About this Keynote:

Research-practice partnerships (RPP; Penuel & Coburn, 2013) is a model that holds the promise of bridging the gap between knowledge generated by research and its adoption into practice and vice versa. When considered as professional development, RPP can inform the co-design process and positively position practitioners, and other stakeholders, bringing greater inclusivity to educational reforms. This keynote presents the case study of SALTISE (Supporting Active Learning and Technological Innovation in Studies of Education), a successful professional learning community that foregrounds RPP and provides an opportunity to examine and learn from the innovations that emerge from such a community.

About the Keynote Presenter: 

Elizabeth Charles is a faculty-researcher at Dawson College in Montreal and a founder and co-Director of SALTISE, a community of practice supporting over 1500 educators’ use of active learning. Charles has a PhD in Educational Technology, Concordia University, completed a post-doctorate in the Learning Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, and was a visiting researcher with the Virtual Math Teams, Drexel University in Philadelphia. Her research areas include active learning, computer supported collaborative learning, physics education, co-design, techno-pedagogical innovation and future learning spaces. Her work with communities of practice and Research-Practice-Partnerships have led to her College Sector Educator Award from Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and the Annual Research Recognition Award from Dawson College.