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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e-Portfolios for Lifelong Learning – Integrating e-portfolios for students in the Faculty of Music at Wilfrid Laurier University

Kimberly Barber, a professor in the Faculty of Music at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario uses the learning management system (LMS) to provide course information for music students studying as Voice majors, including first-year to post-graduate... Learn more about e-Portfolios for Lifelong Learning – Integrating e-portfolios for students in the Faculty of Music at Wilfrid Laurier University
Accessibility, Engagement, and Learning

In 2009-2010, a priority-setting exercise for York University in Toronto led to the development of a White Paper by the Vice-President Academic and Provost. In providing direction for York for the next decade, the paper called for a planned and coordinated expansion... Learn more about Accessibility, Engagement, and Learning
Reflective Practitioners

Since the 1990s, Centennial College in Toronto has been offering a certificate program, Teacher Trainer of Adults, for full- and part-time faculty, whether at Centennial or in other institutions, focused on teaching practices and adult learning processes. This... Learn more about Reflective Practitioners
Intercultural Learning Online

Through the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University in Toronto, Dr. Robin Roth, a Geography professor, was asked to deliver a course as part of a Liberal Arts Diploma offered to refugees on the Thai/Burma border by the Australian Catholic University. The... Learn more about Intercultural Learning Online
SPARK, the Virtual Learning Commons

To create an online resource to support students as they complete written research assignments, three units at York University in Toronto – the Libraries, Learning Skills Services, and the Writing Department – came together to create the Virtual Learning Commons.... Learn more about SPARK, the Virtual Learning Commons
Encouraging Student Independence

As registrations in the Fall and Winter term Organic Chemistry classes at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo increased over a few years from 75 to 300 students, Professor Stephen MacNeil found it increasingly difficult to engage the students in the lectures.... Learn more about Encouraging Student Independence
Playing to Learn: A disaster simulation game for interdisciplinary learning at Centennial College

As part of a project funded by Health Canada, Centennial College, the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences, the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, and George Brown College, all in Toronto, came together with other health and emergency service... Learn more about Playing to Learn: A disaster simulation game for interdisciplinary learning at Centennial College
Implementing Blended Learning in Language Studies at Mohawk College

Mohawk College in Hamilton is positioning itself as a blended learning institution in order to enhance student learning and reduce face-to-face time in physical classrooms. The priority areas, the three steps in the process, and the faculty training provided... Learn more about Implementing Blended Learning in Language Studies at Mohawk College
Blended Learning for Students in Health Sciences and Human Services at Mohawk College

Mohawk College in Hamilton is positioning itself as a blended learning institution with the goals of enhancing student learning and reducing face-to-face time in physical classrooms. The priority areas, the three steps in the process, and the faculty training... Learn more about Blended Learning for Students in Health Sciences and Human Services at Mohawk College
Engaging with Students through Social Media: The University of Toronto Mississauga Library Integrates New Ways of Communicating

Given the importance of social media in the lives of students, the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) Library wanted to explore its possible role on social media and how interaction with students would best be accomplished. The first step was a six-month study... Learn more about Engaging with Students through Social Media: The University of Toronto Mississauga Library Integrates New Ways of Communicating

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