Read about best practices in training and development that enable faculty to introduce and enhance online and hybrid learning for their students.
Sheridan College
When they became aware their method of teaching business students was not producing graduates who met the needs of the business community, a collective of faculty led by Associate Dean Jeremy Staples in the Pilon School of Business at Sheridan College in Mississauga set out to “... Learn more about Reflective Practice via Creative Learning Portfolios at Sheridan College’s Pilon School of Business in Mississauga, CanadaSheridan College
Sheridan College in Oakville set a goal of developing 400 blended courses by the fall of 2015, using a general definition of ‘blended’ learning as two hours of face-to-face, in-class activity and one hour outside the classroom. By the end of 2014, the target was reached and exceeded with... Learn more about Focusing on Faculty Development for Digital Teaching and Learning at Sheridan CollegeNorthern College
In an earlier Pockets of Innovation feature on Northern College, the focus was on the online flexibility offered to students in the Mining Engineering Technician Program at Northern College, with campuses in Timmins, Haileybury, Moosonee, and Kirkland Lake. The faculty at Northern, as... Learn more about Online Design and Development Focused on Student Access and Learning at Northern CollegeRyerson University
The Instructional Skills Workshop, providing three days of intensive professional development for faculty and instructors, is offered at post-secondary institutions across Ontario and around the world. Working in small groups, faculty discuss topics relevant to their teaching and deliver mini-... Learn more about Redesigning the Instructional Skills Workshop in a Blended Format for Faculty Development at Ryerson UniversityOntario College of Art and Design University
In 2011, the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U) assessed the capacities of various learning management systems (LMS) to support the particular needs of their students and their goal of expanding online learning opportunities. The process of, and reasons for, choosing Canvas, an... Learn more about Maximizing Student Learning at the Ontario College of Art and Design UniversityCarleton University
At the beginning of his teaching in the Chemistry Department at Carleton University in Ottawa in 1991, Professor Robert Burk recognized the possibilities of technology as his lectures in the Science for Today course were broadcasted to reach beyond the walls of the lecture hall. After he began... Learn more about Online Interaction to Enhance the Learning of First-Year Chemistry Students at Carleton University
