Cynthia Weston
- Professor Emerita, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
- Associate Member, Center for Medical Education
Cynthia Weston is a Professor Emerita听in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and former Director of Teaching and Learning Services. Her teaching and research over the past 30 years at 91社区 have focused on teaching and learning in higher education.
Educational development areas of interest have included multi-unit initiatives designed to have a transformative impact on teaching and learning at 91社区, enhancing student engagement in large classes, redesigning teaching and learning spaces based on pedagogical principles, fostering the nexus between teaching and research, and the pedagogical preparation of graduate students.
Ed.D., University of Washington
M.L.S., State University of New York
B.A., Georgetown University
Dr. Weston is not currently accepting new graduate students.
Journal articles
Leung, K., Pluye, P., Grad, R. & Weston, C. (2010). Reflective Learning Framework to Evaluate CME effects on Practice Reflection. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 30(2), 78-88.
Amundsen, C, Weston, C, & McAlpine, L. (2008). Concept mapping in course design: A 'mindtool' for re-examining subject matter.Studies in Higher Education听33(5).
Educational Technology Research and Development.听DOI: 10.1007/s11423-00-9097-2.听听
Higher Education. 51(1),听125-155.听
Weston, C. & McAlpine, L. (2004). Evaluating student learning. In A. Saroyan & C. Amundsen (Eds.) Rethinking teaching in higher education: From a course design workshop to a faculty development framework (pp. 95-113). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing
McAlpine, L. & Weston, C. (2002). Reflection: Issues related to improving professors鈥� teaching and students鈥� learning. In N. Hativa & P. Goodyear (Eds.), Teacher thinking, beliefs and knowledge in higher education. (pp. 59-78). Netherlands: Kluwer
Weston, C & McAlpine, L. (2001). Making explicit the development toward the scholarship of teaching. In Kreber, C. (Ed.). Scholarship revisited: Perspectives on the scholarship of teaching: New Directions for Teaching and Learning, #86 (pp. 89-97). San Francisco: Jossey Bass
Gandell, T., Weston, C., *Finkelstein, A. & Winer, L. (2000). Appropriate use of the web in teaching in higher education. In B. Mann (Ed.), Perspectives in web course management (pp. 61-68). Ottawa: Canadian Scholars鈥� Press,>,>,>
Other papers and publications
Weston, C. (Feb 2013). How 91社区 supports the enhancement of teaching. Invited keynote for symposium on Challenges and Prospects of Faculty Development in Globalizing Higher Education, Osaka University, Japan.
Weston, C. (March 2011). Contributing to Our Students' Future: Technology, Design and Culture for Active Learning and Engagement. Invited Keynote for Educational Technology Summit, Toronto, Ontario
Weston, C. (June 2010). Rethinking teaching in higher education. Invited Keynote for the Newport Nexus conference 2010. University of Wales, Newport, Wales
Weston, C. (March 2006). E-learning: What does the 鈥榚鈥� bring to learning? Invited Keynote for Korean Society for Educational Technology, Seoul, Korea
Conference presentations / papers
Weston, C., Ferris, J. & Finkelstein, A. (2012, Oct). Architecture as pedagogy: Principles and process for learning space development. POD Conference, Seattle, WA
Timmermans, J. & Weston, C. (2012, June). Identifying threshold concepts in the careers of educational developers. 4th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference, Dublin, Ireland
Winer, L.R. & Weston, C. (2011, December) Creating a 21st century campus: A continuum of learning environments. TLHE 2011: International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, National University of Singapore
Finkelstein, A., Weston, C., *Han, J., & Tovar, M. (October 2011). How Instructors Make Meaning of Features in Active Learning Spaces and the Impact on Student Learning. Paper presented at the 2011 EDUCASE Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Weston, C., Winer, L, Berthiaume, D. & *Timmermans, J. (June 2010). Levels of agency in educational development. Paper presented at the International Consortium of Educational Development. Barcelona, Spain
Weston, C., Finkelstein, A., & Ferris, J. (June 2009). Built pedagogy: Space as a context for changing teaching and learning. Pre-conference workshop at the STLHE conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Finkelstein, A. Weston, C. (June 2009) Transformative ReDesign: Enhancing Student Engagement with Interactive Questioning using Clicker Technology. Paper presented at the STLHE conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Weston, C., Matushita, K., Berthiaume, D., and *Timmermans, J. (October 2008). A faculty development framework to capture the impact of our work. International panel presentation at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Edmonton, Alberta
McAlpine, L., Weston, C. & *Timmermans, J. (August, 2007). Parallel transcripts to capture parallel perspectives on a shared experience: What they tell us about student learning. Paper presented at EARLI, Budapest, Hungary.
Weston, C., Amundsen, C., Barrington, J., Caws, C., Holmes, T., Penny-Light, T., McDonald, J., Tovar, M., & VanGyn, G. (June, 2007). . Full day preconference workshop presented at the STLHE Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta
Laflamme, E. & Weston, C. (April 2006). Moving beyond satisfaction ratings in faculty development: Evidence of participant use of workshop concepts. AERA, San Francisco