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Sheliza Ibrahim

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

University of Toronto Mississauga, Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy

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  • Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
    University of Toronto Mississauga, Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy
  • 647-294-1906 (Mobile)
  • University of Toronto Mississauga Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, MN 4222, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6, Canada

BIO

Sheliza Ibrahim brings a diverse background to UTM. After teaching and researching for over a decade at various universities in the field of Mathematics Education, she now teaches Numeracy for University and Beyond at the Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy. She also researches and facilitates skill development in computational thinking and numeracy across the campus and through broader community outreach.

Sheliza is an international scholar working in collaboration with universities, mostly across the Caribbean, to explore professional development for mathematics and science educators, and pedagogical design in the teaching and learning of STEM subjects.

Sheliza holds a PhD in Science Education from York University, an MSc in Science Communication from Queen’s University Belfast, and an Hons BSc in Biology and Anthropology from UTM.

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MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    Brock University, St. Catharines, CanadaAug 2018 - Jul 2021
  • Sessional Lecturer
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, CanadaSep 2017 - Jun 2021
  • Assistant Professor
    Western University, London, CanadaAug 2015 - Aug 2017
  • Assistant Professor
    Trent University, Peterborough, CanadaAug 2011 - Aug 2015
  • Sessional Lecturer
    Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, CanadaAug 2014 - May 2015
  • Assistant Professor
    Nipissing University, North Bay, CanadaJul 2010 - Aug 2011

DEGREES

  • PhD in Science Education
    York University, Toronto, Canada
  • MSc in Science Communication
    Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
  • Hons BSc in Biology and Anthropology
    University of Toronto Mississauga, Toronto, Canada

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    Western University, London, Canada

AVAILABILITY

  • Industry Projects
  • Media enquiries

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