Liesel Knaack
Liesel Knaack, B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Office: EDU 519
Phone: 905.721.8668 ext. 2662
Email:liesel.knaack@uoit.ca
Courses Taught
CURS 4000 Core Curriculum Methods I (I/S)
CURS 4001 Core Curriculum Methods II (I/S)
CURS 4610 Curriculum Methods: Computer Science (I/S)
EDUC 4160 Advanced Instructional Design
EDUC 4590 Assessment and Evaluation
EDUC 2000 Information and Communications Technologies
EDUC Independent Research Course
EDUC 4380 Outdoor and Experiential Education
Educational Computing
Curriculum Methods P/J
Research Interests
Strategies for Effective Instruction in Higher Education
Teaching and Learning Strategies: Improving Student Learning
Student Success: Study Skills and Note-Taking
Visuals/Graphics for Enhanced Cognition
Multimedia Principles: Mini-Videos for Learning
Peer Instruction: Student Engagement in Learning
Clickers and Classroom Response Systems for Student Engagement
Technology Integration: Effective Uses in Secondary and Post-Secondary Level
Assessment and Evaluation: Secondary and Post-Secondary Level
Current projects
Writing a book entitled "Practical Handbook for Teaching in Higher Education" -an easy-to-use manual for instructors teaching in college or university focusing on the basics of good instruction (e.g., class planning, writing exam questions, engaging students, questioning, syllabus etc.)
Student Engagement: What is it the status of student engagement in post-secondary
SSHRC Funded Research on Learning Objects, Appropriate Use in Classroom (4-12)
Peer Instruction Research with Waterloo Region District School Board (9-12)
Publications
Books and Chapters in Books
Knaack,L. (2006). Computers in Education. In H. Langford and J. Barnett (Eds.),Education Methods:
A Case Study Approach to Professional Development.(pp. 99 - 126). Mississauga, ON: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Articles in Refereed Research Journals
Kay,R. H. & Knaack, L. (2009). Analyzing the effectiveness of learning objects for secondary school science classrooms.
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 18(1), 113-135.
Kay.R. H., & Knaack, L. (2009). Assessing Learning, Quality and Engagement in Learning Objects: The Learning Object Evaluation Scale for Students (LOES-S).
Education Technology Research and Development, 57 (2), 147-168.
Kay,R. H., Knaack, L., & Muirhead, B. (2009). A formative analysis of instructional strategies for using learning objects.
Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 20(4).
Kay,R. H., & Knaack, L. (2008). A formative analysis of individual differences in the effectiveness of learning objects in secondary school.
Computers& Education, 51(3), 1304-1320.
Kay,R. H. & Knaack, L. (2008). A multi-component model for assessing learning objects: The learning object evaluation metric (LOEM).
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 24(5), 574-591. Available at http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet24/kay.pdf.
Kay,R. H., & Knaack, L. (2008). Investigating the use of learning objects in secondary school mathematics.
Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 4, 269-289. Available at http://ijello.org/Volume4/IJELLOv4p269-289Kay.pdf
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Kay,R. H. & Knaack, L. (2006). Developing and Evaluating Learning Objects for Secondary School Education,
National Education Computing Conference (NECC),San Diego, CA.
Knaack,L., Kay, R.H., Muirhead, B., Carson, B. & Banit, E. (2006). Rapid Learning Object Development through Re-usability of Code.
MERLOT, Ottawa, ON.
Knaack,L. Kay. R. H., Carson, B. (2006). Designing Learning Objects: School - University Partnerships in Development.
MERLOT, Ottawa, ON.
Kay,R. H. & Knaack, L. (2006). Developing a Pedagogical Model for Evaluating Learning Objects.
MERLOT, Ottawa, ON.
Kay,R. H., & Knaack, L. (2005). A Case for Computer Integration in Teacher Education:An Evaluation of a Laptop Program.
AERA, Montreal, Quebec.
Conference and Professional Presentations
Knaack,L. (2009). Getting Your Students to Succeed in Your Class - One Good Note Taking at a Time. TALL Seminar, Innovation (Teaching and Learning) Centre, UOIT/Durham College, Oshawa, ON.
Knaack,L. (2009). Six Successful Strategies: Lessons Learned from a Faculty of Education Teacher Training Program,
Educational Developers Caucus (EDC)Winter Conference, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education(STHLE), UOIT/Durham College, Oshawa, ON.
Knaack,L. (2007). Choosing, Using and Assessing Learning Objects for Grades 4-8.
Interactive Technology in Education Conference (ITEC), Oshawa, ON.
Knaack,L. (2007). Laptops in Higher Education.
This is IT Conference, Oshawa,ON. (Invited Keynote Speaker)
Knaack,L. (2006). Choosing, Using and Assessing Learning Objects.
MERLOT,Ottawa, ON. (Invited Guest for Workshop Presentation)
Creative and Professional Practice
Knaack,L, Kay, R. H. & Muirhead, B. (2007). Interactive Technology in Education Conference (ITEC). Oshawa, Ontario. (250 attendees, 35 presenters & 20volunteers) http://education.uoit.ca/lordec/conference.html
Knaack,L., Kay, R. H. & Muirhead, B. (2007). Learning Object Research, Development and Educational Collaboratory (LORDEC). [Website]. http://education.uoit.ca/lordec/
Knaack,L., Kay, R. H., Muirhead, B & Carson, B. (2006). Learning Object about Learning Objects. [Computer Program]. http://education.uoit.ca/lordec/resources.html
