CITL Faculty Fellow (2020-21); STEM Faculty Learning Program Participant (MCD Biology, UC Santa Cruz, 2019)
Jordan Ward is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology. As a Masters student at the University of Alberta he received an Excellence in Teaching Letter of Commendation. As a CITL Faculty Fellow, he plans to explore how to integrate active learning and his research into a molecular biology class, and learning how to support students dealing with mental health and disability challenges. He participates in the Transforming STEM Teaching Faculty Learning Program with an eye to continuing to develop and improve his Biology 101 lecture. His goals for the program are to implement Universal Design for Learning elements into his course, and to learn how to better incorporate technology and active learning into his lectures.