Ontario Pockets of Innovation

On college and university campuses across Ontario, faculty and instructors are exploring how emerging technologies and online tools can improve the learning experience for students. In this growing 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 the challenges they encountered and what they learned with other public colleges and universities in Ontario.

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Designing and Developing Student-Centered, Competency-Based Online Learning at La Cité in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Olivier Chartrand, eLearning Development Manager at La Cité in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, describes his job as an ideal and challenging combination... Learn more about Designing and Developing Student-Centered, Competency-Based Online Learning at La Cité in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Developing Apps to Track Clinical Experiences and Formative Feedback for Medical Students at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

At the Michael G. De Groote School of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, senior medical students rotate through 63 weeks of core placements during their workplace learning phase. The students, referred to as Clinical Clerks, may be in a... Learn more about Developing Apps to Track Clinical Experiences and Formative Feedback for Medical Students at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Developing and Integrating an Open Educational Resource to Equip Students for Better Learning at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

To be successful, students have to know what and how to learn, as well as how to manage course and life demands. Dr. Alison Flynn, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Ottawa in Ontario, recognized a need... Learn more about Developing and Integrating an Open Educational Resource to Equip Students for Better Learning at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Developing Resources for Student Success in Online Linear Algebra at Carleton University

In 2013, Dr. Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada was looking for strategies to improve his face-to-face course in Linear Algebra. The particular challenge of the course was... Learn more about Developing Resources for Student Success in Online Linear Algebra at Carleton University
Using Blended Learning to Provide Knowledge and Skills for Caregivers of Older Adults at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario

Increasingly, adults are taking on the care of older adults in their homes, providing a significant contribution to the health care system in Ontario. However, recent research by The Change Foundation found 75% of caregivers had not received any training specific to... Learn more about Using Blended Learning to Provide Knowledge and Skills for Caregivers of Older Adults at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario
Blended Learning Program in Leadership in Community Engagement at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

McMaster University is located in Hamilton, a city of 500,000 in southern Ontario, Canada, which has over time experienced significant losses in employment due to declines in its industrial, steel and manufacturing... Learn more about Blended Learning Program in Leadership in Community Engagement at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Focusing on Instructional Design Support, Applied Learning, and Online Teaching at the Centre for Continuing Education, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

More than 70% of the enrolment at the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is in online courses, meeting the needs of working professionals who enrol in certificate and diploma programs for flexible learning... Learn more about Focusing on Instructional Design Support, Applied Learning, and Online Teaching at the Centre for Continuing Education, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
A Course in Introduction to International Human Rights at the University of Ottawa, Ontario Demonstrates a Successful Shift to Online Learning

The course – Introduction to International Human Rights – is part of the undergraduate Conflict Studies and Human Rights program at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is offered to upper year students, and originally was taught face-to-face, following a... Learn more about A Course in Introduction to International Human Rights at the University of Ottawa, Ontario Demonstrates a Successful Shift to Online Learning
Developing Open Educational Resources in French and English for Students of Organic Chemistry at the University of Ottawa, Canada

It is no secret students struggle to learn organic chemistry, including complex nomenclature, symbolism, and core concepts. Recognizing a lack of open educational resources to help students interactively learn and practice organic chemistry concepts online,... Learn more about Developing Open Educational Resources in French and English for Students of Organic Chemistry at the University of Ottawa, Canada
Choosing the Most Effective Tools for Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning in Chinese Language Courses at the University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada

When Dr. Ruhui Ni joined the Department of Language Studies at University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), Canada, in 2014 to teach the introductory Chinese 100 course, she knew she wanted to use technology within an online... Learn more about Choosing the Most Effective Tools for Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning in Chinese Language Courses at the University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada

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