Role

Colleen leads a team of Educational Developers who support the teaching development at the U of M. She is responsible for the development and delivery of all the teaching workshops/institutes and certificate programs facilitated by The Centre. Colleen also mentors faculty in the Teaching and Learning Certificate (TLC) program and supports faculties in course and curriculum review, design and development.

Biography

Colleen has more than 30 years’ experience in both public school and post-secondary education. After leaving the public school system in 2004, where she had taught high school students in both Canada and abroad, Colleen taught at Red River College (RRC). While working in the Adult Learning Centre at RRC, she developed an interest in adult education, which led her to pursue an M.Ed. in Adult and Post-Secondary Education. In 2013, Colleen accepted a position as an Educational Developer at The Centre. Currently, Colleen works in a full-time position at The Centre and maintains a sessional teaching appointment in the Faculty of Education.

Education

B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.

Publications

Conference Presentations

Webb, C. (2018). Rural Women: Decisions and Transitions to Post-Secondary Education. Presented at The International Consortium of Educational Developers Conference (ICED), Atlanta.

Webb, C. (2018). After the Adult Learning Centre: Rural Women: Decisions and Transitions to Post-Secondary Education. Presented at The Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education Conference (CSSHE), Regina.

Webb, C., Rausch, J. (2017) An expanded model to support new faculty in their teaching- beyond Community of Practice. Presented at The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Conference (STLHE), Halifax

Grants

De Jaeger, A. & Webb, C. (2017) Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Practice: Supporting UM Faculty in the Journey to Integrate Indigenous Knowledge/Methods into Teaching, Indigenous Initiatives Fund, University of Manitoba.

De Jaeger, A. & Webb, C. (2018) Starting the Discussion: Faculty Development and Indigenous Knowledges at the University of Manitoba, Indigenous Initiatives Fund, University of Manitoba

Torchia, M., De Jaeger, A., Webb, C. (2019) Preparedness for Learning (Learner Shock), Future Skills Centre, Ryerson University.