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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Northern College’s Global Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (GBET) Program Centered on Experiential Learning

A more practical, hands-on learning experience that would help his students succeed in the real world of business is what Professor Will Durocher wanted to create.
Mohawk College Program Improves Digital Accessibility

One fact emerging from the rapid shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic is that many online tools are not fully accessible to students with disabilities.
Physics Mastery Modules Support Student Learning at Ontario Tech University

Disenchanted with a textbook publisher’s online homework modules for first-year physics students, Ontario Tech University professor Dr. Joseph MacMillan set out to create his own. He received a teaching innovation grant and with the help of a colleague, Rupinder...
Digital Storytelling Engages Students in Rural Nursing Course

Six years ago, when Trent University nursing Professor Kim English found her students weren’t sufficiently engaged in online discussions, she decided to experiment with digital storytelling.
Using the HyFlex Model to Improve Student-Directed and Multi-Modal Learning at Cambrian College, Sudbury, Ontario

Cambrian College wanted to offer its students more flexible learning options that complement how they live, work and learn. Students acknowledged the need for flexible, customizable, technology-enhanced learning opportunities that suit their busy lifestyles. It’s...
Entrepreneurship Course Gives Students Real-World Experience Running Online Businesses

When Dr. Felix Arndt was asked to design a new Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship course at the University of Guelph, he decided to create an online course combining theory with real-world, practical experiences. He reasoned that to teach students how to succeed in...
Fostering Lifelong Learning Skills at OCAD University with My3L

Lifelong learning is critical for graduates throughout their careers, especially given the rapidly evolving and complex nature of work, study and knowledge. It’s why OCAD University’s Jutta Treviranus, Director of the Inclusive Design Institute and a professor in...
Using Virtual Labs for French and English Online Chemistry Students at the University of Ottawa

Dr. Alain St-Amant, chemistry professor and the Vice-Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Student Experience at the University of Ottawa, wanted to offer his first-year French introductory chemistry class, Principes de chimie, online to provide his students a more...
Using Lightboards to Successfully Teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Subjects Online at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Michael Justason, Program Chair, Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University, was looking for ways to effectively teach engineering online. Drawing diagrams, rendering equations and problem...
Developing a Class Response System to Promote Active Learning During Online Courses at Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

After teaching in various colleges and universities for over 17 years, Dr. Ken Kwong-Kay Wong consistently observed students who are confused, shy, tired, and distracted in the lecture hall, especially those sitting at the back rows.

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Ontario Pockets of Innovation

Northern College’s Global Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (GBET) Program Centered on Experiential Learning

Mohawk College Program Improves Digital Accessibility

Physics Mastery Modules Support Student Learning at Ontario Tech University

Digital Storytelling Engages Students in Rural Nursing Course

Using the HyFlex Model to Improve Student-Directed and Multi-Modal Learning at Cambrian College, Sudbury, Ontario

Entrepreneurship Course Gives Students Real-World Experience Running Online Businesses

Fostering Lifelong Learning Skills at OCAD University with My3L

Using Virtual Labs for French and English Online Chemistry Students at the University of Ottawa

Using Lightboards to Successfully Teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Subjects Online at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Developing a Class Response System to Promote Active Learning During Online Courses at Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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