TEACHING:
Courses Developed and Taught in the Graduate Programme at OISE/UT
CTL 1355 Curriculum Issues in Teacher Education: from Student to Teacher
CTL 1115 Constructing Professional Knowledge in Teaching: Holistic Perspectives to Teacher Education and Teacher Learning
CTL 1105 Research and Inquiry in the Arts.
CTL 4998 Independent Reading Course (Numerous individual students)
CTL 1809 Narrative and Story in Research and Professional Practice
Courses Developed in Teacher Education Programme at OISE/UT
EDU 3161 Teaching: Students, Schools and Systems
EDU 3140 Developing a Personal Philosophy
EDU 3162 Teachers’ Stories, Teachers’ Lives: The Place of Narrative in Personal-Professional Development.
EDU 3508 School and Society
EDU 5520 Crafting a Teacher Identity (formerly named Developing a Personal Philosophy)
Courses Taught in Teacher Education Programme at OISE/UT
EDU3020 Programme Organization
EDU3140 Developing a Personal Philosophy
EDU 3100 Understanding Children and Youth
EDU 1101 English (Intermediate)
EDU 3240 Individual Research Project
EDU 3161 Teaching: Students, Schools and Systems
EDU 3162 Teachers’ Stories, Teachers’ Lives: The Place of Narrative in Personal-Professional Development
EDU 3508 School and Society
Graduate Supervision
Completed:
4 Doctor of Philosophy Dissertations
1 Doctor of Education Dissertation
4 Master of Arts Dissertations
11 Doctoral Level Qualifying Research Papers (QRP)
5 Masters Research Papers (MRP)
8 External Examiner ( PHD/EDD)
1 External Examiner ( M. A.)
In Progress: 3 Doctor of Philosophy Dissertations
External Examiner of Doctoral Theses (external to OISE/UT):
January, 2009. External Examiner, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia. PhD. A Theatre of the Observed: a Study of Adolescent Meaning-Making. Patricia McCann.
August 2006. External Examiner, University of Ballarat, Australia. Ed.D. Contemporary Ways of Learning in Secondary Teacher Education: Towards a Deeper Understanding of Teacher Learning. Maryann Brown.
April 2006. External Examiner, University of Sydney, Australia. Ph.D. Noticing, Naming and Reframing Learning in Mathematics Teacher Education. Tracey Jayne Smith.
July 2004. External Examiner, University of British Columbia, Canada. Ph.D. Making Sense with a Sense of Humor: An Examination of the Joke as a Hermeneutic Unit and its Potential Place in Education. Elaine Decker.
April 2002. External Examiner, University of Sydney, Australia. Ph.D. Teacher professional development journeys: A narrative case study of four teachers of drama. Michael Anderson.
July 2002. External Examiner, University of Melbourne, Australia. Ph.D. Music Education in daycare and pre-school. Mary Downie.
October 1999. External Examiner, University of Western Sydney, Nepean, Australia. Ed.D. Portfolios: Narratives for Learning and Assessment. Helen Woodward.
June 1997 External Examiner, University of Sydney, Australia. Ed.D. Perceptions of Teachers: A Case Study of Giftedness in Young Children. Janice Margaret Hall.
External Examiner of Masters Theses
May 2000 External Examiner, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario. M.Ed. A Qualitative Study of the Issue of Authority from the Perspective of Secondary School Principals. Carol L. Leis.
OISE/UT Graduate Supervisions Completed:
Doctoral Dissertations ( Ph.D./Ed.D) Supervised . (5 Completed)
Rae Johnson (Ph.D.) Embodied Knowing: A Narrative Exploration. Completed 2007.
Winifred Huntsberger (Ed.D.) An Inquiry Into Teachers' Roles in Inquiry Learning. Completed 2007
Darrell Dobson (Ph.D.) Narratives of Transformative Learning. Completed 2007.
Carol Lipszyc (Ph.D.) Self Journeyer: On Writing and Teaching Paths: An Arts Based Autoethnographic Study on the Interconnectedness Between Teaching & Writing. Completed 2006.
Carol Richardson (Ph.D.) A Narrative Study of the role of Music in the Lives of Three Preservice Teachers. Completed 2006.
M.A. Theses Supervised. (4 Completed)
Johardit Singh Barwait (M.A.) Teaching to Transform: An Exploration of Professional Development within Adult Education. Completed 2005.
Bob Phillips (M.A.) Ongoing Works of Art: Artful Pedagogy and Teaching Performance. Completed 2005.
Rae Johnson (M.A.) Knowing in Our Bones; Exploring the Embodied Knowledge of Somatic Educators. Completed 2003.
Angela Marsh (M.A.) Meaning – Making Through Art Making in a Community-Based Art Programme. Completed 2004.
Doctoral Level Qualifying Research Papers Supervised (Q.R.P.) (11 Completed)
Laura Hegge (Q.R.P.) A Spirit of Renewal: Teachers’ Practices for Succor, Survival and Renewal. Completed 2006.
Cynthia Argona. (Q.R.P.) Identifying Ekvall's Ten Dimensions of Creative Climate in Aesthetic Education. Completed 2005.
Katrina Kenny (Q.R.P.) A Journey of Pain & Healing: A Narrative of Self Injury. Completed 2005.
William Cho (Q.R.P.) Construction of Teachers’ Knowledge through Collaborative Research. Completed 2004.
Stacey Campbell (Q.R.P.) Action Research Narrative and Teachers’ Work. Completed 2004.
Rae Johnson (Q.R.P.) Somatic Knowledge. Completed 2003.
Laura Lee Kearns (Q.R.P.) A Narrative Inquiry into Homophobia in Schools. Completed 2002.
Wendy Dean (Q.R.P.) Journaling a Pathway through Grief. Completed 2001. (Second Reader).
Lisa Onbelet (Q.R.P.) Developing Empathy. Completed 2000.
Kathy Broad (Q.R.P.) Reflection and Teacher Development. Completed 1999.
Christina Grant (Q.R.P.) Music, Art and Teacher Development. Completed 1999.
Masters Research Papers Supervised (M.R.P). (5 Completed)
Peter Donatelli (M.R.P.) Learning About Teaching from Students. Completed 2006.
Jessica Dargo (M.R.P.) Building Connections between the theatre and the classroom: developing teachers’ knowledge and practice. Completed 2005.
Robert Lompart (M.R.P.) The Brilliance of Boys: Perceptions of Masculinity and the Value of Visual Arts to Male Secondary Students. Completed 2005.
Sandra Sonoski (M.R.P.) Constructing Professional Knowledge; Connecting Theory and Practice. Completed 1996.
Pauline Hargreaves (M.R.P.) Learning to teach; Studying a Beginning Teacher. Completed 1996.
Graduate Supervisions Ongoing
Ph.D. Supervisions: Ongoing
Lisa Onbelet (Ph.D.) Faithful Minds and Hearts: A Narrative Inquiry into the Learning and Teaching of Mindfulness and Empathy.
Linda Leckie (Ph.D.) Curriculum, Ecology and Teacher Development.
Laura Hegge (Ph.D.) Narrative Inquiry: Teachers’ Practices for Renewal.
Graduate Committee Membership
Completed:
17 Doctor of Philosophy Dissertations
6 Doctor of Education Dissertations
3 Master of Education Dissertations
In Progress:
4 Doctor of Philosophy Dissertations
1 Doctor of Education Dissertation
1 Masters of Education Dissertation
Doctoral Committee Memberships Completed:
Takbir Ali (Ph.D.) Understanding How Improvement-Oriented High School Teachers Experience Change in Northern Pakistan. Completed 2007. (Committee Member).
Anne Dhir (Ph.D) Perennial Pedagogy. Completed, 2007. ( Committee Member)
Vicky Kelly (Ph.D.) The Arts as Catalyst and Catharsis: The Role of the Arts in Human Development. Completed 2006. (Committee Member).
Gail Thornton (Ph.D.) Glimpsing Spirit in Education: Valuing Personal Transformation. Completed 2006. (Committee Member).
Pauline Smiley (Ph.D.) Exploring College Students’ Experiences with Breath Meditation: A Case Study. Completed 2006. (Committee Member).
Julian Kitchen (Ph.D.) Relational Teacher Development. A Quest for Meaning in the Garden of Experience. Completed 2005. (Committee Member).
Duishonkul Alievich Shamatov (Ph.D.) The Professional Socialization of Beginning Teacher in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan. Completed 2005. (Committee Member).
Melanie Tait (Ph.D.) A Strengths Approach to Challenges and Growth in the First Year of Teaching. Completed 2005. (Committee Member).
Mola-Dad Shafa (Ph.D.) Understanding how a Government Secondary School Head Addresses School Improvement Challenges in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Completed 2003. (Committee Member).
Ayesha Bashiruddin (Ph.D.) Learning English & Learning to Teach English: The Case of Two Teachers of English in Pakistan. Completed 2002. (Committee Member).
Brenda Beatty (Ed.D.) Emotion Matters in Educational Leadership. Completed 2002. (Committee Member).
Sheila Cook (Ed.D.) Understanding Empathy: Inner Language in Second Language Teaching. Completed 2002. (Committee Member).
Gina Valli (Ph.D.) Responding to Diversity in our Classrooms: Teachers tell their stories. Completed 2001. (Committee Member).
Liliana Vani (Ph.D.) Portfolios; Assessment as Professional Learning. Completed 2001. (Committee Member).
Jean Biro (Ed.D.) A Preliminary Investigation Towards Initiating Cooperative Learning with Mainstreamed Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students. Completed 2000. (Committee Member).
Jacqueline Karsemeyer (Ph.D.) Moved by the Spirit: A Narrative Inquiry Completed 2000. (Committee Member).
Geraldine Lyn Piluso (Ph.D.) What Else Is There To Do? A Heuristic Study of Emancipatory Relationships. Completed 2000. (Committee Member).
Sharon Speir (Ph.D.) The Mything Link: An Analysis of the Archetypes, Images, Metaphors and Myths in the 'Crisis and Education' Story. Completed 1999. (Committee Member).
Gianna Di Rezze (Ph.D.) Moral Purpose and Change Agentry; Case Studies of Experienced Teachers. Completed 1999. (Committee Member).
Michael Farrell (Ed.D) Drama and the Postmodern. Completed 1999. (Committee Member).
Sheila Dermer Applebaum (Ph.D.) Conversations in Counterpoint: A Narrative Inquiry into the Professional Knowledge Landscape of Female Administrators at a Board of Education. Completed 1998. (Committee Member).
Jennifer Anne MacIntyre (Ed.D.) Personal and Professional Renewal: Exploring Relational Learning Among Consultants within a Group Context. Completed 1998. (Committee Member).
Fiona O’Donoghue (Ed.D.) The Hunger for Professional Learning in Nunavut Schools. Completed 1998. (Committee Member).
Masters Committee Memberships Completed:
Paul Royce (M.A.) Spirit Wave: A Model of Holistic Change. Completed 2005. (Committee Member).
Stephanie Sauvé (M.A.) Magical Narrative: Playful Construction of Life Experiences in Exploratory Pedagogy. Completed 2004. (Committee Member).
Michelle Evans (M.A.) Ritual and Rites of Passage: A Gentle Unfolding of Self. Completed 1999. (Committee Member).
Doctoral Committee Memberships Ongoing:
Enid Lee (Ph.D.) Beyond Technique for Transformation: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Black Educators' Perceptions of Professional Development and Leadership Models that Facilitate Anti-Racist Change.
Kim Eyre (Ph.D.) How Elementary Music Teachers Construct their Professional Knowledge. Faculty of Music, University of Toronto).
Shafik Nanji (Ph.D.) The Sign's Enchantment.
Lilja Jonsdottir (Ph.D.) Narrative Inquiry and Teacher Development. University of Iceland.
Carol Ireland (Ed.D.) Creating a Presence of Place.
Masters Committee Memberships Ongoing:
Cheryl St. Hilier (M.A.) Spirituality: The Heart of Catholic Education.