TVO is sponsoring a competition to find best lecturer in Canadian universities. Today we focus on Business, economics and Management.
James Appleyard
2009 | Department of Management - University of Toronto - Mississauga |James Appleyard is Assistant Professor (part-time) in the Department of Management of the University of Toronto Mississauga, where he has taught three undergraduate courses since 2004 including: Introduction to Management Functions, Management in a Changing Environment, and Applied Strategic Analysis. Previously, he co-developed and taught an M.B.A. course, ‘E-Business Strategies’ at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto as well as a University of Toronto Scarborough course, ‘International Business Management.’
James is Chief Operating Officer & Director of Artez Interactive Inc., a leading internet software provider of not-for-profit fundraising solutions in North America, Europe and the Pacific. He is also a management consultant who works with small and medium-sized companies and not-for-profit organizations, in areas including strategic and financial planning, organizational effectiveness, and investor relations/stakeholder communications. James is also active in community service. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation where he has participated in the regional and national selection processes for the Loran Awards for university entrants since 1994. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Trinity College, University of Toronto. He has volunteered with a number of not-for-profit organizations that support homeless people, including service as a director and co-chair of the board of the All Saints Church Homes for Tomorrow Society in Regent Park, Toronto and as a director of Sketch - Working Arts for Street Involved Youth.
What the students say:
“Professor James Appleyard inspires the fresh minds out of high school to enjoy what they are studying. He focuses on the core concepts and emphasizes the key ideas through vivid multimedia presentations, interactive sessions and, sometimes, through his light-hearted impressions of some famous business figures in the news.”
James Appleyard’s submission lecture.
Lee Bailey
2009 | Department of Economics - University of Toronto - Mississauga |
What the students say:
“Lee Bailey’s witty and humorous lecture style is by far the favorite of the majority of the UTM students. He is able to make difficult topics such as microeconomics interesting and enjoyable.”
Chris Bovaird
2009 | Department of Management - University of Toronto (Scarborough) |
What the students say:
“Chris Bovaird’s lecturers are extremely engaging. His voice projection is clear and loud, makes it easier to hear what he is saying and it shows a lot of confidence. In addition Professor Bovaird gives very modern and relative examples to connect management to our lives.”
Tauri Caputo
2009 | Faculty of Business - Brock University |
What the students say:
“Tauri Caputo has constantly made his lectures enjoyable, interesting and exciting during the whole the two hour duration of the lecture. He makes the course (which is supposed to be very dry) quite exciting.”
Wendy Cukier
2009 | Diversity Institute in Management & Technology, Ted Rogers School of Management - Ryerson University |
What the students say:
“Dr. Wendy Cukier is not only an accomplished professor, writer and lecturer, she devotes much of her personal time to helping other young women succeed in business. Wendy (as she prefers to be called) spends extra time with ALL the women in undergrad and graduate studies in the Business Department. Not only is Wendy an accomplished orator, she ’walks the talk’ by sharing her knowledge, experience, research and best practices with those that need coaching.”
Wendy Cukier’s submission lecture.
Paul Desouza
2009 | School of Business, IT and Management - Durham College |
What the students say:
“Paul Desouza is the greatest lecturer that I have ever witnessed in person. He brings up great analogies to the outside world to make each topic easy to remember, as well as a great sense of humour that makes it fit in well with each class that he teaches.”
Rachel Dodds
2009 | Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ted Rogers School of Management - Ryerson University | Rachel Dodds is Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Ryerson University. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Bishops University (1996), her Masters from Griffith University in Australia (1997) and her Doctorate from the University of Surrey in the UK (2005). Her passion, as well as her research, focuses on sustainable tourism, climate change and tourism marketing and she teaches courses in research, marketing, sustainable tourism as well as policy.
Her teaching style is to have her students gain the theoretical underpinnings and to come away with practical elements and examples that can be applied in the workforce. Her strengths in teaching are her ability to develop creative ways to engage students’ interest in the subject and in the classroom. Having worked in all aspects of the tourism industry and traveled to more than 60 countries, she attempts to bring examples and stories into the classroom to motivate and inspire students to be all that they can be.
What the students say:
“I believe Dr. Rachel Dodds deserves to be named best lecturer because she is full of knowledge and full of passion. You can feel the passion she has for what she does and she is always striving for more.”
Professor Rachel Dodds’ submission lecture.
Steven A. Gedeon
2009 | Information Technology Management, Ted Rogers School of Management - Ryerson University | Prof. Steven A. Gedeon, PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), MBA (University of Toronto), PEng is a professor in the Entrepreneurship & Strategy Department at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University. He is a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist who has founded, turned around and/or led over a dozen private, public, venture capital and non-profit organizations.
Dr. Gedeon is currently Director of the Ryerson Entrepreneur Institute, Managing Director of the Dobson Micro-Financing Seed Venture Fund, Chairman of CEO Fusion, Chairman of the Educational Committee of the National Angel Organization, Faculty Advisor to Students in Free Enterprise Ryerson, and Advisor to the Ontario Partnership for Innovation and Commercialization.
Steve teaches the final capstone courses in Entrepreneurship, Strategy and eBusiness. His research interests include analyzing and modeling success factors related to performance of high-growth, technology-based companies. He has published over 100 articles, reports and patents and is a sought-after public speaker on topics such as personal greatness, motivation, goal-setting, leadership, networking, negotiations, entrepreneurship and early-stage investing.
Steve is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the US and Canada and coaches and trains sailing crew at the National Yacht Club aboard his 40′ sailboat - “Progressive”.
What the students say:
“Prof. Steven A. Gedeon has a unique blend of academic background and real-world experience. His method of teaching combines textbooks, slide shows, anecdotes and discussion to motivate students to set high standards, and provides them with the tools to reach them. In Steve’s classes, it’s not easy to get an A, but never has it been so interesting, challenging, enjoyable, motivational, and truly inspirational to go to class, do your homework and try to prove to yourself that you can even get an A+.”
Jamie Gruman
2009 | School of Hospitality & Tourism Management - University of Guelph |
What the students say:
“The way Dr. Jamie Gruman lectures makes me want to come to class each week. He is funny, but at the same time he effectively uses the class time to teach the course material.”
“Dr. Jamie Gruman teaches one of the only classes I make sure not to miss. His wit and humour makes his lectures worth attending. Dr. Gruman is a very talented teacher and makes learning easy.”
Professor Jamie Gruman’s submission lecture.
Susan Haslip
2009 | School of Business - Algonquin College |
What the students say:
“Professor Susan Haslip is a compelling, engaging, fascinating and yes, entertaining professor who teaches in the Law Clerk Program at Algonquin College. She employs techniques to promote active interaction, such as questions requiring audience response, students presenting findings from pre-class research, and students relating their experiences in the resolution of conflicts. Her strength is in ensuring the students take home a clear understanding of how the topic fits in the “big picture” and has a great effect on people’s lives.”
Denyse Lafrance Horning
2009 | School of Business & Economics - Nipissing University | After graduating with a Bachelor of Administration and an MBA degree from the University of Ottawa, Denyse joined the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies. She began her career in Consumer Sales and eventually found her niche as a member of the marketing team. She has managed such national leading brands as Tylenol*, Splenda*, Pepcid AC* and Motrin* IB with a focus on new product launches and Olympic sponsorship management.
While working at J&J, Denyse also taught marketing courses part-time at Nipissing University. The energy of the classroom swayed Denyse from industry to academia where she is a full-time marketing professor at Nipissing’s School of Business and Economics. Denyse draws on her industry experience to complement academic curriculum and learning. She is also a PhD candidate at Laurentian University and is engaged in sports marketing and sponsorship research.
Denyse has a passion for marketing and seeks to share this interest in a manner that will energize and engage students. She focuses on providing her students with more than just a grade — Denyse wants her students to be fully prepared and motivated to shine as future business stars!
What the students say:
“Denyse Lafrance Horning is the best. She has opened my mind to a whole new world of thinking. She will be one of those professors that, years from now, I will remember that she taught me some of those important life lessons.”
Patrick Ounlert
2009 | Faculty of Business - Brock University |
What the students say:
“Patrick Ounlert is my favourite lecturer! He takes what some may consider to be a “dry” subject (Accounting) and manages to excite me so much that I WANT to come to his lecture every day. His fascinating use of examples and his quirky, entertaining personality makes him the prime candidate for Lecturer of the Year.”
Patrick Ounlert’s submission lecture.
Franklin Ramsoomair
He has won six major local and international Teaching Awards, as well as three Best Paper Awards at academic conferences. He conducts research and consults to firms on the traditional areas of Management and Human Resources, but integrates the experience with leading edge methodologies and techniques which make extensive and productive use of the Internet. He has a special interest in applying Six Sigma to non-traditional milieu and possesses a Black Belt in this regard. Experiences encompass training in cross cultural management techniques, with extensive use of the Internet as a tool for communicating. The Internet provides an excellent medium for real time, international communication, so that techniques including streaming video and sound are used in practical exercises, involving managers in various countries. The traditional areas of Human Resources Management have also been taught/managed including, but not limited to: The Internet in Education Conflict Management, Perception and Attribution, Politics in the Organization and Compensation. What the students say: “Not a tall man, Franklin Ramsoomair is approximately “5′8″, he stands in the middle of the room and without saying a word commands the attention of the entire class. This moment is a true reflection of the impact Franklin has during his lectures, his ability to engage, communicate and interact with students has made him the best lecturer I have ever experienced.” “Dr. Franklin Ramsoomair’s lectures are engaging, relevant, and passionate. He cleverly combines humour and hot topic debates with textbook theory. He does not limit himself to teaching the course syllabus instead he is passionate about sharing his life lessons and preparing each student for the world outside the classroom. Class with Franklin was not about grades it was about stepping outside your comfort zone and developing as a person.”
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Deborah Reyner
Deborah has been a professor for over 20 years at both Wilifrid Laurier University and a community college in Ontario. Using a thorough analysis of the market place, Deborah has motivated students to succeed in competitions and she has developed applied courses that are ’strategically-creative’ which she coins, ‘Experiential Learning.’ Professionally, Deborah has been a career coach to hundreds of students. She has also preformed a variety of marketing seminars and written countless marketing articles within many industries. Deborah has consulted with small companies building extensive marketing/retail plans that have won her clients awards and status for all of Canada. At the present time Deborah is completing a ME Marketing Career Plan Workbook, whereby, she encourages student readers to apply marketing concepts to their education and job search. What the students say: “Deborah Reyner made learning fun, experiential and so real. I often left her class at 10:00 and talked for hours afterwards about the information from the lecture.” “Professor Deborah Reyner needs a big thank you for one of the best classes I have ever taken.” Julia Richardson
Since earning her PhD in international human resources management from the University of Otago in New Zealand, Dr. Richardson’s research interests have expanded across a broad range of business themes. She is currently conducting research on independent expatriates, work life balance and the use of flexible work practices in Canada. In addition to her professional activities, Dr. Richardson is a keen golfer, cyclist and all-round sports enthusiast. She recently cycled across Spain on a mountain bike along with her brother, covering over 500 miles in just eleven days. In order to maintain a close connection with what it is like to be a student, she is also learning Spanish — a challenge which reminds her just how difficult learning something new can be. What the students say: |
2009 | School of Business & Economics - Wilfrid Laurier University |Franklin Ramsoomair is a Member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of the “Journal of Internet Research” and the “Journal of Campus Wide Information Services”. He received the “Most Outstanding Reviewer” Award from the Emerald Literati Society, London, England in May 2008.
2009 | School of Business & Economics - Wilfrid Laurier University | “Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” Deborah Reyner truly understands how to connect creativity and innovation to successfully accomplish her goals and inspire goal achievement within her students and clients.
2009 | School of Administrative Studies, Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies - York University | Dr. Julia Richardson is Associate Professor of organizational behaviour in the School of Administrative Studies at York University where she teaches courses at first, second and fourth year levels. She also has broad experiencing teaching on MBA programs outside of Canada. Dr. Richardson has a strong passion for teaching and particularly enjoys an interactive atmosphere in her classes. Having the opportunity to work with students from different backgrounds and with different professional ambitions is a particularly important and rewarding part of her work at York. Before coming to Canada in 2003 she had taught in Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand and Singapore. This overseas experience is an important part of her teaching where she is committed to introducing an international component to all her classes. The international and multi-cultural dimensions of classes at York add further to this commitment.
