Bre-Anna Owusu
Teaching Portfolio
McMaster University
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Departments of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour and Linguistics & Languages
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Centre for Advanced Research in Experimental and Applied Linguistics
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1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, CA L8S 4L8
Email: kingb10@mcmaster.ca
Brief Biography
What began with instructing piano lessons to individuals of all ages over the past 17 years, evolved into a passion for scholarly educational development and the implementation of experiential learning in higher education. As a Ph.D. graduate in the interdisciplinary Neuroscience graduate program at McMaster University, I have relished the opportunity to instruct as a teaching assistant and a sessional instructor in several Psychology, Linguistics, Education and Life Sciences courses. I have further developed, designed, and instructed my own course on Music and the Mind. Experiential learning and reflective practices have been the major focus of my instruction—while always considering culturally relevant and responsive approaches.
Teaching Development
In recent years, rapid shifts toward online, hybrid, and flexible teaching have transformed how lectures are delivered, how assessments are handled, and how courses are designed in higher education. Although these changes have been challenging for both educators and learners, they have also provided an important opportunity to reflect on and intentionally shape the classroom environments I am responsible for creating.
Teaching Experience
Cognitive Neuroscience of Language (LINGUIST/PSYCH 3NL3) 3 units undergraduate-level, Sessional Lecturer Appointment, McMaster University, Winter 2026 (Syllabus forthcoming)
Child Language Acquisition (LINGUIST/PSYCH 3C03) 3 units undergraduate-level, Sessional Lecturer Appointment, McMaster University, Fall 2025 (Syllabus)
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Child Development (PSYCH 2AA3) 3 units undergraduate-level, Sessional Lecturer Appointment, McMaster University, Summer 2025 (Syllabus)
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Essential Theory in Teaching and Learning (EDUCATN 640) Zero unit graduate-level, Sessional Lecturer Appointment, McMaster University, Fall 2023 (Syllabus)
Millennials, Music & the Mind (EXPLORE 3IE1) 1 unit undergraduate-level, Sessional Lecturer Appointment, McMaster University, Fall 2019 (Revised Outline)
Life Sciences Applied Placement (LIFESCI 3EP3/4EP6)
3 units, 6 units undergraduate-level, with Dr. Sunita Nadella, McMaster University, Fall 2018–2022 (Syllabus)
Life Sciences Research Practicum (LIFESCI 3RP3)
3 units undergraduate-level, with Dr. Sunita Nadella, McMaster University, Fall 2018–2022 (Syllabus)
Independent Study (LIFESCI 4A03)
3 units undergraduate-level, with Dr. Sunita Nadella, McMaster University, Fall 2018–2022 (Syllabus)
Independent Thesis (LIFESCI 4B09/4C12/4D15)
9 units, 12 units, 15 units undergraduate-level, with Dr. Sunita Nadella, McMaster University, Fall 2018–2022 (Syllabus)