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Publications

Books

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)

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University Affairs Magazine

University Affairs Magazine

AWARD-WINNING COLUMNIST

A TIME FOR REFLECTION

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

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

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

Knowledge Mobilization

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 

Research Spotlights

For Bishop's University

Research Spotlights
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