executive
contributor
Founding member and essential contributor
Chris Whittaker
SALTISE Committee Member
Dawson College, Montreal
Faculty
SALTISE Lifetime Award Recipient
Education and background
Expertise
Papers
Awards
Presentations
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
- Reflective Writing
- Peer Instruction (clickers)
- Flipped Classrooms
- Orchestration of Active Learning
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 classroom use in college level Physics: The impact of technology design and adaptive orchestration
SALTISE: Bringing pedagogical innovations into the Physics classroom
Awards
SALTISE Lifetime
2025 SALTISE Conference
Presentations
