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Jim Hewitt
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Latest funding
- $362,055
Re-envisioning Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI: The Question of Computer-Science Education
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $51,642
A new approach to Ontario's problems with elementary school mathematics
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
- $129,075
Academic emotion, student engagement and online knowledge building
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
No publications available.
Re-envisioning Teaching and Learning in the Age of Generative AI: The Question of Computer-Science Education
Principal investigators: Demmans Epp, Carrie A.
A new approach to Ontario's problems with elementary school mathematics
Principal investigators: Hewitt, Jim
Keywords: (1) math content knowledge; (2) pre-service teachers; (3) math anxiety; (4) math knowledge for teaching; (5) math teaching efficacy; (6) math confidence; (7) numeracy skills; (8) mixed methods; (9) math understanding; (10) teacher candidates
Academic emotion, student engagement and online knowledge building
Principal investigators: Woodruff, Earl E.
Keywords: facial expression recognition; online learning; learner engagement; knowledge building; self-regulated learning; collaborative online discourse; deep understanding
What does interaction really contribute to the online learning experience
Principal investigators: Brett, Clare
Keywords: online learning; interaction; postsecondary education; educational technology
Supported Social Enterprise Research Project (SSERP)
Keywords: supported social enterprises; marginalized youth; Aboriginal youth; Afro-Canadian youth
Reciprocal learning in teacher education and school education between Canada and China
Keywords: east-west reciprocal learning; pre-service teacher education; student learning; cross-cultural studies; teacher development; school curriculum; second language education; bilingual and multicultural education
Assessing and supporting children's oral language and writing development through play in classrooms, daycares and homes in northern communities
Keywords: oral language and writing development; early childhood education; culturally sensitive assessment; Aboriginal education; northern rural education; teacher development; assessment for instruction
Toward the synergistic integration of computer-mediated communication and wikis
Principal investigators: Hewitt, Jim G.
Keywords: distance education; collaboration; computer-mediated conferencing; wikis; knowledge building
Professional development videos for moving beyond best practice
Principal investigators: Hewitt, Jim G.
Keywords: professional development; knowledge building; teaching; educational change; curriculum; knowledge mobilization; videography; pedagogy; learning communities; knowledge objects
Beyond best practice: research-based innovation in learning and knowledge work
Principal investigators: Scardamalia, Marlene
Keywords: knowledge building; literacy; professional development; team learning; assessment; learning sciences; information and communication technology; knowledge management; activity theory; cross-sector benchmarking; digital divide
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