and Peer Assessment | Kristen Bird | TI 250 |
14:45 - 15:15 | EDIA Lab Toolkit: Empowering Self-Assessment and Inclusivity in Research | Sara Hassanpour Tamrin | TI 118 |
14:45 - 15:15 | Incorporating career & civic engagement in the Bachelor of Arts & Sciences program | Sobia Iqbal | TI 110 |
14:45 - 15:15 | Embedding impactful pedagogy into professional training programs | Stephen Ellenbogen | TI 140 |
15:30 - 16:00 | Collaborations in Project-Based Transdisciplinary Learning Design | Allison Fieldberg | TI 100 |
15:30 - 16:00 | Learning Portfolios: A Multifaceted Document for Growth and Assessment | Angela George | TI 160 |
15:30 - 16:00 | Flipped Classrooms in First-Year Engineering: Effects on Workload, Stress & Wellbeing | Estacio Pereira | TI 118 |
15:30 - 16:00 | Fostering equitable instruction: Learnings from university allyship groups | Jordan Keough | TI 148 |
15:30 - 16:00 | Reassessing Mathematics Education Using Contextual Learning for Greater Relevance | Placida Dassanayake | TI 110 |
15:30 - 16:00 | Generating Thoughts: Rethinking Learning Outcomes in the Humanities | Quentin Holbert | TI 250 |
15:30 - 16:00 | Flipping the Classroom: Transforming Biological Sciences with Innovation | Temiloluwa Fatokun | TI 120 |
15:30 - 16:00 | Recognizing your voice as an educator through reflection and feedback | Nicole Sandblom | TI 140 |
Day 3 | Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Conference offerings on day 3 begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m.
Day 3 | Schedule overview
08:30 - 09:00 | Registration |
09:00 - 09:15 | Opening remarks |
09:15 - 10:45 | Keynote |
10:45 - 11:00 | Break |
11:00 - 12:00 | 60-minute interactive sessions |
12:00 - 13:15 | Lunch - provided |
13:15 - 13:45 | 30-minute research presentation |
13:45 - 13:55 | Break |
13:55 - 14:25 | 30-minute research presentation |
14:25 - 14:40 | Break |
14:40 - 15:00 | Closing remarks and Elder blessing |
Day 3 | 60-minute interactive sessions
Session Time | Session title | Lead presenter | Location |
11:00 - 12:00 | Introducing Specifications Grading in Large and Quantitative Science Courses | Amanda Musgrove | TI 160 |
11:00 - 12:00 | Don’t judge: Learning through practicing, partnerships, and reflection. | Cari Din | TI 100 |
11:00 - 12:00 | Reassessing Assessment: Let's think about ungrading | Claire Hay | TI 110 |
11:00 - 12:00 | Elevating Learner Values in the GenAI Curriculum Weaving Project | Constance Blomgren | TI 118 |
11:00 - 12:00 | Blending Indigenous and post-secondary approaches to assessment | Frances Sobolak | TI 120 |
11:00 - 12:00 | Subtractive Design: Towards A Pedagogy of Health, Wellness, and Meaning | Jenny McKenney | TI 250 |
11:00 - 12:00 | Beyond the Grade: Agile-Based Assessment for Growth and Equity | Laleh Behjat | TI 148 |
11:00 - 12:00 | Experiential Learning to Promote Sustainability: The Transformative Impact of PRME | Leighton Wilks | TI 230 |
11:00 - 12:00 | Supporting multimodal assignments and other emerging assessment needs through flexible and agile grassroots collaborations with academic support units. | Sara Sharun | TI 140 |
11:00 - 12:00 | The Art of Multiple Choice: Crafting Effective Questions for Blended and Online Learning | Tyson Kendon | TI 250 |
Day 3 | 30-minute research presentations
Session Time | Session title | Lead presenter | Location |
13:15 - 13:45 | Assessing the Impact of Undergraduate Research: A Scoping Review: Assessments used to Measure the Impact of Undergraduate Research Experiences: a Cross-Disciplinary Scoping Review | Catherine Dobbler | TI 120 |
13:15 - 13:45 | Transferable Skills in Higher Education: Beyond Employability | Christine Mishra | TI 148 |
13:15 - 13:45 | Considerations for institutional adoption of new (and existing) learning technologies. | Corey Flynn | TI 118 |
13:15 - 13:45 | Practices and Perceptions of Critical Reflection at "Our University" | Eda Pitka | TI 100 |
13:15 - 13:45 | Adopting Engaging Pedagogy for Creative Assessment: A Personal Reflection | Gbenga Adejare | TI 140 |
13:15 - 13:45 | Game-based learning as a tool for assessment in CS | Janet Leahy | TI 230 |
13:15 - 13:45 | I’ve never done anything like it before…beats the pants off of writing essays and tests all semester – A phenomenological look at students’ experiences of ungrading | Michael Corman | TI 110 |
13:15 - 14:15 | Assessment Strategies for Indigenous Experiential Learning (This is a 60 minute interactive session) | Jessica Bekker | TI 160 |
13:15 - 13:45 | Building Relationships for Program Improvement: A PLO Development Case Study | Megan Lochhead | TI 100 |
14:00 - 14:30 | Enhancing AI Literacy through Experiential Learning: The Impact of Chatbot Prototyping on Students in Non-technical Programs | Leslie Salgado Arzuaga | TI 110 |
14:00 - 14:30 | AI in post-secondary and northern rural communities: Exploring ethics | Mahnoor Fatima | TI 118 |
14:00 - 14:30 | Enhancing French Proficiency with Equitable and Personalized Assessment | Miao Li | TI 120 |
14:00 - 14:30 | Building Beyond Outcomes: Innovations in Playful Process-Oriented Assessment | Matthew Parker | TI 230 |
14:00 - 14:30 | Exploring Neurodivergent Engineering Students’ Teamwork Experiences | McKenna Sperry | TI 100 |
14:00 - 14:30 | The state of online undergraduate research experiences: A scoping review | Olivia Fulton | TI 148 |
Travel information
Conference venue
The conference will take place entirely in the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning building.
Airport information
The Calgary International Airport (YYC) is a 30-minute drive (depending on traffic) from the hotel. Transport information from the airport can be found at the link below.
Transit to the conference venue
If you are staying elsewhere in the city, the University of Calgary campus is well-served by multiple bus and light rail train connections.
Parking at the conference
Parking (flat rate) is available in lots 10 and 11 – approximately a 5-minute walk from the conference venue.
Nearby Hotel
Our recommended conference hotel is the Alt Hotel Calgary University District. The hotel is a 16-minute (flat terrain) walk or a 5-minute drive (1.5 km) to the conference venue at the University of Calgary. It is located within the new University District neighbourhood which includes a grocery store, pharmacy and multiple eateries. The hotel is also a 15-minute walk to Market Mall indoor shopping centre.
You can access a preferred room rate at the link below.
2025 Conference Pricing
Registration type | Early Bird fee (until March 17 at 11:59 pm) | Regular fee (until April 25) |
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Students, Postdocs and Sessional Instructors | $175.00 | $200.00 |
General population | $400.00 | $450.00 |
All prices are listed in Canadian (CAD dollars).