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Cross Canada Pockets of Innovation

The Cross Canada Pockets of Innovation showcases a broad range of examples of best practices in online learning from faculty and instructors in post-secondary education from across Canada, outside of Ontario. These descriptions highlight models and resources that can be adapted in many educational settings to improve student success in online, blended and technology-enhanced learning. 

 In this series, Contact North | Contact Nord features projects with three specific characteristics:

  • They represent a new approach.
  • They support students.
  • The developers are prepared to share their innovation, the challenges they encountered and what they learned with public colleges and universities in Ontario, as well as colleagues around the world.

This Cross Canada series complements Contact North | Contact Nord’s Pockets of Innovation Series with 135 examples of how innovative educators in Ontario’s public colleges and universities are using online learning to provide engaging learning experiences for students, as well as the International Pockets of Innovation series, which features stories from academic innovators from Ireland, Norway, France, Iceland, Spain, Italy, US, Israel, Costa Rica, Scotland, England, Sweden and Germany, with more added each month.

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  • Using Open Education at Cape Breton University, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Engage with The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Support Healing, Dialogue, and Learning for First Nations

    Cape Breton University

    In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada reported a systemic lack of culturally relevant education available to Aboriginal peoples and a lack of awareness in the general public about Aboriginal cultures, knowledge systems , and perspectives. The Commission issued a...
  • Teaching an Online Large Enrolment Course in Anatomy at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Dalhousie University

    Professor Gary Allen teaches Anatomy 1010, An Introduction to Anatomy, in the Department of Medical Neuroscience at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada. This is a large enrolment course with over 1,000 students. It is a standard three credit course and is a pre-requisite for many...
  • The Use of Talking Circles in an Online Course on Aboriginal Literature at Memorial University of Newfoundland

    Memorial University of Newfoundland

    In 2009, Memorial University of Newfoundland’s senior administration was anxious to increase Aboriginal participation and representation among the student body. At the time, there was a very small number of Aboriginal students studying at the university. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are...
  • Daedalus: An Online Curriculum Mapping Tool from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Dalhousie University

    In 2002, the Department of Computer Science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was facing a major problem - too many students failing the Bachelor of Computer Science program. A lack of cohesion and sequencing between the different courses in the program were identified...
  • The Use of Blogs and Virtual Posters in a Hybrid Course on Issues in Children’s Health and Development at the University of Prince Edward Island

    University of Prince Edward Island

    Charlene VanLeeuwen teaches a third year course on Current Issues in Children’s Health and Development in the Department of Applied Human Sciences at the University of Prince Edward Island. It is an elective, inter-disciplinary course with about 25-30 students. Students come with a wide...
  • Developing Practica for an Online Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University, New Brunswick

    Yorkville University

    Yorkville University is a private for-profit university accredited by the province of New Brunswick. Headquartered in Fredericton, Yorkville University has currently about 6,000 students drawn from across Canada and beyond. It offers the following programs:
    • Master of Arts in...
  • Agile Design in a Course on the Integration of Technology in Teaching at l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

    Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

    Professor Normand Roy and his colleague, Sonia Lefebvre, teach a course, TLE-6008, on the integration of technology in teaching as part of the Maitrîse en Enseignement Secondaire (Master of Secondary Education) at L’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, one of the ten universities in the...
  • Using QR Codes and Mobile Phones for Teaching Gross Anatomy at the University of Prince Edward Island

    University of Prince Edward Island

    Dr. Sue Dawson teaches first year gross anatomy at the Atlantic Veterinary College at University of Prince Edward Island. Her class usually has between 60-70 students. Gross anatomy is a visual, hands-on subject requiring examination of real specimens and accurate models of body parts, in order to...
  • Francophone MOOCs with High Completion Rates from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

    Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

    L’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), with just over 14,000 students, is one of the ten universities in the Université du Québec system.
  • A Web-Based Expert System for Designing Instructional Scenarios from Université de Montréal, Québec

    Université de Montréal

    Faculty and instructors in post-secondary education are facing increasing challenges from new learning technologies, larger classes, greater diversity of students, and an increasing focus on skills development. This in many cases requires instructors to take a more design-oriented approach to...
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