Assistant Professor Dr. Janet McCabe receives Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching
The annual Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching recognizes an outstanding teacher in each College at the University of Saskatchewan.
The 2014 College of Nursing recipient is Dr. Janet McCabe from the Prince Albert Campus. Janet is honoured for her achievements in outstanding teaching and educational leadership.
Dr. McCabe is thrilled to be the recipient of this award and says her teaching style is a lot like her personality. “All our students are unique – everyone comes to the classroom with different experiences, understandings and learning styles. My goal is to try and meet students where they are, while making the content meaningful for the entire class. My teaching style becomes a bit eclectic – much like myself. I try to engage students by utilizing different mediums (i.e. lecture, videos, podcasts, group work) and integrating technology into the classroom via polling and helping students utilize their handheld devices.”
Janet started teaching at the College of Nursing in 2009, after moving from Ottawa, ON to Prince Albert, SK. She loves the smaller classrooms that Prince Albert has to offer and the sense of community that becomes instilled in the nursing students in PA. She worked as a registered nurse in both acute and out-patient based settings before pursuing a career in academia. Her teaching and research interests have been influenced by her career choices (pediatrics), but also by research – she has a keen interest in the development of nursing as a profession and as a discipline.
Congratulations Dr. McCabe. We are so proud to say you are part of the College of Nursing team.
Visit here for a complete list of the Provost's Award winners for 2014.