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
- Marie Auger-Methe & Melissa Lee (STAT 300)
- Sean Michaletz & Mary O'Connor (BIOL 306)
Spring 2019
- Liang Song, Ljerka Kunst & George Haugn (BIOL 433)
- Ke Zou & Marcel Franz (PHYS 158)
- Amanda Giang & Terre Satterfield (ENVR 410)
Fall 2019
- Trevor Campbell & Tiffany Timbers (DSCI 100)
- Ali Ameli & Uli Mayer (EOAS 329)
- Ziliang Ye & Simon Bates (PHYS 117)
- Alison Lister & Alannah Hallas (PHYS 101)
Spring 2020
- 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 Sayler & Stuart Sutherland (EOSC 222)
- Jess McIver & Georg Rieger (PHYS 118)
- Jaclyn Dee & Anuli Uzozie (BIOL 121)
- Jamie Cutts & Lucy Porritt (EOSC 223)
Spring 2021
- Ben Matthews & Michael Gordon (BIOL 372)
- Mitch D’Arcy & James Scoates (EOSC 223)
- Benjamin Bloem-Reddy & William Welch (STAT 305)
Fall 2021
- Laura Lukes & Stuart Sutherland (EOSC 326)
- Shandin Pete & Scott McDougall (EOSC 330)
- Anaïs Orsi & Stephanie Waterman (EOSC 112)
- Ingrid Stairs & Allison Man (ASTR 200)
Spring 2022
- Rachel White & Susan Allen (ATSC 409)
- Michael Lipsen & Kendra Chritz (EOSC 200)
- Lindsey Heagy & Melissa Lee (DSCI 100)
- Georg Rieger & Andrew Potter (PHYS 118)
- Sarah Benson-Amram & Leticia Avilés (BIOL 310)
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
- Hal Bradbury & Maite Maldonado (EOSC 372)
- Kevin Wei & Jennifer Klenz & Judith Mank (BIOL 234)