Professional activities

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND TEACHING-RELATED ACTIVITIES

  • Participant to Online Undergraduate Course Initiative Planning, Online Learning Strategies Team, University of Toronto, January 2014-April 2015
  • Participant to Blackboard Online Technology Planning/Consultation Meetings, May 2014-April 2015
  • Peer Reviewer, World Languages Editorial Board, Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and On-line Teaching, California State University Center for Distributed Learning, April 2013-April 2015
  • Coordinator, Blackboard-based Learning Communities for Teaching Assistants, “Espace pédagogique”(designed for Teaching Assistants); "Apprentissage expérientiel" (designed for FSL students), Department of French, April 2014-April 2015
  • Participant, Discussion Group with Peggy Harvey, Student Exchange Programs, Campus France, French Consulate, September 2012-April 2015
  • Member, Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and On-line Teaching, California State University Center for Distributed Learning, since 2012
  • Participant, Discussion Group, Professional and International Programs, Summer Abroad Program, FSL Student Exchange in France, Woodsworth College, University of Toronto, January 30, 2013
  • Participant, Discussion Group, Centre for International Experience, FSL Student Exchange in France, University of Toronto, January 23, 2013
  • Coordinator, Blackboard-based Learning Community for Undergraduate Students, “Apprentissage expérientiel”, Department of French, 2009-2013
  • Coordinator, Blackboard-based Learning Community for Teaching Assistants, “Espace pédagogique”, Department of French, 2009-2013
  • Participant, Discussion group with Peggy Harvey, Student Exchange Programs, Campus France, French Consulate, September 2012- January 2013
  • International Exchange Pedagogical Visit and Professional Exchange meeting with Geeta Paray-Clarke, and Liliane Koecher, Director, Institut International d’Études Françaises (IIEF), Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, December 4-6, 2012
  • Contribution to The Consortium for Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum http://clacconsortium.org/, CALC Research Project directed by Diana K. Davies, Acting
  • Chair of the CLAC Consortium/Vice Provost for International Initiatives, 2012
  • Invited Participant, Discussion group with the Chief Auditor on Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Toronto, organized by the office of Vice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life, 2012
  • Participant, Discussion group with York University, Glendon College, Toronto Universities’ French Contest, 2011-2012
  • Coordinator, Séminaire de littérature, Undergraduate Student Group, Department of French, 2012
  • Collaborator, VIC Concurrent Teacher Education Program, Victoria University-Dr. Sheila Cook
  • Invited Guest, Swiss Mobility Programs, Swiss Consulate, 2011-2012
  • Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of French, 2011-2012
  • Invited Guest, OISE/UofT, Language Portfolio, 2011
  • Member, Hiring Committee for Lecturer positions, summer 2011
  • Research Collaborator, Charles, Merlin (Ph.D thesis) OISE/UofT, The Heart and Soul of Language: Making (Inter)connections between Second Language learning and Holistic Education in the Post-Secondary Context. Committee: Antoinette Gagné (supervisor), Katherine Rehner, Enrica Piccardo, Jack Miller, 2011
  • Invited Guest, OISE/UofT, French Proficiency Development Meeting, 2011

OTHER TEACHING-RELATED ACTIVITIES (2005-2011)
  • Coordinator, Pedagogical Research Project “Action research for Professional Development of New Teaching Assistants in French Studies”, Department of French
  • Coordinator of “Café-rencontre”, a series of pedagogical workshops for secondary teachers, Department of French
  • Member, Executive Committee, Department of French
  • Participant, Discussion groups organized by the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (“Deux langues, tout un monde de possibilités”)
  • Participant, Discussion group, EUCOR, University of Freiburg, Germany
  • Invited Panel Discussion Speaker, Academic Careers for Women Session, Koeffler Institute
  • Participant, Discussion groups and meetings, Towards 2030: Planning for a Third Century of Excellence at the University of Toronto
  • Conference Organizer, Teaching Assistants’ Annual Conference, Department of French
  • Participant, Discussion groups, Institut National de Recherche Pédagogique, Lyon, France
  • Member, Education Minister’s Principal Reference Group
  • Member, Organizing Committee, Language Conference, Faculty of Arts and Science
  • Collaborator, Tutoring Program, New College