Concurrent Session 4 with Tayebeth Sohrabi, Dr Julie Pitcher Giles and Dr Jamie Skidmore (MUNTLC25)

In the sessions Enhancing Learning Through Purposeful, Personalized and Process-Oriented Feedback with Tayebeth Sohrabi, Faces and Spaces: Community Building in Online Courses with Dr. Julie Pitcher Giles, and Soap Operas and Team Teaching with Dr. Jamie Skidmore at Memorial's Teaching & Learning Conference 2025, presenters shared about the Triple P feedback model, building community in online courses, and a team teaching approach to experiential learning.

The Teaching & Learning Conference 2025, hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) at Memorial University on April 30 and May 1, brought together post-secondary instructors, staff and students to explore the theme Inspiring Learning, Innovating Teaching. #MUNTLC25

Memorial's Teaching & Learning Conference: https://www.mun.ca/citl/conference/

Enhancing Learning Through Purposeful, Personalized and Process-Oriented Feedback
Primary Presenter: Tayebeth Sohrabi (Doctoral Candidate)
Co-presenters: Dr. Shabnam Asghari (Professor, Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine), Dr. Cheri Bethune (Professor, Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine), Dr. Wendy Graham (Professor, Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine), Emily Hussey (Primary Healthcare Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine)

Effective feedback is a cornerstone of learners' success, but its impact depends on how it is structured and delivered. The Triple P Feedback Model—purposeful, personalized, and process-oriented, offers a research-based framework that enhances learners’ engagement, self-reflection, and meaningful learning. This session will introduce the model and explore strategies for integrating it into university teaching to create responsive and inclusive learning environments. Participants will gain practical tools to enhance their feedback practices, ensuring learners are active participants in their learning journey. Aligning with Memorial University’s commitment to innovative teaching, this session provides a structured yet adaptable approach applicable across disciplines, fostering deeper student engagement and success.

Faces and Spaces: Community Building in Online Courses
Primary Presenter: Dr. Julie Pitcher Giles (Assistant Professor, Business Administration, School of Arts and Social Science, Grenfell Campus)
Co-presenters: Janice Ryan (Lecturer, Business Administration, School of Arts and Social Science, Grenfell Campus)

The world keeps changing and so do we. Join Dr. Julie Pitcher Giles and Professor Janice Ryan as they share their experiences and insight into online curriculum development and delivery as we reorient to a post-2020 teaching and learning reality (and all that brings!). In this session, the presenters reflect on how the events of the last five years have prompted their own rethink of the individual skills and investment demanded in the online space; what it means to engage and assess students; and how community building can benefit students and instructors alike in online teaching and learning experiences.

Soap Operas and Team Teaching
Primary Presenter: Dr. Jamie Skidmore (Professor, Dept of English, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science)
Co-presenters: Sherry White (Instructor, Dept of English, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science)

Soap Operas and Team Teaching will examine how to combine multiple classes (3) and experiential learning to inspire and challenge students.

CITL: https://www.mun.ca/citl/
Memorial University: https://www.mun.ca/