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Research
Research Interests: Curriculum Development, Learning Experience Design, Experiential Learning, Play-based learning, Innovative Learning, Collaborative Learning/Design, Entrepreneurship.
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2025Peschl, H. & Saggar, M. [2025, July] Empowering Students Through Choice: The Impact of a Gamified Course on Well-Being and Achievement. Paper Presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Paper Presentation. Copenhagen, Denmark. Peschl, H. & Saggar, M. Decolonization Through Play: Cultivating Empathy and Diversity in Higher Education. Professional Development Workshop at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Copenhagen, Denmark. Saggar, M. Let’s Go Pla(y)ces: Bringing Community into the Classroom through Play. Research Presentation at the US Play Coalition. Bloomington, Indiana. Saggar, M. & Ward, C. [2025, April – accepted, not yet presented] The Power of Adult Play: Discover Your Play Personality to Boost Creativity and Productivity. Interactive Workshop at the US Play Coalition. Bloomington, Indiana.
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2024Brown, M. & Cunningham, J., Saggar, M., McArdle, J. &de Koning, A. [2024, May] Co-creating Learning Experiences – Engaging Student Voices via Visual Preference Surveys ( VPS). Interactive Workshop at the Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning. Calgary, Alberta. Saggar, M. McArdle, J., de Koning, A., Brown, M. & Cunningham, J. [2024, May] The Experiential Learning Map: A Storyboarding Curriculum Design Tool. Interactive Workshop at the Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning. Calgary, Alberta.
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2023Saggar, M., McArdle, J.C., de Koning, A., & Choudhary, A. (2023). Designing effective experiential curriculum: The experiential learning map. Imagining SoTL, 3(2 ),40-63.https://doi.org/10.29173/isotl693APPENDIXB de Koning, A., McArdle, J.F., Choudhary, A., & Saggar, M. (2023). Disrupting the traditional learning paradigm: Place- based learning as transformational space. Imagining SoTL, 3(1),37-45. https://doi.org/10.29173/isotl679 Saggar, M. McArdle, J. & de Koning, A. [2023, November] Let's Go Pla(y)ces: Bringing Community into the Classroom through Play. Presentation at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL). Utrecht, the Netherlands. Saggar, M., McArdle, J.F., Choudhary, A. & de Koning, A. [2023, April] The Experiential Learning Map: a Holistic Curriculum Design Tool. Presentation at the University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, Calgary, Alberta. Choudhary, A., Saggar, M., de Koning, A. & McArdle, J.F. [2023, April] Transform Learning & Student Engagement with Visual Preference Surveys. Presentation at the University of Calgary’s Tapestries of Learning Symposium, Calgary, Alberta. Saggar, M., McArdle, J.F., Choudhary, A. & de Koning, A. [2023, March] Using the Experiential Learning Map to Design Learning Experiences in K - 12 and Post-Secondary Environments. Presentation at the University of Calgary’s Tapestries of Learning Symposium, Calgary, Alberta. Choudhary, A., McArdle, J.F., Saggar, M. & de Koning, A. [2023, March] Building Inclusive Learning Environments: Using Visual Preference Surveys to Activate Voice and Agency. Presentation at the University of Calgary’s Tapestries of Learning Symposium, Calgary, Alberta.
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2022Saggar, M., de Koning, A. J., McArdle, J.F., Reynolds, A. & Choudhary, A. [2022, November] The Experiential Learning Map: an Interactive Tool for Curriculum Development. Interactive Poster at Mount Royal University’s Symposium for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Banff, Alberta. Saggar, M., de Koning, A. J., McArdle, J.F., Reynolds, A. & Choudhary, A. [2022, November] The Experiential Learning Map: A Storyboarding Tool for Instructors to Design Impactful Learning Experiences. Interactive Poster at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL). Kelowna, British Columbia. Reynolds, A., McArdle, J.F., de Koning, A.J., Saggar, M & Coudhary, A. [2022, November] Co-constructing Learning Environments: Activating Student’s Voice and Agency Using Visual Preference Surveys. Presentation at Mount Royal University’s Symposium for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Banff, Alberta. McArdle, J.F., de Koning, A.J., Reynolds, A., Coudhary, A & Saggar, M. [2022, November] Building inclusive learning environments: Activating students’ voice and agency using visual preference surveys. Workshop at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL). Kelowna, British Columbia. McArdle, J.F., de Koning, A.J., Saggar, M., Coudhary, A. & Reynolds, A. [2022, November] Using video reflections to improve students’ engagement, critical reflection, and composition skills. Presentation at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL). Kelowna, British Columbia.
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2021Saggar, M. (2021, March) Introducing Pla(y)ce Based Learning: Bring Play and Place into Elementary Classrooms. Presentation at the University of Calgary’s Tapestries of Learning Symposium, Calgary, Alberta.

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