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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Active Learning in an Intercultural Online Environment at Wilfrid Laurier University
Professor Gavin Brockett, in the Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) in Waterloo, Ontario, was building connections for student exchanges with Istanbul Şehir University in Istanbul, Turkey, when he was asked to develop a course in Muslim...
Integrating Facebook and Twitter
Having been a long-time fan of technology, Bhupesh Shah, a Professor in the School of Marketing at Seneca College in Toronto, was intrigued when a group of students asked him if he was on Facebook. He had dismissed Facebook as a tool for kids, but on closer...
Using Tablets in the Classroom to Enhance Learning in Business Maths Courses at Conestoga College
At a 2010 Educational Technology Committee Advancing Learning Conference, Lisa Koster, Coordinator of the Business Foundations Program at Conestoga College in Kitchener, saw a demonstration of the use of tablets for teaching mathematics. She...
Redesigning the Instructional Skills Workshop in a Blended Format for Faculty Development at Ryerson University
The Instructional Skills Workshop, providing three days of intensive professional development for faculty and instructors, is offered at post-secondary institutions across Ontario and around the world. Working in small groups...
Increasing Student Enrolment, Retention, and Participation through Online Delivery of an Introduction to Québec Society Course at Carleton University
Dr. Anne Trépanier’s mandate in the School of Canadian Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa was to develop a course stream in Québec Studies. Encouraging student enrolment and success was essential, as the CDNS 2510 Introduction to Québec Society course offered...
Strategic Advancement: Moving Ahead with Blended Learning at Queen´s University
The first blended learning course in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen's University in Kingston, was offered in academic year 2011-12 to encourage more active learning, especially in first-year and high-enrolment courses. The coordinated approach that Queen’s...
Teaching and Learning in a Course in Ancient Humour using a Blended Format at Queen’s University
The first blended learning course in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s University, in Kingston, was offered in academic year 2011-12 to encourage more active learning, especially in first-year and high-enrolment courses. The coordinated approach that Queen’...
Designing First-Year Sociology for the Millennial Generation at Queen’s University
The first blended learning course in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s University, in Kingston, was offered in academic year 2011-12 to encourage more active learning, especially in first-year and high-enrolment courses. The coordinated approach that Queen’...
Developing a Blended Learning Course for More Engaged Learning in Calculus at Queen’s University
The first blended learning course in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s University in Kingston, was offered in the academic year 2011-12 to encourage more active learning, especially in first-year and high-enrolment courses. The coordinated approach that...
Improving Student Success in Financial Accounting with Online Learning at Carleton University
In 1999, Professor Jacques Maurice at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University in Ottawa was managing the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Accelerated Program and, wanting to make it more widely available, decided to offer it using distance delivery...

Ontario Pockets of Innovation

Active Learning in an Intercultural Online Environment at Wilfrid Laurier University

Integrating Facebook and Twitter

Using Tablets in the Classroom to Enhance Learning in Business Maths Courses at Conestoga College

Redesigning the Instructional Skills Workshop in a Blended Format for Faculty Development at Ryerson University

Increasing Student Enrolment, Retention, and Participation through Online Delivery of an Introduction to Québec Society Course at Carleton University

Strategic Advancement: Moving Ahead with Blended Learning at Queen´s University

Teaching and Learning in a Course in Ancient Humour using a Blended Format at Queen’s University

Designing First-Year Sociology for the Millennial Generation at Queen’s University

Developing a Blended Learning Course for More Engaged Learning in Calculus at Queen’s University

Improving Student Success in Financial Accounting with Online Learning at Carleton University

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