Skule Lunch & Learn, Jan 13 2016 - Sasha Gollish

Advancing Engineering Education with Lessons from the Track
Featuring Sasha Gollish (CivE MEng 1T0, EngEd PhD Candidate)

No instruction is cognitive or informational in nature only. Indeed, much like athletic training, learning relies heavily on motivation, perseverance and engagement. Join us for lunch on January 13 as U of T’s own Sasha Gollish explores how coaching principles can transform the face of engineering education and prepare students to take on a marathon career of complex challenges. From performance planning to deliberate practice to coaching leadership, learn how best practices from the track and field can take us far in the classroom, lab and boardroom.

About Sasha Gollish

Last January, 33-year-old Sasha Gollish took an extended break from her consultancy work and began her doctoral studies in engineering at the University of Toronto with two related goals: to figure out a way to improve the teaching of math in engineering schools, and to turn herself into a world-class runner. She hasn’t disappointed!

Sasha has a long list of accolades to her name. A civil engineer with a BA in economics, Sasha has ten years’ professional experience specializing in road safety. She is a 2015 Pan Am Games Bronze Medalist (despite losing a shoe on the track!) and Canadian Championships Silver Medalist. Along with running, Sasha is an accomplished cyclist, duathlon competitor, skier and Ultimate Frisbee participant. As one of a handful of women to earn her Advanced Coaching Diploma, she also mentors and coaches numerous athletes in running and skiing.