TEACHING

Dr. Abdelrasoul dedicated to her chosen discipline and she has achieved a unique teaching portfolio, with a University Teaching Development Professional Program (UTDP) accredited by SEDA in the UK. In addition, she is a licensed Instructional Skills & Educational Development Facilitator and a Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association (FSEDA) to sustain her leadership in Engineering Education. Her pedagogical research interests focus on, but are not limited to the influence of innovative active learning strategies and technology integration in engineering disciplines; creation of effective teams in classroom environments and collaborative research groups with a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion; effective learning transitions and transformations in educational approaches and course design. Recently she has received The 2021 Deans’ Remote Teaching Award for her sustained commitment to teaching excellence.

Teaching Area at Uof S 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023

  • CHE 454 – Design of Industrial Waste Treatment Systems (Undergraduate Level)

  • CHE 882 – Design of Industrial Waste Treatment Systems (Graduate Level)

  • CHE 210 – Fluid Mechanics (Undergraduate Level)

  • CHE 431  – Seminar (Undergraduate Level)

    2018-2019

  • CHE 454 –  Design of Industrial Waste Treatment Systems (Undergraduate Level)

  • CHE 882 –  Design of Industrial Waste Treatment Systems (Graduate Level)

  • CHE 333 –   Chemical Engineering Laboratory

    2017-2018

  • CHE 454 –  Design of Industrial Waste Treatment Systems (Undergraduate Level)

  • CHE 882 –  Design of Industrial Waste Treatment Systems (Graduate Level)

  • CHE 333 –   Chemical Engineering Laboratory

UofS ISW Facilitator December 2017 -Present

Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning , U of S

Membrane Technology Design Projects Client, U of Toronto 

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, U of T (2018-Present) 

Engineering Strategies and Practice Course (ESP) APS112 & APS113  

(Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021)

Curriculum Development

2018- 2019: Serving at First Year Curriculum Redesign Committee, College of Engineering, UofS.

2015-2017:  Dr. Abdelrasoul participated in the curriculum development for a new graduate studies course at Ryerson University, Research Methodologies In Chemical Engineering, including designing and teaching the MSc and PhD course. The course includes. Dr. Abdelrasoul worked with new graduate students to find and re-direct research gaps and reformulate research questions. She further provided guidance in developing graduate students’ critical reviews.

Establishing and Chairing Women in Engineering Chapter

Selected Professional Training and Development

  • Teaching Portfolio Peer Review, 2021

  • Transitioning traditional to planned remote courses, 2020

  • Online Teaching Course, 2020

  • Canvas Transition Course, 2020

  • Reflective Teaching Portfolio Course, GMCTL, UofS, 2018

  • Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW), 2017

  • University Teaching Development Professional Program (UTDP), accredited by the Educational Development Association of the United Kingdom (SEDA UK), 2017

  • Design Sprint for Open Educational Recourses/Blend Courses, 2017

  • Teaching and Designing an Online Course Certificate, 2016

  • E-learning Faculty Development Training Program, 2015

  • Professional Development in Teaching Program (PDTP), accredited by the Staff and Educational Development Association of the United Kingdom (SEDA UK), 2014

  • Art of Communication Course, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2014

  • Stand Above The Rest Course, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2014

  • Future Smart Course, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2013

  • Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW), 2012

Recent Educational Publications

  • Abdelrasoul, A. & Gauthier, S. (2019). Students’ Wellness Based on Lectures Inspired by Effective Active Learning Strategies in Engineering Disciplines. Canadian Engineering Education Association CEEA-ACEG 2019, Learning to Learn – Preparing Tomorrow’s Engineers, Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 8-12, 2019.

  • Abdelrasoul, A., Partridge, W., & Bens, S. (2018). Practice and Process: Investigating the Impact of Local Practice on the ISW Process. The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (ISSOTL), Bergen, Norway, October 24-27, 2018. This study in conducted in collaboration with the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning (UofS)

  • Abdelrasoul, A. (2017). Effects of Transformation Initiatives in Curriculum Development: A Case Study on Teaching Research Methodologies for Postgraduate Students in Chemical Engineering. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Annual Conference STLHE 2017, Halifax, NS, Canada, June 2017.

  • Abdelrasoul, A., & Shehata, M. (2017). Designing alternative course assessment methods for enhanced learning evaluation. Ryerson Faculty Conference, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, May 18, 2017.

  • Abdelrasoul, A. (2016). Effective Work Groups in Classroom Environments. 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, November 13-18,

  • Abdelrasoul, A.  (2016). Research Methodology Course for Graduate Chemical Engineering Students: A Case Study. 66th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Quebec City, QC, Canada (National, Presentation# 4SQLH8), October 16-19, 2016.

  • Abdelrasoul, A. (2016). Effective Active Learning Strategies in Engineering Disciplines, Ryerson Faculty Conference, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 19, 2016.