Dr. Jessica Riddell Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence
Publications
Books
PUBLISHED & UPCOMING
Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and Other Systems for Human Flourishing
(McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024).
Shakespeare's Guide to Hope, Life, and Learning
Authors: Lisa Dickson, Shannon Murray & Jessica Riddell
(University of Toronto Press, 2023)
Hope Circuits 2.0: Blueprints for Human and Ecological Flourishing
(McGill-Queen's University Press, coming soon!)
Unlocking Your Superhero Powers: Metaphors, Mentorship and the Marvel Universe
Authors: Drs. Heather Lawford and Jessica Riddell
(Expected September 2024)
University Affairs Magazine
AWARD-WINNING COLUMNIST
Jessica Riddell - 12/23/2020 - University Affairs Canada
HEED THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH-TELLERS IN ACADEMIA
Jessica Riddell - 10/19/2020 - University Affairs Canada
COMBATTING TOXIC POSITIVITY WITH CRITICAL HOPE
Jessica Riddell - 06/19/2020 - University Affairs Canada
HELPING OUR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP RHETORICAL LITERACY
Jessica Riddell - 01/07/2020 - University Affairs Canada
WE NEED TO HAVE A CANDID CONVERSATION ABOUT QUALITY UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Jessica Riddell - 10/30/2019 - University Affairs Canada
CAN SHAKESPEARE TEACH US TO BE BETTER CITIZENS?
Jessica Riddell - 08/23/2019 - University Affairs Canada
ARE WE MISUSING THE WORD 'CITIZENSHIP' IN HIGHER EDUCATION?
Jessica Riddell - 05/10/2019 - University Affairs Canada
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NATURALLY GIFTED TEACHER
Jessica Riddell - 01/16/2019 - University Affairs Canada
USING PRODUCTIVE DISRUPTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Jessica Riddell - 10/01/20 - University Affairs Canada
THE DANGER OF FETISHIZING FAILURE IN THE ACADEMY
Jessica Riddell - 08/08/2018 - University Affairs Canada
WHERE DO WE WISH TO GO IN HIGHER EDUCATION?
Jessica Riddell - 03/27/2018 - University Affairs Canada
HOW TO MANAGE THE EMOTIONAL TOLL OF TEACHING
Jessica Riddell - 02/02/2018 - University Affairs Canada
THE PRECARIOUS WORKFORCE: AN ONGOING THREAT TO QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION
Jessica Riddell - 12/01/2017 - University Affairs Canada
LESSONS OF WONDER WOMAN FOR THE ACADEMY
Jessica Riddell - 09/28/2017 - University Affairs Canada
FINDING HOPE IN THE HUMANITIES IN THESE TUMULTUOUS TIMES
Jessica Riddell - 08/18/2017 - University Affairs Canada
WHEN STUDENTS BECOME TEACHERS, WE ALL BECOME BETTER ADVOCATES
Jessica Riddell - 02/07/2017 - University Affairs Canada
BUILDING RESILIENCE INTO THE CLASSROOM
Jessica Riddell - 04/11/2017 - University Affairs Canada
EXPLORING THE "WHY" OF TEACHING
Jessica Riddell - 12/06/2016 - University Affairs Canada
PARADISE LOST AND THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP
Jessica Riddell - 11/11/2016 - University Affairs Canada
PREGNANCY AND PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY IN THE ACADEMY
Jessica Riddell - 10/05/2016 - University Affairs Canada
THE SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING: WHAT WORKS, AND WHY
Jessica Riddell - 04/06/2016 - University Affairs Canada
THE IMPLICIT GENDER BIAS AROUND ACADEMIA AND MOTHERHOOD
Jessica Riddell - 12/09/2015 - University Affairs Canada
ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL WITH PROMOTION, TENURE AND REVIEW
Jessica Riddell - 02/10/2016 - University Affairs Canada
THE IMPORTANCE OF DELIGHT IN THE LEARNING PROCESS
Jessica Riddell - 10/07/2015 - University Affairs Canada
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles & Book Chapters
Selected Publications
Riddell, Jessica, and Tiffany McLennan. “Students as Partners: An inclusive approach to High Impact Practices (HIPs).” Taking Stock 2.0: Transforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Edited by Joy Mighty, Denise Stockley, Julia Hughes. McGill-Queen’s University Press. (forthcoming Spring 2022).
Riddell, Jessica and David Graham (Xenops). “Design Principles for Inter-Institutional Collaborations in Canada and Beyond.” Online Learning, Open Education and Equity in the Age of COVID-19 Edited Collection. Athabasca University Press in their Issues in Distance Education series. Editors: Brad Wuetherick, Nick Baker, Aline Germain-Rutherford, David Graham, David Hornsby, Nancy Turner. ( 2024)
Riddell, Jessica, Scott Stoddard, and Georges-Philippe Gadoury-Sansfacon. “Building institutional capacities for students as partners in the design of COVID classrooms.” International Journal of Students as Partners. Volume 5, Issue 2. November 2021. https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v5i2.4603
Riddell, Jessica, Lisa Dickson, and Shannon Murray. “From Sherbrooke to Stratford and back again: Team Teaching and Experiential Learning through Shakesperience.” Arts and Humanities in Higher Education. First Published March 12, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474022220910362
Riddell, Jessica, David Creelman, Ann Bigelow, Etienne Cote, Veselin Jungic, Jin-Sun Yoon, Sara Harris, Pamela Toulouse, Steve Joordens, and Peter Ostafichuk. “Experiencing failure in the classroom and across the university?” Ed. Prof. Huang Hoon CHNG, Klara Bolander Laksov, Peter Felten, Dr Kathryn Sutherland. International Journal for Academic Development. Winter 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2020.1712209
Riddell, Jessica, Lisa Dickson and Shannon Murray. “Writing Prompts, Retreats, and Polyvocality: Three Humanities Scholars Learn to Play Well with Others” in Critical Collaboration Communities: Academic Writing Partnerships, Groups, and Retreats, Ed. Nicola Simmons. 2020.
Riddell. Jessica, Emily Liastis, and Ethan Pohl. “Building Souls and CVs with a Student-Run Podcasting Course.” International Journal of Students as Partners. Issue 2.2. Ed. Beth Marquis, Anthony Cliffe, and Rachel Guitman. Winter 2019. https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v2i2.3564
Knowledge Mobilization
Selected Publications
Riddell, Jessica. “Grace is the Antidote to Shame in Covidian Times: Or, Coming out of the Covid Closet with a little help from my friends Julian of Norwich, Susan Sontag, and King Lear.” Wyrd House Research Collaboratory. January 8, 2022. https://www.thewyrdhouse.com/post/grace-is-the-antidote-to-shame-in-covidian-times
Riddell, Jessica. “8 Lessons from ‘King Lear’ as We Head Back to Work or Nights Out After COVID-19.” The Conversation. November 8, 2021. https://theconversation.com/8-lessons-from-king-lear-as-we-head-back-to-work-or-nights-out-after-covid-19-168019
Riddell, Jessica. “Conjuring Witches and Wonder: Leadership from the Edges.” Wyrd House Research Collaboratory. October 27, 2021. https://www.thewyrdhouse.com/post/conjuring-witches-and-wonder-leadership-from-the-edges
Riddell, Jessica. “Consent in the Time of COVID: What King Lear's Cordelia teaches us about consent.” Wyrd House Research Collaboratory. October 6, 2021. https://www.thewyrdhouse.com/post/consent-in-the-time-of-covid-what-king-lear-s-cordelia-teaches-us-about-consent
“Crossing the COVID Threshold: How Have We Changed? How Do We Know?” Wyrd House Research Collaboratory. April 19, 2021. https://www.thewyrdhouse.com/post/crossing-the-covid-threshold-how-have-we-changed-how-do-we-know
Lawford, Heather, Heather Ramey, and Jessica Riddell. “Poet Amanda Gorman’s take on love as legacy points to youth’s power to shape future generations.” The Conversation. January 26, 2021. https://theconversation.com/poet-amanda-gormans-take-on-love-as-legacy-points-to-youths-power-to-shape-future-generations-153867