How I teach, what I expect from students, and the policies that apply in every course I teach. Each page shows the year it was last updated.
My teaching philosophies
- My Teaching Philosophy: “Education for All and All for Education”, and why I teach students to think about how the global and the local connect. (2017)
- My Online Teaching Philosophy: how the same philosophy works when classes meet online. (2020)
- My Communication Philosophy: building a social presence so students feel free to ask questions at any point in a course. (2026)
- My Research Philosophy: sharing what I have learned in teaching through research and writing. (2017)
- My Grading Philosophy: what a grade can and cannot tell us about learning. (2018)
Policies in every course
- My General Course Expectations: the weekly course format and what to have ready each week, alongside university policy. (2018)
- My Attendance Policy: why presence and accountability matter in a social work classroom. (2018)
- My Life Happens Days Policy: flexibility on due dates when illness, loss or other life events happen. (2018)
Who I am as an educator
- My Educational Self: “Everyday Something New”, reflections on the roles I bring to teaching. (2018)
- My Educational Self, first version. (2017)
- My Students Feedback: notes from former students now practising in Canada and around the world. (2018)
Courses and assignments
- My Course Outlines and Assignments: course outlines and sample assignment guidelines. (2020)
- Social Work Education: projects that promote social work education in Canada and around the world.
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