Prior to his current role as Vice Chancellor LUMS, Dr. Arshad Ahmad served as Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning, and Director of the MacPherson Institute at McMaster University in Canada. He is also Chair of Teaching and Learning Canada, former President of Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and former Vice President of International Consortium of Educational Developers. Dr. Ahmad completed his MBA and later PhD in Educational Psychology at McGill University, won a lifetime 3M National Teaching Fellowship in 1992 and was a professor of finance at Concordia and McMaster Universities. His research interests are in student evaluations of teaching, approaches to teaching, teaching philosophies and student partnerships.
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2017 |
McMaster Global Teaching Excellence Award by the Higher Education Academy in partnership with Times Higher Education in Edinburgh, Scotland |
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2008, 2009, 2010 |
Professor of the Year, EMBA, IEDC Bled School of Management, Slovenia |
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2009 |
Provost’s Circle of Excellence, inducted for longtime contributions to academia, career achievements and external recognition, Concordia University |
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2005 |
Certificate of Recognition in teaching excellence, demonstrated commitment and improvement to higher education in Canada, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and 3M Canada Company |
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2004 |
Memento in recognition of contributions as Program Coordinator for the 3M National Teaching Fellowship Program, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and 3M Canada Company |
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2001 |
George L. Geis Dissertation of the Year Award, Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education |
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1995 |
Most Dedicated Professor to Student Life, Students' Association, Concordia University |
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1994 |
Concordia Council for Student Life Teaching Award, Concordia University |
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1993 |
The Distinguished Teaching Award, McGill University |
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1992 |
3M National Teaching Fellowship, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and 3M Canada Company |
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1990 |
Distinguished Teaching Award, Molson School of Business, Concordia University |
- Kapoor, J.R., Dlabay, L.R., Hughes, R., Ahmad A., Fortino. J. (2015) Personal Finance, 6e, McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited. Toronto, Canada.
- Ahmad, A., Goff, L. (2014) Quality and Educational Development: A Canadian Perspective. Democratizing Higher Education: International Comparative Perspectives. Blessinger & Anchan (Eds).
- Swanson, C., Ahmad, A. (2014) Inquiry in the Social Sciences. Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning. Blessinger, (Ed).
- Ahmad, A., Stockley, D., Moore, R. (2012) 3M Fellows Making a Mark in Canadian Higher Education. Cases on Quality Teaching Practices in Higher Education, Salter, D.J., (Ed). IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-4666-3663-7. March 2013.
- Ahmad A., Barrington, J. (2012) Professionalizing Graduate Students. Studies in Graduate and Professional Student Development. Linder, K., Rohdieck, S. (Eds). New Forums Press. April 2012.
- Ahmad, A. (2008) That which already lies (silently) half asleep. Silences in Teaching and Learning. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Betsy Warland (Ed). Ottawa, Canada.
- Ahmad, A. (2005) Introduction and Betrayal. Making a Difference: Toute la différence: Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Marilyn Lerch (Ed). Ottawa, Canada.
- Ahmad, A. (2005) Using Surveys and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to Test a New Integrated Model of Learning on the Web. Selected Styles in Web-Based Educational Research, B.L. Mann (Ed). Information Science Publishing, Hershey, PA, USA pp. 467-482.
- Ahmad A. (2000). Canadian Financial Management: A Problem Set. Fifth Canadian Edition. Harcourt Canada Limited.`
- Ahmad, A., Fenton, N., Graystone, L., Acai, A., Matthews, K. E., & Chalmers, D. (2018). Investigating impact in higher education. Hammondville, NSW: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA).
- Acai, A., Ahmad, A., Fenton, N., Graystone, L., Smith, R., Stockley, D., (2018). The 3M National Teaching Fellowship: A High Impact Community of Practice in Higher Education. Teaching Learning Inquiry.
- Cassidy, R., Ahmad, A., Rabah, J., Barrington, J., LoGiudice, Saadat, P. Norman, G. (2018). Do Students Approaches to Learning really matter? A review of the evidence. Journal of Educational Psychology
- Ahmad, A., Ali, A., VanMaaren, J., Barrington, J., Merritt, O., & Ansilio, K. (2017) Partnership in Practice: Implementing Healey’s Conceptual Model. International Journal for Students as Partners 1(2).
- Ahmad, A., Barrington, J., Cassidy, R., Kinsella, K. & Blom, M. (2017). Reframing Teaching Philosophy Statements to Learning Philosophy Statements. The International Journal for Academic Development.
- Cassidy, R., A. Ahmad. (2017). Conceptual change in approaches to teaching: A methodological integration. Journal of Learning Sciences.
- Ahmad, A., Stockley, D., Smith, R. (2017). The Evolution and Impact of a 30-year Partnership: the 3M National Teaching Fellowship. A 3-year impact study. Canadian Journal for the Scholarship in Teaching & Learning.
- Smith, R., Stockley, D., Ahmad, A., Hastings, L., Kinderman, L., Gauther, L. (2016). Perspectives on the impact of the 3M National Teaching Fellowship Program. Innovations in Education and Teaching International. Taylor & Francis.
- Marquis, B., Ahmad, A. (2015). Developing the scholarship of teaching and learning at the McMaster Institute for Innovation & Excellence in Teaching & Learning. Accepted (via internal peer review) for inclusion in an accepted special issue of New Directions in Teaching & Learning.
- Marquis, E., Puri, V., Wan, S., Ahmad, A., Goff, L., Knorr, K., Vassileva, I., Woo, J. (2015). Navigating the threshold of student-staff partnerships: A case study from an Ontario teaching and learning institute. The International Journal for Academic Development.
- Ahmad, A., Acai, A., Graystone, L., Fenton, N. (October 2017). Measuring Impact: From the Group Up. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Calgary, AB.
- Ahmad, A., Kinsella, K. (October 2017). High Quality Teaching Philosophy Statements: A Study on (and for) new teachers. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Calgary, AB.
- Ahmad, A., Acai, A. (June 2016). Investigating Impact: Preliminary findings. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Annual Conference, Western University, London, Ontario.
- Ahmad, A., Smith, R., Stockley, D. (June 2014). The 3M National Teaching Fellowship: Does Evidence = Impact? Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Annual Conference, Kingston. Marquis, B., Ahmad, A., Goff, L., Knorr, K., Puri, V., Vassileva, I. (June 2014). Transforming McMaster’s Teaching and Learning Institute By Engaging Students As Partners. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Annual Conference, Kingston,
- Simmons, N., Poole, G., Verwoord, R., Miller-Young, J., Marquis, B., Ahmad, A., Mengel, T. (June 2014). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Transforming Institutions From Coast To Coast. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Conference, Kingston.
- Ahmad, A., Felten, P., Hunt, L., Owens, T., Salter, D. (October 2014). What Does Research Reveal about Successful Academic Development to Promote Teaching and Learning? The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Raleigh, NC.
- Ahmad, A., Price, D., Reilly, R., Cassidy, R. (October 2013). Triangulating the Analysis of Student Products from the Graduate Seminar on University Teaching. The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Hamilton, Ontario.
- Ahmad, A. (October 2013). MOOC’s—The next Tsunami in Higher Education. President’s Forum. IEDC Bled School of Management, Slovenia.
- Ahmad, A. (September 2012). Achieving Teaching Excellence. Central East European Management Association Network Conference, Johannesburg.
- Ahmad, A. (July 2012). The Future of Learning. The International Consortium for Educational Development Conference, Bangkok.
- Cassidy, R., Ahmad, A., Blom, M. (June 2012). Impact of a Graduate Teaching Seminar on Approaches to Teaching in Post-Secondary Education. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Conference, Montreal.
- Blom, M., Ahmad, A., Cassidy, R. (June 2012). Assessing Teaching Philosophy Statements: A Coding Scheme. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Conference, Montreal.
- Ahmad, A. (October 2011). Multinational Teaching Fellows. The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Milwaukee.
- Ahmad A. (October 2011). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario.
- Ahmad, A., Barrington, J., Blair, B. (October 2010). Building a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Framework that Encourages Student Engagement, Faculty Participation and Institutional Awareness. International Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Liverpool, UK.
- Ahmad, A. (May 2010). A Framework for Assessing Teaching and Assessment of Learning Practices. Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, Congress 2010 of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Montreal.
- Ahmad, A., Germain-Rutherford, A., Lamontagne, C., Smith, R., Connolly, R., Cartwright, D., Fancy, A. (June 2010). Story-Telling in the Academy: An Opportunity for Insight, Regeneration and Transformation. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of New Brunswick, Canada.
- Wolf, P., Dawson, T., Ahmad A., Wright, A., Schwarz, K., Simmons, N., Weible, J. (June 2009). Recognition of Formal Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Faculty Programs – A Good Idea? Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of New Brunswick, Canada.
- Ahmad, A., Lamontagne, C., Marken, R., Moore, R., Stockley, D., Taylor, L. (June 2009). Highlights from the 3M National Teaching Fellowship Selection Committee. Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of New Brunswick, Canada.
- Cassidy, R., A. Ahmad. (2017). Conceptual change in approaches to teaching: A methodological integration. Journal of Learning Sciences.
- Ahmad, A., Stockley, D., Smith, R. (2017). The Evolution and Impact of a 30-year Partnership: the 3M National Teaching Fellowship. A 3-year impact study. Canadian Journal for the Scholarship in Teaching & Learning.
- Smith, R., Stockley, D., Ahmad, A., Hastings, L., Kinderman, L., Gauther, L. (2016). Perspectives on the impact of the 3M National Teaching Fellowship Program. Innovations in Education and Teaching International. Taylor & Francis.
- Marquis, B., Ahmad, A. (2015). Developing the scholarship of teaching and learning at the McMaster Institute for Innovation & Excellence in Teaching & Learning. Accepted (via internal peer review) for inclusion in an accepted special issue of New Directions in Teaching & Learning.
- Marquis, E., Puri, V., Wan, S., Ahmad, A., Goff, L., Knorr, K., Vassileva, I., Woo, J. (2015). Navigating the threshold of student-staff partnerships: A case study from an Ontario teaching and learning institute. The International Journal for Academic Development.