In 2014, the Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) and Physics and Astronomy (PHAS) departments received a generous donation from the Harris family to pilot paired teaching as part of the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI). Six Science Teaching and Learning Fellows (STLFs) were hired to support faculty pairs.
Between 2014 and 2018, 27 instructors taught 18 courses to over 2,500 students in the pilot program, and research was disseminated through scholarly publications (Stang et al., 2017 and Holland et al., 2018). The success of the program led to its full implementation in UBC Science, supported by the Dean and department heads. In 2018, paired teaching became part of the package offered to new faculty in all UBC Science departments.
Teaching Startup Pairs
Fall 2018
- Sean Michaletz & Mary O'Connor (BIOL 306)
- Marie Auger-Methe & Melissa Lee (STAT 300)
Spring 2019
- Liang Song, Ljerka Kunst & George Haugn (BIOL 433)
- Amanda Giang & Terre Satterfield (ENVR 410)
- Ke Zou & Marcel Franz (PHYS 158)
Fall 2019
- Trevor Campbell & Tiffany Timbers (DSCI 100)
- Ali Ameli & Uli Mayer (EOAS 329)
- Alison Lister & Alannah Hallas (PHYS 101)
- Ziliang Ye & Simon Bates (PHYS 117)
Spring 2020
- Jaclyn Dee & Anuli Uzozie (BIOL 121)
- Rachel Germain & Laura Parfray (BIOL 230)
- Kenji Sugioka & Geoff Wasteneys (BIOL 362)
- Karina Mochetti & Steve Wolfman (CPSC 103)
- Andrew Roth & Cinda Heeren (CPSC 221)
- Joel Saylor & Stuart Sutherland (EOSC 222)
- Jamie Cutts & Lucy Porritt (EOSC 223)
- Jess McIver & Georg Rieger (PHYS 118)
Spring 2021
- Ben Matthews & Michael Gordon (BIOL 372)
- Mitch D’Arcy & James Scoates (EOSC 223)
- Benjamin Bloem-Reddy & William Welch (STAT 305)
Fall 2021
- Allison Man & Ingrid Stairs (ASTR 200)
- Anaïs Orsi & Stephanie Waterman (EOSC 112)
- Laura Lukes & Stuart Sutherland (EOSC 326)
- Shandin Pete & Scott McDougall (EOSC 330)
Spring 2022
- Rachel White & Susan Allen (ATSC 409)
- Sarah Benson-Amram & Leticia Avilés (BIOL 310)
- Lindsey Heagy & Melissa Lee (DSCI 100)
- Kendra Chritz & Michael Lipsen (EOSC 200)
- Andrew Potter & Georg Rieger (PHYS 118)
Fall 2022
- Jason Yeung, Scott McDougall & Brett Gilley (EOSC 330)
Spring 2023
- Kaitlyn Gaynor & Darren Irwin (BIOL 300)
- Alex Moore & Jonathan Davies (BIOL 416)
- Aastha Mehta & Norm Hutchinson (CPSC 317)
Fall 2023
- Kevin Wei & Jennifer Klenz & Judith Mank (BIOL 234)
- Hal Bradbury & Maite Maldonado (EOSC 372)
Fall 2024
- Michelle Kunimoto & Aaron Boley (ASTR 101)
- Stella Lee & Agnes Lacombe (BIOL 363)
- Reto Achermann & Steve Wolfman (CPSC 313)
- Giuseppe Genovese & Mark Mac Lean (MATH 253)
- Cyrille Kenne & Andrew Rechnitzer (MATH 319)
- Andrew Santos & Jennifer Sibley (MICB 322)
- Geoff Pleiss & Trevor Campbell (STAT 406)
Spring 2025
- Josephine Gantois & Terre Satterfield (ASIC 220)
- Heather Bruce & Liane Chen (BIOL 335)
- Hao Wei & Susanne Bradley (CPSC 320)
- Matt Tarling, Brett Gilley & Shandin Pete (EOSC 110)
- Jim Sun & David Oliver (MICB 308)