Research on Teaching
The staff of CTSI are happy to offer their assistance with research on a variety of pedagogical topics and teaching issues. Please contact the office if you have any questions regarding a particular issue or the process of working with CTSI on such a project.416-946-3139
ctsi.teaching@utoronto.ca
Research Support for Committees and Working Groups
CTSI provides research support for a range of divisional and institution-wide committees and working groups. For example, recently, members of CTSI have:
CTSI Research Projects
CTSI also undertakes research related to teaching at the UofT and across Canadian and North American universities. Research projects completed or ongoing by CTSI staff members include:
Student Course Evaluations: Research, Models and Trends. Pamela Gravestock and Emily Greenleaf for the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (2008).
Student Course Evaluations: Research, Models and Trends represents the first review and summary of existing research on student course evaluations from a Canadian perspective. The study aims to capture and synthesize the key issues and findings regarding the validity and utility of student course evaluations from the substantial body of scholarship in this area. The study further reviews existing course evaluation policy and practice across Canadian and U.S. institutions, linking the research to the current landscape of course evaluations.
Read the report here:
www.heqco.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/Student Course Evaluations_Research, Models and Trends.pdf
Read a summary of the findings here: PDF
Defining Academic Work: An Analysis of Faculty Tenure and Promotion Policies in Canadian Universities. Pamela Gravestock and Emily Greenleaf with Glen Jones of OISE/UT. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, Ottawa, May 25-27, 2008.
Read an interview in University Affairs with Pamela Gravestock and Emily Greenleaf about this project here: http://www.universityaffairs.ca/researchers-analyze-tenure-policy-across-canada.aspx
CTSI provides research support for a range of divisional and institution-wide committees and working groups. For example, recently, members of CTSI have:
- Provided research support to the Course Evaluations Working Group, co-chaired by the Vice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life, and the Vice-Provost, Students;
- Provided research support, including a survey of UofT TAs, for the Tutorial Working Group, chaired by the Vice-Provost, Students;
- Provided research support for the UofT Working Group on Online Education; and
- Supported the work of the Teaching Task Force at OISE/UT.
CTSI Research Projects
CTSI also undertakes research related to teaching at the UofT and across Canadian and North American universities. Research projects completed or ongoing by CTSI staff members include:
Student Course Evaluations: Research, Models and Trends. Pamela Gravestock and Emily Greenleaf for the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (2008).
Student Course Evaluations: Research, Models and Trends represents the first review and summary of existing research on student course evaluations from a Canadian perspective. The study aims to capture and synthesize the key issues and findings regarding the validity and utility of student course evaluations from the substantial body of scholarship in this area. The study further reviews existing course evaluation policy and practice across Canadian and U.S. institutions, linking the research to the current landscape of course evaluations.
Read the report here:
www.heqco.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/Student Course Evaluations_Research, Models and Trends.pdf
Read a summary of the findings here: PDF
Defining Academic Work: An Analysis of Faculty Tenure and Promotion Policies in Canadian Universities. Pamela Gravestock and Emily Greenleaf with Glen Jones of OISE/UT. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, Ottawa, May 25-27, 2008.
Read an interview in University Affairs with Pamela Gravestock and Emily Greenleaf about this project here: http://www.universityaffairs.ca/researchers-analyze-tenure-policy-across-canada.aspx