Elemir Simko is the recipient of the 2022 Provost's Outstanding Teacher Award in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. We discuss how teaching is a pursuit of lifelong learning, balancing the teacher-scholar model, and bringing passion for sustainability into the classroom, even within proscribed curriculum.

Fran Walley, the winner of the Provost's College Award from the College of Agriculture and Bio Resources joined us to talk about being passionate about soil science and teaching, looking forward to the challenges of teaching large classes, why she led up a Canada-wide project to create an open textbook and the importance of being genuine with your students.

Assistant Professor Amrinderbir Singh is the winner of the Provost’s College Award from the College of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan. We discuss valuing students' individual identities, building self-reflective practices, and co-constructing criteria of assignments with, by, and for all students

Lisa Birke, who was awarded the 2022 Provost's New Teacher Award, is an Assistant Professor of Digital and Extended Media in the Department of Art and Art History. She spoke with us about her innovative and inclusive approaches to teaching and how to engage students actively in their learning.

Jen Loewen, who was awarded the 2022 Provost's New Teacher Award, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. She spoke with us about the importance of authentic and experiential learning to developing future professionals in her field, and how innovating her teaching supports her students to develop the skills they will need.

Alison Oates, recipient of the Provost’s College Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of Kinesiology, joined us to talk about how she creates conditions for successful collaboration in her classes.

Vince Bruni-Bossio, one of the 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship winners joined us to talk about innovation in teaching, walking with students in their learning, and being willing to fail as an educator.

Joanne Leow, who was awarded the 2021 Provost's New Teacher Award, Department of English, College of Arts & Science, spoke with us about communicating and upholding clear academic expectations and standards.

Patricia King, who was awarded the 2021 Provost's College Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of Nursing, spoke with us about the importance of gathering and learning from peer and student feedback in developing her teaching practice.

2021 Provost's College Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of Arts and Science, Ulrich Teucher spoke with us about how attending university turned his life around and fuelled his desire to teach, and how he shares his excitement for learning with his students.