ERSU/SoTL Seminars

SoTL Seminars

Our Educational Research Unit provides support and engages in educational research-related seminars and workshops. To support the School of Dentistry the ERSU will host a monthly seminar on topics related to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and Educational Research. If you would like to present or would like to recommend a guest speaker at these sessions please contact the Unit at dentersu@ualberta.ca.

Current

July 6, 2023
Dr. Nazlee Sharmin and Dr. Ava K. Chow
Title: A Secondary Database for Active Learning of Genetics in the Dentistry Program

 

Past

June 21, 2022
Dr. Hollis Lai (Associate Professor, FoMD, Dentistry)
Title:
Validity and Reliability in Assessments

March 22, 2022
Dr. Zuzanna Apel (Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Dentistry, University of Alberta)
Title: The use of portfolio as a tool for self-reflection and collaboration in pre-clinical operative dental courses

March 3, 2022
Dr. Arnaldo Perez and Dr. Maryam Amin
Title: Facilitating behavioral change as dental care providers: A step-by-step process

February 8, 2022 
Dr. Nazlee Sharmin and Dr. Ava Chow 
Title: The perceptions of dental hygiene students about an asynchronous oral biology course

March 23, 2021
Dr. Dieter Schonwetter from the University of Manitoba 
Title: Tell-Tale Signs of Effective Teaching and Learning: Using Your Classroom and/or Clinic as a Research Laboratory

February 9, 2021
Dr. Helly Goez and Dr. Hollis Lai
Title: Creating Connections Between Community and Curriculum: A New Lens for Curricular Development. The DISCuSS Model

January 15, 2021
Dr. Arnaldo Perez Garcia
Title: Thematic Analysis in Health and Health Education Research

December 4, 2020
Dr. Carrie Demmans Epp
Title: Using Analytics to Understand and Adjust Learning in Online Settings

November 23, 2020
Dr. Nazlee Sharmin and Dr. Ava Chow
Title: Augmented Reality (AR) Application to Develop a Learning Tool for Students

November 3, 2020
Sally Lockwood, Meghan Rannells, and Dr. Karen Forbes
Title: Virtual OSCEs

October 20, 2020
Madison Howey
Title: Insights in Intraprofessional Education: Dental Hygiene Students’ Suggestions for Collaboration

February 27, 2020
Dr. Seema Ganatra and Dr. Arnaldo Perez
Title: Think-Pair-Share with Storytelling to Improve Clinical Learning in Dentistry and Medicine

February 11, 2020
Dr. Steven Patterson and Dr. David Kelner
Title: Reflection in the Dental Curriculum - the beginnings in Course 1 & 2

January 21, 2020
Dr. Arnaldo Perez
Title: How to analyze qualitative data: A few things you need to know

October 24, 2019
Dr. Silvia Gianoni-Capenakas
Title: Effectiveness and perceptions of flipped learning model in dental education: A systematic review

September 26, 2019
Dr. Hollis Lai
Title: Artificial Intelligence in Automatic Item Generation

June 8, 2019
Dr. Hollis Lai, Dr. Gisele Gaudet-Amigo, Colleen Starchuk
Title: A strategic approach to Active Learning: A hands on lunch-and-learn

April 25, 2019
Dr. Hollis Lai, Dr. Minn Yoon
Title: Development of an image classification learning tool

February 14, 2019
Dr. Hollis Lai, Dr. Arnaldo Perez
Title: Methodological rigor in quantitative and qualitative research. What it is and why it matters

January 17, 2019
Dr. Arnaldo Perez
Title: Qualitative Research

November 22, 2018
Dr. Hollis Lai, Dr. Arnaldo Perez
Title: Methodological rigor in quantitative and qualitative research. What it is and why it matters

September 27, 2018
Dr. Arnaldo Perez, Dr. Sharon Compton, Jacqueline Green
Title: School of Dentistry Education Research Fund (SDERF)

April 24, 2018
Dr. Camila Pachêco-Pereira
Title: Assessing students' confidence in interpreting dental radiographs following a blended learning module

February 15, 2018
Guest Speaker: Kimberley Kordov
Title: Ethics 101

January 18, 2018
Guest Speaker: Dr. Cheryl Poth
Title: Exploring the possibilities and challenges of mixed methods research

December 14, 2017
Dr. Dwight Harley
Title: Diogenes and the search for minimal competence

November 23, 2017
Dr. Kari Rasmussen
Title: Blended Learning: the integration of technology in your class and the multiple strategies at your fingertips

October 19, 2017
Dr. Hollis Lai
Title: Electronic Portfolios

September 21, 2017
Dr. Kari Rasmussen
Title: Threshold Concepts: Investigating the transformation experiences of our students, faculty and clients

June 22, 2017
Dr. Marguerite Koole (University of Saskatchewan), Dr. Jane Costello (Memorial University) and Dr. Kari Rasmussen
Title: Introduction to Phenomenography

May 25, 2017
Dr. Tyler Verhaeghe and Michael Cenkner
Title: iBook as a Medley of Educational Theory and Practice: Cognitive Apprenticeship Meets Instructional Design

April 27, 2017
Dr. Kari Rasmussen
Title: Starting in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL)

March 23, 2017
Aleksandra Popowich, Michael Reid, Yanwen Lin, and Dr. Charles Lucy, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta
Title: Developing just-in-time-learning videos for undergraduate analytical chemistry laboratories

March 2, 2017
Dr. Kari Rasmussen
Title: Getting your Educational Research and Scholarship Fund proposal ready

January 25, 2017
Dr. Tyler Verhaeghe
Title: Use of an iBook Course Text to Teach Removable Prosthodontics to Undergraduate Dental Students