TEACHING
CURRENT TEACHING POSITION
University of Victoria, Department of Writing, Assistant Professor in Screenwriting, 2020-present
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - TEACHING
TEACHING AWARDS
Awarded The Angela Armitt Award for Excellence in Teaching by Part-Time Faculty, Western University, 2012
USC Teaching Honour Roll, Award of Excellence for Teaching in Writing, Rhetoric, & Professional Communication, Western University, 2008
PAST TEACHING POSITIONS
Western University, Department of English and Writing Studies, Lecturer, 2004-2020
Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto, ON, Lecturer, 2006-2009
Fanshawe College, General Studies, London, ON, Lecturer, 2002-2005
University of Windsor, Creative Writing Department, Windsor, ON, Lecturer, 2002-2003
Continuing Education, Western University, London, ON, Lecturer, 2002-2004
University of Victoria, Department of Writing, Assistant Professor in Screenwriting, 2020-present
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - TEACHING
- Indigenous Cultural Acumen Training, University of Victoria, December 9, 2020
- Increasing Equity in Decision Making, Facilitator: Natasha Goudar, University of Victoria, November 27, 2020
- Beyond Good Intentions: Critical discussions on teaching and research with community partners, Co-presenters: co-authors of the Research 101 : A Manifesto for Ethical Research in the Downtown Eastside, Jule Chapman and Jim McLeod, community collaborators from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) and Scott Neufeld, SFU PhD candidate, November 10, 2020
- Copyright Considerations, Learning and Teaching Support and Innovation, Facilitator: Stephanie Boulogne, September 3, 2020
- On perfectionists and procrastinators: Understanding student motivation in online learning, Facilitator: Myles A. Maillet, Psychology, University of Victoria, August 14, 2020
- Cultivating calm in a virtual classroom: Self-Regulation tools online, Facilitator: Lyndze Harvey, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Victoria, August 17, 2020
- Learning and Teaching Support and Innovation Setting the tone: Engaging students on day one, Facilitator: Shailoo Bedi, University of Victoria, August 18, 2020
- Anti-racism Awareness Pathway: A courageous conversation, University of Victoria, July 30, 2020
- 7 Quick Emotions-Based Strategies to Help Your Writing, Writers Union of Canada, July 25, 2020
- Industry Perspectives: Addressing Systemic Racism in Canada's Media Sector, TIFF, July 22, 2020
- International Film Festival of Ottawa: Screen Summit Online July 20-24, 2020
- Hard Conversations: Whiteness, Race, and Social Justice with Victor Lee Lewis and Patty Digh, July 2020
- Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education, 2020
- Indigenous Canada, University of Alberta, 2019
TEACHING AWARDS
Awarded The Angela Armitt Award for Excellence in Teaching by Part-Time Faculty, Western University, 2012
USC Teaching Honour Roll, Award of Excellence for Teaching in Writing, Rhetoric, & Professional Communication, Western University, 2008
PAST TEACHING POSITIONS
Western University, Department of English and Writing Studies, Lecturer, 2004-2020
Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto, ON, Lecturer, 2006-2009
Fanshawe College, General Studies, London, ON, Lecturer, 2002-2005
University of Windsor, Creative Writing Department, Windsor, ON, Lecturer, 2002-2003
Continuing Education, Western University, London, ON, Lecturer, 2002-2004
From Western News, 2012
Kathryn Mockler makes students’ writing come alive.
Whether in the numerous courses she has developed – Out of the Book: Creative Writing in the Digital Age and Renewing Your Poetic Licence – or in her mentoring of students, Mockler makes creative writing real. Her real-world sense of the value of writing means she’s as engaged in the classroom as she is at her own writing desk.
“One has to remember her teaching involves being critical of students’ most personal and prized creative endeavours,” Michael Milde, Arts and Humanities acting dean, said. “She gives them a hard time – and they like it. That takes real skill.”
