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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Testing New Tools to Support Enhanced Online and Blended Learning at the University of Windsor

The University of Windsor has been expanding its online and blended learning offerings over the past few years, now offering close to 100 online courses with about 10,000 registrations and 50-100 blended courses. The number of online registrations in the Faculty of... Learn more about Testing New Tools to Support Enhanced Online and Blended Learning at the University of Windsor
Combining Traditional, Hybrid, and Online Learning in a Progressive Delivery Model at Durham College

In addition to teaching at Durham College in Oshawa, Michelle Rivers, a Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Employment Services, is enrolled in graduate studies at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (... Learn more about Combining Traditional, Hybrid, and Online Learning in a Progressive Delivery Model at Durham College
Developing Online Courses that Connect to Students’ Lives at Durham College

For each course, students get access to online lectures which are recorded using Tegrity, the McGraw-Hill lecture capture software. This allows the students anywhere, anytime viewing, supplemented by a search capacity that covers the entire course, the capacity to... Learn more about Developing Online Courses that Connect to Students’ Lives at Durham College
Using Twitter in the Classroom for Student Engagement and Exchange at University of Windsor

Professor Ryan Snelgrove teaches Ethics in Sport, a required first-year course, to 225 students in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Windsor. Reflecting the University’s emphasis on student experience, Dr. Snelgrove wanted to foster classroom... Learn more about Using Twitter in the Classroom for Student Engagement and Exchange at University of Windsor
Assessing the Potential of e-Textbooks at the University of Windsor

The Leddy Library at the University of Windsor, under the leadership of Gwendolyn Ebbett, Dean of the Library, and Joan Dalton, Associate Dean of the Library, has an extensive involvement with electronic services, being one of the first institutions to move to... Learn more about Assessing the Potential of e-Textbooks at the University of Windsor
Developing Crowdmark, an Online Collaborative Marking Platform at the University of Toronto

Dr. James Colliander, a Professor at the University of Toronto has been teaching first-year Calculus for 20 years, working with teaching assistants (TAs) for marking. He has also been involved with the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) which organizes the... Learn more about Developing Crowdmark, an Online Collaborative Marking Platform at the University of Toronto
Maximizing Student Learning at the Ontario 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... Learn more about Maximizing Student Learning at the Ontario College of Art and Design University
Virtual Learning Environment

In September 2012, Loyalist College launched its Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), hosting all of its simulations for learning in an environment custom built using Unity 3D authoring system. The first steps in this process were outlined in a previous Pocket of... Learn more about Virtual Learning Environment
Moving Ahead with the Digital College

The initial steps Algonquin College in Ottawa took to become a Digital College are outlined in Digital College – Organizational change for enhanced student learning and engagement in Contact North | Contact Nord’s Pockets of Innovation Series. The Series also... Learn more about Moving Ahead with the Digital College
Making Virtual a Reality

The discussion of virtual reality software at Nipissing University in North Bay began with a consideration of its possibilities for research. Discussions between Tom Church, Instructional Designer in the Centre for Flexible Teaching and Learning, and senior... Learn more about Making Virtual a Reality

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