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.

Use the keyword feature to find Pockets of Innovation that address your specific interests.

Carleton Virtual
Carleton Virtual (CV) is an online 3D virtual environment that resembles the physical Carleton University campus in Ottawa. CV was built to explore how the unique qualities of virtual environments can best enhance student experience and learning. CV began in the...
Digital Media Zone
The concept of the Digital Media Zone (the Zone) arose in 2009 as students and alumni approached Sheldon Levy, the President of Ryerson University in Toronto, to discuss how a university, in addition to helping students get great jobs, could help...
Expanding Literacy
Students and instructors alike at McMaster University recognize that students entering university need broad support in developing the critical thinking skills necessary to be successful in their academic careers and, indeed, to be successful throughout their lives...
Facilitator Community of Practice
The Centre for Adult Education and Community Outreach (CAECO) in the Faculty of Education at Brock University in St. Catharines offers part-time programs leading to a Bachelor of Education in Adult Education and a Certificate in Adult Education. Students may take...
e-Marking
Professors Robert McLeman and Eric Crighton in the Department of Geography at the University of Ottawa worked with Richard Pinet, the Director of the Centre for e-Learning at the University of Ottawa, to develop and test the use of the iPad for e-marking in...
Preparing Students for the Future
George Brown College in Toronto has had considerable success with distance learning, with thousands of students registered in such programs as Electronic Technician and Robotics Technician. As well, a number of innovative professors have introduced multimedia,...
Building a Dog Skeleton
Students in the Veterinary Technician Diploma Program at the Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Oakville need lab practice involving access to live animals and cadavers. However, this raises ethical issues related to the protection of animal...
Linking Online and Experiential Learning
Durham College in Oshawa established a partnership with Sault College in Sault Ste Marie to deliver the Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) (IMM) apprenticeship program to northern and remote communities. A hybrid model was developed in which Durham College provides...
Border Simulation
In the Justice Studies program at Loyalist College in Belleville, a customs and immigration track is offered to students who wish to pursue careers in customs-related fields, including positions as Border Services Officers (BSO) with the Canadian Border Services...
Simulations for Learning
Loyalist College in Belleville has been creating simulations for learning since 2006, using Second Life, an online virtual world. A description of one of the projects is included in this series under the title of Border Simulation – Student learning in a virtual...

Ontario Pockets of Innovation

Carleton Virtual

Digital Media Zone

Expanding Literacy

Facilitator Community of Practice

e-Marking

Preparing Students for the Future

Building a Dog Skeleton

Linking Online and Experiential Learning

Border Simulation

Simulations for Learning

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