Presentations

Plenary / Keynote Presentations

• Mueller, R. (2024, February). The future is now: Enabling responsiveness in education. BC Teachers of English as an Additional Language Conference, Victoria, BC. 

Invited Lectures and Presentations

• Mueller, R. (2023, January). Inquiry-based learning: Enabling transformation in teaching and learning. Center for Teaching and Educational Technology pedagogical values series, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC. 

• Kaipainen, E., & Mueller, R. (2019, June). Designing for learning, when learning isn’t inevitable. Canadian Association of College and University Student Services, Calgary, AB

• Mueller, R. (2018, November). Building capacity for inquiry-based learning at the University of Calgary: A community of practice approach. Conference on Re-igniting Curiosity and Inquiry in Higher Education, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI. 

• Taylor, L., Kenny, N., Mueller, R., & Perrault, E. (2015). Creating environments where teaching and learning thrive. Campus Alberta Teaching Summit, Olds College, Olds, AB. 

• Mueller, R. (2013, August). Post-secondary education: Structure and development in Canada. Saskatchewan Educational Leadership Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. 

• Mueller, R. (2012, July). The history and structure of higher education in Canada. Saskatchewan Educational Leadership Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. 

• Mueller, R., & Steeves, L. (2012, February). Teacher recruitment and retention in selected First Nations schools. Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit, University of Regina, Regina, SK. 

• Mueller, R. (2011, March). Transitions to post-secondary education. National Congress on Rural Education in Canada, Saskatoon, SK. 

• Mueller, R. (2011, February). Goal setting and decision making in leadership practice.  Prairieland Park Leadership Conference, Saskatoon, SK. 

• Walker, K., Mueller, R., & Saxema, A. (2010, January). Enhancing a culture of service for students. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. 

• Mueller, R. (2010, January). Leading: Styles and strategies. Ontario Agriculture College Leadership Conference, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON. 

• Mueller, R. (2009, March). Leading: Group development and group processes. World Agriculture Association Councils Conference. Saskatoon, SK.  

Conference Presentations

• Mueller, R.  (2024, June). Inquiry based learning: Pedagogical innovation in higher education. Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (paper presentation), Montreal, QC.  

• Mueller, R., Leary, T., Polster, C., & Archer, W. (2024, June). Portraits of academic life within higher education: From hiring to retiring (panel presentation). Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, Montreal, QC. 

• Mueller, R. (2023, October). Innovation in leadership through inquiry based learning (paper presentation). International Leadership Association, Vancouver, BC. 

• Mueller, R. (2023, May). Responsiveness in higher education: A case study (paper presentation). Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, Toronto, ON. 

• Mueller, R., Mikita, K., & Godley, J. (2019, October). A beginner’s guide to ethical-mindedness in SoTL research (workshop). International Society for the Study of Teaching and Learning, Atlanta, GA, USA. 

• Mueller, R; Campbell, H., & Fahie, K. (2019, October). Cultivating global changemakers through undergraduate inquiry-based learning (paper presentation). International Society for the Study of Teaching and Learning, Atlanta, GA, USA. 

• Fields, J., Kenny, N., & Mueller, R. (2018, November). Conceptualizing educational leadership in an academic development program (paper presentation). Mount Royal Symposium on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Banff, AB. 

• Mueller, R. (2018, November). Inquiry-based learning in interdisciplinary post-secondary education: A case study exploration (paper presentation). Mount Royal Symposium on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Banff, AB. 

• Schroeder, M., & Mueller, R. (2018, October). Flipping Classroom observations: Professional development for the observer instead of the observed (poster presentation). International Society for the Study of Teaching and Learning, Bergen, Norway. 

• Mueller, R. (2018, June). Educational development supports for inquiry-based learning: A case study exploration (paper presentation). International Consortium of Educational Developers, Atlanta, GA, USA. 

• Mueller, R. (2018, June). Episodic narrative interview: Collecting stories of experience in educational development International (pre-conference workshop). Consortium of Educational Developers, Atlanta, GA, USA. 

• Mueller, R., Haddock, R., Trosch, S., King, L., & Losev, T. (2018, May). Learning by doing: Exploring the benefits of experiential learning University of Calgary (interactive presentation). Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, Calgary, AB. 

• Mueller, R., Campbell, H., Fahie, K., Stoeckle, M., & Huh, R. (2018, May). Peer mentors and embedded librarians: Supporting student success in inquiry-based learning (poster presentation). University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, Calgary, AB. 

• Fields, J., Kenny, N., & Mueller, R. (2018, February). Conceptualizing educational leadership: The Teaching Scholars’ perspective (workshop). Educational Developers Caucus, Victoria, BC

• Mueller, R. (2018, February). Demystifying educational development evaluation with an action research approach (pre-conference workshop). Educational Developers Caucus, Victoria, BC. 

• Mueller, R. (2017, October). Reaching new heights through immersive inquiry-based learning in an interdisciplinary first-year course (paper presentation). International Society for the Study of Teaching and Learning, Calgary, AB. 

• Fields, J., Kenny, N., Mueller, R., & Amistad, C. (2017, October). Conceptualizing educational leadership: The Teaching Scholars’ perspective (paper presentation). International Society for the Study of Teaching and Learning, Calgary, AB. 

• Mueller, R. (2017, October). Facilitating skill development through the question formulation technique (workshop). Curiosity and Inquiry-Based Learning in Higher Education, Calgary, AB. 

• Mueller, R. (2017, June). Episodic Narrative Interviews: A Methodological Gateway to Narrative Research in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (pre-conference workshop). Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Halifax, NS. 

• Amundsen, C., Fenton, N., Ives, C., Mueller, R., Werhum, C., & Xin, C. (2017, June). A mighty challenge for educational developers: Collecting evidence of the value of our work (workshop). Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Halifax, NS. 

• Barrette-Ng, I., Poitras Pratt, Y., Mueller, R., Crowder, R., & Danyluk, P. (2017, May). The Teaching Scholars as a community of practice (conversation cafe). University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, Calgary, AB. 

• Brown, V., Kolomitro, K., Mueller, R., Tse, C., Ives, C., Braun, D. & Hoessler, C. (2017, February). Educational development evaluation: How do we use assessment evidence to inform our practice? (workshop). Educational Developers Caucus, Guelph, ON. 

• Mueller, R. (2016, October). Capturing SoTL stories: Using episodic narrative interviews in SoTL research (workshop). International Society for the Study of Teaching and Learning, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 

• Mueller, R. (2016, October). Critical realism as a bridge to understanding threshold concepts in SoTL (paper presentation). International Society for the Study of Teaching and Learning, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 

• Chick, N., Berenson, C., & Mueller, R. (2016, October). Representing complexity well: A workshop on qualitative research in SoTL International Society for the Study of Teaching and Learning  (pre-conference workshop). Los Angeles, CA, USA. 

• Riveros, A., Newton, P., Chitpin, S., Mueller, R., Stelmach, B., & Wallin, D. (2016, May). Beyond the adjectives: Theorizing educational administration and leadership (panel presentation). Canadian Society for the Study of Educational Administration, Calgary, AB. 

• Mueller, R., & Schroeder, M. (2016, May). Extending instructional leadership to higher education (paper presentation). Canadian Society for the Study of Educational Administration, Calgary, AB. 

• Mueller, R. (2016, February). The portfolio of practice: A meaningful approach to strategic planning in educational development (pre-conference workshop). Educational Developers Caucus, Windsor, ON. 

• Mueller, R.  (2015, November). Getting started: Using episodic narrative interviews in SoTL and educational development research (pre-conference workshop). Mount Royal University Symposium on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning , Banff, AB. 

• Kenny, N., & Mueller, R. (2015, June). A meaningful plan: Using a “portfolio of practice” approach to strategic planning in higher education (paper presentation). Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Vancouver, BC. 

• Mueller, R. (2015, June). Slow facilitation: A collective, evidence-based approach to designing peer supports for teaching development (poster presentation). Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Vancouver, BC. 

• Mueller, R. (2015, May). Testing a model of organizational values in higher education strategic planning (paper presentation). Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, Ottawa, ON. 

• Mueller, R. (2015, May). Shifting from product to pedagogy: Investigating the use of e-portfolios as pedagogical practice (roundtable). University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, Calgary, AB. 

• Mueller, R. (2015, February). Strategic planning for educational development: An inquiry-based approach (paper presentation). Educational Developers Caucus, Winnipeg, MB. 

• Mueller, R., & Mulhall, S. (2015, February). Maximum impact: Putting values to work in educational development organizations (paper presentation). Educational Developers Caucus, Winnipeg, MB. 

• Jeffs, C., Berenson, C., & Mueller, R. (2015, January). Preparing for the Now | Preparing for the Future: Graduate Student Teaching Development (paper presentation). Hawaii International Conference on Education, Hawaii, USA. 

• Mueller, R. (2014, November). The episodic narrative interview (paper presentation). Mount Royal University Symposium on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Banff, AB. 

• Marken, L., McKee, J., Epp, J., Floer, S., & Mueller, R. (2014, June). Transition from a distance: Delivery of an online academic transition course to rural students (paper presentation). Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Kingston, ON. 

• Mueller, R. (2014, June). Models of organizational values in the administration of university student services (Greenfield Award Presentation). Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management, Fredericton, NB. 

• Mueller, R., & Mulhall, S. (2013, June). Maximum impact: Putting values to work in university student services (paper presentation).  Canadian Association of College and University Student Services, Montreal, QC. 

• Mueller, R. (2013, June). Organizational values in university strategic planning: Bridging theory and practice (roudtable). Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, Victoria, BC. 

• Mueller, R. (2013, June). Experiences of organizational values in university administration (paper presentation). Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, Victoria, BC.  

• Mueller, R. (2012, June). Exploring organizational values: A navigational tool for college and university professionals (paper presentation). Canadian Association of College and University Student Services, St. Catherines, ON. 

• Mueller, R. (2012, May). A model of organizational values in university administration (paper presentation). Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, Waterloo, ON. 

• Mueller, R., Steeves, L., Carr-Stewart, S., & Marshall, J. (2012, April). Teacher recruitment and retention: Issues in selected First Nations schools (roundtable). American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC. 

• Mueller, R. (2011, July). Considering quality in educational research: An exploration of quality standards (paper presentation). British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society, Cambridge, UK. 

• Mueller, R. (2011, June). Structured Controversy: Uncovering cross-discipline potential in an interactive classroom strategy (paper presentation). Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Saskatoon, SK. 

• Mueller, R. (2011, May). Determining the reality of organizational values in higher education administration (roundtable). Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, Fredericton, NB. 

• Steeves, L., Carr-Stewart, S., Marshall, J., & Mueller, R. (2011, May). Teacher recruitment and retention in a First Nations tribal council and a provincial school division: A comparative study (paper presentation). Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, Fredericton, NB. 

• Mueller, R. (2010, May). Seeking election: Evaluating a campaign for public school board trusteeship (paper presentation). Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, Montreal, QC.