Education and background
Ph.D. (In progress), Didactique, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC
M.Sc, Engineering, Queens University, Kingston, ON
M.SW, Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Expertise
Projects:
Chris’ projects include the design of active learning classrooms, Physics Education Research (PER), student’s learning in Active Learning Classrooms and supporting Faculty Learning Communities. Chris has experience with implementation of active learning strategies such as: Flipped Classroom, Peer Instruction and Reflective Writing.
- myDALITE
A tool designed in collaboration with the CiPHER research team. It is a web-bases learning platform that provides students with an asynchronous version of peer instruction. Please see more here.
- PAREA Grant (2014-17)
Grant investigating the pedagogical ecosystems created by innovative learning spaces and the outcomes of student engagement. (PAREA – Programme d’aide à la recherche sur l’enseignement et l’apprentissage program of the Quebec Ministry of Education)
Papers
Active learning spaces: Blending technology and orchestration
Featured
Author: Elizabeth S. Charles and Chris Whittaker | Source: Exploring the Material Conditions of Learning: The Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Conference | Year: 2015
Changing classroom designs: Easy; changing instructors' pedagogies: Not so easy...
Author: Nathaniel Lasry, Elizabeth S. Charles, Chris Whittaker, Dedic, H. and Rosenfield, S. | Source: In P. V. Engelhardt, A. D. Churukian, & N. S. Rebello (Eds.), AIP Conference Proceedings | Year: 2013
Presentations
S1 - Lessons From a 15-Year Effort to Develop Active Learning Classrooms and Pedagogical Capacity at Dawson College
Geopositioning in the Active-Learning Classroom: Automating a Technique to Improve Teacher Orchestration and Student Engagement