January 28th – Lecture and Active Learning – covering some of the more esoteric abstraction movements of early 20th century.
February 4th – Lecture, Active Learning, and Flipped Classroom (including an Escape Room Exercise) – covering German art during and after the First World War and Surrealism.

Instructor: Megan Bylsma

Class Dates & Times:

• Tues, Jan. 28 | 6:00pm-8:50pm | Room 2303
• Tues, Feb. 4 | 6:00pm-8:50pm | Room 2303

Observers can expect to see the following teaching strategies:

• Flipped Classroom
• Active Learning
• Large Classes
• Discussion
• Engaged Lecturing

Are there any expectations for your observers? None. Come as you like and be as involved as you wish!

Are observers allowed to engage and participate in class? Observers can engage and participate in class if they would like! The more the merrier is our motto.

How can observers follow up if they have questions or would like more information? megan.bylsma@rdc.ab.ca

BIOL 218 serves as an introduction to organism biology as well as evolutionary biology.

Instructor: Zach Dempsey

Class Dates & Times:

• Tues, Jan. 28 | 8:00am-8:50am | Room 2305
• Thurs, Jan. 30 | 8:00am-8:50am | Room 2305
• Fri, Jan. 31 | 8:00am-8:50am | Room 2305
• Tues, Feb. 4 | 8:00am-8:50am | Room 2305
• Thurs, Feb. 6 | 8:00am-8:50am | Room 2305
• Fri, Feb. 7 | 8:00am-8:50am | Room 2305

Observers can expect to see the following teaching strategies:

• Active Learning
• Engaged Lecturing

Are there any expectations for your observers? No, you will not be required to do anything.

Are observers allowed to engage and participate in class? Yes. You may ask questions and participate in class activities.

How can observers follow up if they have questions or would like more information? zach.dempsey@rdc.ab.ca

BIOL 318 serves as an introduction to a wide variety of ecological concepts. Why do organisms behave the way they do? How do communities of organisms interact with each other? What kind of trade-offs do organisms face? These kinds of questions are answered in BIOL 318.

Instructor: Zach Dempsey

Class Dates & Times:

• Tues, Jan. 28 | 12:30pm – 1:50pm | Room B505
• Thurs, Jan. 30 | 12:30pm – 1:50pm | Room B505
• Tues, Feb. 4 | 12:30pm – 1:50pm | Room B505
• Thurs, Feb. 6 | 12:30pm – 1:50pm | Room B505

Observers can expect to see the following teaching strategies:

• Active Learning
• Engaged Lecturing

Are there any expectations for your observers? No, you don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to.

Are observers allowed to engage and participate in class? Yes, you may ask questions and participate in activities.

How can observers follow up if they have questions or would like more information? zach.dempsey@rdc.ab.ca

General chemistry for science (212) and engineering (205) students. These courses involve the study of energy and its effects on chemical systems.

Instructor: Bryan Rowsell

Class Dates & Times:

CHEM 205:

• Mon, Jan. 27 | 11:00am – 11:50am | Room 1400
• Wed, Jan. 29 | 11:00am – 11:50am | Room 1400
• Fri, Jan. 31 | 11:00am – 11:50am | Room 1400
• Mon, Feb. 3 | 11:00am – 11:50am | Room 1400
• Wed, Feb. 5 | 11:00am – 11:50am | Room 1400
• Fri, Feb. 7 | 11:00am – 11:50am | Room 1400

CHEM 212:

• Mon, Jan. 27 | 1:00pm – 1:50pm | Room 811
• Wed, Jan. 29 | 1:00pm – 1:50pm | Room 811
• Fri, Jan. 31 | 1:00pm – 1:50pm | Room 811
• Mon, Feb. 3 | 1:00pm – 1:50pm | Room 811
• Wed, Feb. 5 | 1:00pm – 1:50pm | Room 811
• Fri, Feb. 7 | 1:00pm – 1:50pm | Room 811

Observers can expect to see the following teaching strategies:

• Flipped Classroom
• Active Learning
• Technology Integration
• Large Classes

Are there any expectations for your observers? You can be given my lecture notes for the class should you ask in advance

Are observers allowed to engage and participate in class? Yes, however you feel you can contribute.

How can observers follow up if they have questions or would like more information? Email, office visit

A survey of history in the early-modern era, with a hub and spoke focus centred on Europe.

Instructor: Jeff Wigelsworth

Class Dates & Times:

• Mon, Jan. 27 | 11:00am – 12:20pm | Room 2303
• Wed, Jan. 29 | 11:00am – 12:20pm | Room 2303
• Mon, Feb. 3 | 11:00am – 12:20pm | Room 2303
• Wed, Feb. 5 | 11:00am – 12:20pm | Room 2303

Observers can expect to see the following teaching strategies:

• Discussion
• Engaged Lecturing
• Lecture as storytelling

Are there any expectations for your observers? No

Are observers allowed to engage and participate in class? You may ask questions like the rest of the class

How can observers follow up if they have questions or would like more information? Email

Survey of world history since the French Revolution. Topics may include: industrialization, nationalism and imperialism, the two World Wars, the Russian Revolution, the Cold War, and the march towards globalization.

Instructor: Dr. Eduard Baidaus

Class Dates & Times:

• Wed, Jan. 29 | 12:30pm – 1:50pm | Room 819
• Fri, Jan. 31 | 12:30pm – 1:50pm | Room 819

Observers can expect to see the following teaching strategies:

• Active Learning
• Technology Integration
• Discussion
• Engaged Lecturing

Are there any expectations for your observers? No

Are observers allowed to engage and participate in class? Yes. Asking questions, making comments, etc.

How can observers follow up if they have questions or would like more information? Eduard.Baidaus@rdc.ab.ca

Additional Information? The instructor is willing to share with the observers the Course Outline upon request.

An overview of the beliefs, actions, and people that sustained the 16th century witch craze in Western Europe and Colonial America.

Instructor: Jeff Wigelsworth

Class Dates & Times:

• Tues, Jan. 28 | 3:30pm – 4:50pm | Room 932
• Thurs, Jan. 30 | 3:30pm – 4:50pm | Room 932
• Tues, Feb. 4 | 3:30pm – 4:50pm | Room 932
• Thurs, Feb. 6 | 3:30pm – 4:50pm | Room 932

Observers can expect to see the following teaching strategies:

• Discussion
• Engaged Lecturing
• Lecture as storytelling

Are there any expectations for your observers? No

Are observers allowed to engage and participate in class? You may ask questions like the rest of the class

How can observers follow up if they have questions or would like more information? Email

An introduction to psychology; around this time we will be covering the basics of sensation and perception.

Instructor: Stephen Brown

Class Dates & Times:

• Mon, Feb. 3 | 9:30am – 10:50am | Room 2501
• Wed, Feb. 5 | 9:30am – 10:50am | Room 2501

Observers can expect to see the following teaching strategies:

• Large Classes
• Engaged Lecturing

Are there any expectations for your observers? Not at all

Are observers allowed to engage and participate in class? Absolutely

How can observers follow up if they have questions or would like more information? RDC email works best

This is an introductory course in statistics, and it is my mission to make statistics engaging and fun.

Instructor: Stephen Brown

Class Dates & Times:

• Tues, Feb. 4 | 8:00am – 9:20am & 9:30am – 10:50am | Room 1503
• Thurs, Feb. 6 | 8:00am – 9:20am & 9:30am – 10:50am | Room 1503

Observers can expect to see the following teaching strategies:

• Engaged Lecturing

Are there any expectations for your observers? Not at all

Are observers allowed to engage and participate in class? Absolutely

How can observers follow up if they have questions or would like more information? RDC email works best

An introduction to cognitive neuroscience, the brain, and how it affects our behaviour. Around this time, we’ll be discussing how brain cells communicate.

Instructor: Stephen Brown

Class Dates & Times:

• Tues, Jan. 28 | 12:30pm – 1:50pm | Room 2402
• Tues, Feb. 4 | 12:30pm – 1:50pm | Room 2402
• Thurs, Feb. 6 | 12:30pm – 1:50pm | Room 2402

Observers can expect to see the following teaching strategies:

• Engaged Lecturing

Are there any expectations for your observers? Not at all

Are observers allowed to engage and participate in class? Absolutely

How can observers follow up if they have questions or would like more information? RDC email works best