The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
Ruth Colwill (2020-23)
Professor, Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences (CLPS)
Biography
As a Provost's Faculty Teaching Fellow, Ruth is engaged in research about Canvas discussions to build new tools that will help enhance this pedagogical approach. In June 2021, Ruth was a panelist on the Sheridan Center roundtables, "How I Promote Deep Learning with Asynchronous Discussions" and "How I Reimagine my Courses with Educational Media."
This program gave me the opportunity to take a step back and reflect critically about my teaching and the confidence and knowledge to try out new approaches with the support and expertise of a scholarly community deeply committed to inclusive pedagogy. My primary project focused on the development of scaffolds for prompted asynchronous online discussions to promote equity in the classroom.