Great idea Kristin! Thanks for your leadership. If you want to include any info from the workload scan I did in the application let me know I’m happy to assist with that piece if you think it relevant.

Ed Johnson (he, him), PhD, CPsych

Professor

Department of Psychology

University of Manitoba

As a treaty person, I am grateful for the privilege to live, work, and play on Treaty 1 territory and the Homeland of the Métis Nation.

From: Alicia Nijdam-Jones <Alicia.Nijdam-Jones@umanitoba.ca>
Date: Friday, January 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
To: Leslie Roos <Leslie.Roos@umanitoba.ca>, Kristin Reynolds <Kristin.Reynolds@umanitoba.ca>, arts-psych-clinical-academics@lists.umanitoba.ca <arts-psych-clinical-academics@lists.umanitoba.ca>
Subject: [Arts-Psych-Clinical-Academics] Re: Considering CATL SoTL Seed Project Grant Application - Due March 31

Happy to support as well!

Best,

Alicia Nijdam-Jones (she/her), Ph.D., C.Psych.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Associate Editor, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

P509 Duff Roblin Bldg, 190 Dysart Road

University of Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2

(204) 474-6579 | alicia.nijdam-jones@umanitoba.ca | | https://plclab.ca

I respectfully acknowledge that I live, work, and learn on the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Dene, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis, and my water is sourced from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.

From: Leslie Roos <Leslie.Roos@umanitoba.ca>
Sent: January 31, 2025 11:08
To: Kristin Reynolds <Kristin.Reynolds@umanitoba.ca>; arts-psych-clinical-academics@lists.umanitoba.ca <arts-psych-clinical-academics@lists.umanitoba.ca>
Subject: [Arts-Psych-Clinical-Academics] Re: Considering CATL SoTL Seed Project Grant Application - Due March 31

Sounds like a great idea! Support you moving this forwards if you're motivated and appreciate the leadership in doing so!

Leslie

From: Kristin Reynolds <Kristin.Reynolds@umanitoba.ca>
Sent: January 31, 2025 10:50 AM
To: arts-psych-clinical-academics@lists.umanitoba.ca <arts-psych-clinical-academics@lists.umanitoba.ca>
Subject: [Arts-Psych-Clinical-Academics] Considering CATL SoTL Seed Project Grant Application - Due March 31

Hi everyone,

First, Jarod has created a new email list serve for our clinical area faculty and staff. Please use this one going forward!

Second, I am wondering what your thoughts are on submitting a clinical area proposal to the CATL SoTL Seed Project Grant: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Support Fund provides opportunities for professors, instructors, and librarians to meaningfully engage in projects that enhance the learning experience and success of UM students.

Traditionally, our class sizes are quite small in clinical psychology and provide an intimate learning space for students to engage and practice clinical skills in assessment and intervention. With our expansion, doubling our cohort size, as well as our courses that are offered to both school psychology and clinical psychology graduate students, the structure, processes, and practices of our clinical training will be changing. In my view, it could be wonderful to collect data from students and faculty regarding their learning and engagement experiences, as we move forward with changes. It could also be helpful to scan and survey existing Canadian U15 graduate programs in clinical psychology to better-understand their cohort and class sizes and approaches to teaching and mentoring.

Applications are due March 31 and the maximum amount awarded is $6,000.

I would be glad to take the lead on this application if there was interest in exploring this from an area perspective.

Thanks for considering, and all the best,

Kristin

Kristin Reynolds, Ph.D., C. Psych.

Pronouns: She/Her

Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology

Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Research Affiliate, Centre on Aging

Scientist, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

Director, Health Information Exchange Lab: https://healthinfoexchangelab.ca/

P516 Duff Roblin Building, 190 Dysart Road

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2

Email: Kristin.Reynolds@umanitoba.ca

Phone: (204) 474-8260

The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.

From: The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning <thecentre-instructors@lists.umanitoba.ca>
Sent: January 30, 2025 9:14 AM
Subject: [The Centre] Teaching and Learning News - January 30 - Get ready for February: Inclusive learning, GTP registration, and more!

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Get ready for February: Inclusive learning, GTP registration, and more!

February is Inclusive Education month, and we’d like to highlight a group of offerings which foster inclusive education at UM. These workshops and series share practices that support the evolving learning environment and provide faculty with opportunities to share ideas and strategies to enhance inclusion at UM. Pedagogies of Care: Cultivating Liberatory Spaces (February 4) identifies key elements of relational and emancipatory teaching approaches that foster inclusivity and empowerment in the classroom, while Pedagogies of Care: Universal Design (February 25) will offer tools for ensuring accessibility in learning activities, promoting inclusive, engaging environments for all students. On February 6, the Teaching and Learning Research Colloquium Series: Fostering Success explores basic psychological needs for students with learning disabilities, and how the satisfaction or frustration of these needs plays a role in postsecondary success. These sessions are great opportunities to deepen your understanding and contribute to an inclusive learning environment at the University of Manitoba.

Save the date: The Graduate Teaching Program registration opens on February 4

The Graduate Teaching Program is specifically designed for current UM graduate students who are either new to teaching or new to teaching in Canada. This fully online asynchronous program provides an excellent opportunity to build a strong foundation in teaching knowledge and effective instructional practices.

For more details, visit Graduate Teaching Program (GTP) or read our recent UM Today story.

Teaching Skills Program to give you the tools for a changing learning environment

Have you ever been in this situation? A student joins your office during office hours. They seem nervous and struggle to explain what is happening. They are trying to pull up files on their laptop or shuffling through papers. You want to connect with them to help them, but something is not clicking.

The Centre created the Teaching Skills Program to help practice for these types of challenging situations. More than a 1-hour workshop, it includes built-in skill development with virtual-reality sessions and a reflective sharing session. If you are committed to being effective in teaching or mentoring graduate students, it is worth the effort. The program provides an immersive learning experience that will help you prepare for challenging office hour student chats and beyond.

Join us for the Virtual Reality-Based Teaching Skills Program – Effective Communication session on Wednesday, February 5, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm. Watch for future sessions of the Teaching Skills Program available on The Centre’s workshop page.

Discover new teaching and learning journeys in 2025

We are offering several workshops or series to help faculty and graduate students enhance their teaching practices and create exceptional student experiences. These workshops include Small Shifts: Significant Gains, focusing on micro improvements, Universal Design for Learning in Practice, offering strategies to reduce learning barriers, and the Graduate Teaching Program, designed to build foundational teaching skills.

To learn more, read the full UM today story.

Exploring Experiential Learning

Experiential learning is becoming more common in educational institutions as it gives students the opportunity to apply skills and ideas in a real-world situation where they too play an active role. Discover more about experiential learning in our upcoming workshops.

Double the insights: The Manitoba Academic Integrity Network (MAIN) Speaker Series strikes twice in February

Are you looking for some professional development opportunities related to academic integrity? The MAIN speaker series has two talks this month that will address your academic integrity related interests.

Applications are open for the SoTL Seed Project and the SoTL Major Project

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Support Fund provides opportunities for professors, instructors, and librarians to meaningfully engage in projects that enhance the learning experience and success of UM students.

For more information check out the UM Today story, and access the application form on the Provost’s intranet site.

Upcoming workshops

Look for all of our workshop selections on The Centre’s workshop page.

Stay connected!

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The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.

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