Kim Hill-Tout
Lead Educational Development Associate
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Centre for Teaching and Learning
Department of Geography and Planning
Kim is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography and Planning. The first part of her work focuses on meal kit delivery programs and consumer identity negotiations in relation to foodscapes and culinary discourses. This research lies at the intersection of diet politics and identity (re)formation. Secondly, Kim has been advancing public scholarship and university-community research collaborations. Specifically, this research is focused on decolonizing academic outputs and community relationships with Indigenous organizations around the Katarowki/Kingston area.
Alongside pursuing her doctoral studies, Kim also serves on several student unions, with a focus on advancing I-EDIAA principles and actions at Queen’s. In her role as an Education Development Associate with the CTL, she is excited to bring her experience with international development facilitation and critical pedagogies, and advance her own understanding and familiarity with educational development in the university context!
The Educational Development Associates (EDA) program is an internship-like opportunity for graduate students with an interest in teaching and learning. Each year the Centre hires up to three graduate students to work closely with an Educational Developer to design and deliver programming to support TAs', graduate students' and post-doctoral fellows' ongoing professional development as educators. If you're interested in the possibility of work as an EDA, look for announcements each May for upcoming opportunities.
Contact the current EDAs at TA&GradCTL@queensu.ca if you would like any additional information about CTL programming for graduate students.
What Kind of Support do EDAs Provide?
The EDA team can support graduate students, Teaching Assistants and Teaching Fellows in the following ways:
- Individual or group consultations about syllabus design, teaching dossiers, instructional strategies
- Classroom teaching observations (both virtual and in-person)
- Discuss ideas and strategies for active learning in your lectures, tutorials, or labs