Invited Addresses: Applied

Raymond P Perry has given invited addresses to academic leaders and institutional policy-planners on the applications of his research for institutional practices that include: Presidents of Canadian universities (Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada); Deans of Arts and Science faculties (Canadian Western Deans of Arts and Sciences); senior business officers of Canadian universities (Canadian Association of University Business Officers); and, higher education institutional policy-planners (Pacific Northwest Association for Institutional Research and Planning), among others. Below is a list of his addresses and topics presented to institutional, professional, and community sectors.

• President's symposium to create a centre for teaching and learning. St. Boniface University, Manitoba (Dec 2014).
• Role of Centres for Teaching and Learning in research-intensive universities. President’s Office, University of British Columbia (Dec 2011).
• Plight of first-year university students: Causes and consequences. Pacific Northwest Association for Institutional Research and Planning, Victoria, B.C. (Oct 2007).
• Transition of the Academy and the retention of students. Canadian Western Dean of Arts and Sciences Conference, Winnipeg, (Sept 2007).
• Plight of first-year university students: Causes and consequences. Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth, University of British Columbia (Oct 2006).
• The Scholarship of teaching: An evidence-based perspective, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of British Columbia (Nov 2006).
• Introduction to the Knight Distinguished Lecture (Eugene Rice). Scholarship of Teaching and Learning International Conference, Winnipeg (April 3-5, 2006).
• Introduction to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning International Conference (Psychology), Winnipeg (April 3-5, 2006).
• Recruitment and retention of faculty members. President’s Office, Dalhousie University (Sept 2005).
• Teaching and learning in research universities. President’s Office, University of Calgary (July 2001).
• Faculty renewal: Recruitment and retention. Canadian Association of University Business Officers (March 2001, Ottawa).
• Faculty renewal: Recruitment and retention. Senior Administration Office, University of Calgary (Jan 2001).
• Faculty renewal: Recruitment and retention. Senior Administration Office, Laurentian University (Sept 2000).
• Faculty renewal: Recruitment and retention. Deans and Directors workshop, University of Manitoba (Sept 2000).
• Faculty renewal: Recruitment and retention. Senior administration Office, University of Victoria (Aug 2000).
• Faculty renewal: Recruitment and retention. Senior University Administrator’s Course and the Center for Higher Education Research and Development (CHERD, June 2000).
• Student ratings of teaching: A review. Dean’s Council, University of Victoria, March 9, 2000.
• Motivating university students: helplessness and mastery. Centre for Learning and Teaching, University of Victoria (Feb 2000).
• Teaching for success: Understanding mastery and helplessness in college students. Conference for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, California State University, Fresno, CA (Jan 1999).
• Teaching for success: Control enhancing strategies. Conference for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, California State University, Fresno, CA (Jan 1999).
• Scholarship unbound: Reframing faculty evaluation and rewards. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oct 1–3, 1998).
• Evaluating college teaching: Training graduate students as instructors. University of Manitoba Task Force on Institutional Renewal, Winnipeg (Nov 1997).
• Faculty in transition: Integrating new faculty into the university. Centre for Higher Education Research and Development national workshop, Winnipeg (June 19–20, 1997).
• Perceived personal control: Implications for teaching and learning. President’s Office, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. Los Angeles, CA (Oct 1996).
• Enhancing experiences of junior faculty. California State Teacher/Scholar Conference. Pomona, CA (June 1996).
• Making the grade: Enhancing students’ academic performance. Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba; Dean’s invited lecture series, Winnipeg (March 1995).
• Mastery and helplessness in college students. Centre for Teaching Processes, Concordia University, Montreal (June 1993).
• Improving teaching and management in Higher Education. Board of Governors, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (Nov 1992).
• Analysis of Centres for Instructional Development. Queen’s University, Kingston, ON (March 1991).
• Learned Helplessness in the school classroom. River East School Division, Winnipeg (Jan 1990).
• Rewarding teaching in Higher Education. Department Heads and Associate Deans annual conference, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (Dec 1989).
• Teaching excellence in Higher Education: Scientific and practical issues. Department Heads and Associate Deans annual conference, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (Dec1988).
• Teaching and Higher Education: A 21st Century priority. Presidents’ annual meeting of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), Winnipeg (Oct 1988).
• Helplessness and rehabilitation. Perspectives in Rehabilitation Conference, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg (May 1984).
• Visible minorities and education: The importance of research (with R. Clifton & S. Hryniuk). Canadian hearings of the Parliamentary Commission on Visible Minorities. (Oct 1983).
• Counselling in multicultural schools: Implications for teachers and students. International conference on Intercultural Counselling, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON (Oct 1983).
• Rehabilitation alternatives: The patient’s contributions. Perspectives in Rehabilitation Conference, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (May 1983).
• Learned Helplessness and educational outcomes. School Counsellor’s Association of Manitoba. (Keynote address). Winnipeg, (Oct, 1982).
• Effective teaching and learned helplessness: Some implications for second-language learning. Manitoba Conference on ESL. (Plenary Keynote address). Winnipeg (Feb 1982).
• Teacher evaluation: Issues and implications. Misericordia School of Nursing, Winnipeg (Feb 1981).
• Educational seduction: Learning versus entertainment, Presidents Office, Waterloo University. Waterloo, ON, (June 1976).
• Use of student ratings for improving instruction. Simon Fraser University (Psychology), Burnaby, BC (July 1974)