Current Role
Educational Developer, Teaching and Learning Centre, Simon Fraser University, 2004-2008, September 2010-present;
- Instructor for Certificate in University Teaching and Learning
- Educational development support with the Faculties of Environment and Business Administration
- Supporting instructors to integrate sustainability education into their disciplinary teaching
Recent Role
Academic Developer, Educational Development Unit, University of Plymouth, UK, Sept 2008-Sept 2010
- Instructor for Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- Programme Director and instructor for General Teaching Associates Programme
Qualifications & Background
Master of Educational Technology, 2008, University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science, 1986, University of Waterloo, Systems Design
Bachelor of Independent Studies, 1983, University of Waterloo, Integrated Studies
PEng (Professional Engineer), Professional Engineers Ontario, Canada
Teaching Interests
Certificate in University Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning Centre, SFU
Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education:
- Teaching on Core Course
- Teaching on Development Project;
- Lead instructor for Learning Technologies course
Lead instructor on General Teaching Associates program
Facilitating online professional development for educational developers
Integration of education for sustainable development into academic development activities
Publications:
Putting the “S” in ED: Case Studies of Education for Sustainable Development in Educational Development in the UK, S. Sterling, D. Cotton, V. Neal and J. Winter, Eds. SEDA/HEA, 2011. Forthcoming publication.
Recent Presentations:
Using Campus Green Space for Learning about Teaching and Learning, V. Neal and J. Winter, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Denver, October 12-14, 2010
Chaotic learning: A new theory? P. Schoenborn and V. Neal. London SoTL 8th International Conference, London, 13-14 May 2010
Authority and power: Comparing pedagogies across cultures, V. Neal and P. Schoenborn. London SoTL 8th International Conference, London, 13-14 May 2010
Bringing it back home: learning about teaching in other cultures, V. Neal, S. Currie and C. Popovic. Educational Developers Caucus, Kamloops, Canada, 18-20 Feb 2010
Integrating Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into a Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE) Programme, V. Neal and P. Schoenborn, Educational Developers Caucus, Kamloops, Canada, 18-20 Feb 2010
Greening our Lecturers: Support from my Sustainability Network, V. Neal, 14th Annual SEDA Conference 2009, Birmingham, 17-18 Nov 2009
Rethinking feedback workshop, Vivian Neal and Priska Schoenborn. Plymouth e-learning conference, 23-24 April 2009
Advancing online dialogue through Web annotation, C. Xin, G. Glass and V. Neal. Plymouth e-learning conference, 23-24 April 2009
Developing a National Framework of Teaching Expectations in Higher Education, V. Neal and G. Hunt. SCoPE International Online Seminar, 2-22 March 2009
Extending your Classroom to the Internet, Chu, S., Li, J., Toal, J., Dayes, S. & Neal, V. (2008) Pre-conference workshop, McGraw-Hill Ryerson Teaching, Learning & Technology Conference, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Leveraging the social characteristics of Web2.0 technologies to support constructivist environments…”, Neal, V. & Miller, J. (2008) Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, Banff, Canada
SCoPE-ing out Teaching and Learning Centres: an international dialogue, Neal, V. & Cassidy, A. (2008) Educational Developers Caucus, Kwantlen College, Vancouver, Canada
TechOne: A Large First Year Cohort Program Embarks on Multiple Learning Innovations, Neal, V. (2007) 2nd International Blended Learning Conference, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Neal, V. (2007) An ePortfolio Pilot for a Large First Year Cohort Program, presentation and poster, Educational Developers Caucus, University of Guelph, Canada
