CENTRE FOR TEACHING
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Announcing the 2025-2027 Inaugural Cohort of SoTL Scholars!

Two rows of 10 professional headshots. Top row, left to right, is Kate Carder, Navdeep Kaur, Stacey Hatch, Rosina Mete, and Sossie Kechichian; bottom row, left to right, is Rosalie Chevalley, Shimaa ElSherif, Taghreed Al-Zubaidi, Diane Burt, and Bernie Potvin.

Image Description: 10 professional headshots in two rows of 5 each. Top row, left to right: Kate Carder (BCA, Yorkville ON), Navdeep Kaur (BBA, Yorkville BC), Stacey Hatch (DCP, Yorkville NB), Rosina Mete (DCP, Yorkville NB), and Sossie Kechichian (Liberal Arts, Yorkville ON). Bottom row, left to right: Rosalie Chevalley (BBA, Yorkville BC), Shimaa ElSherif (BBA, Yorkville BC), Taghreed Al-Zubaidi (BID, Yorkville ON), Diane Burt (MEd, Yorkville NB), and Bernie Potvin (MEd, Yorkville NB).

We are thrilled to announce the 2025-2027 inaugural cohort of SoTL Scholars!

Our SoTL Scholars will receive funding and ongoing consultative support to enact impactful and innovative SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) research projects from start to finish. SoTL Scholars will also engage in monthly community of practice meetings, share findings with our community, and represent Yorkville University + TFS at future conferences!

Meet our inaugural SoTL Scholars and learn more about their exciting projects!

Matthew Dunleavy wearing a pink and purple polka-dot shirt under a grey blazer with red-framed glasses and a long reddish-brown beard smiling into the camera
Matthew Dunleavy

Senior Educational Developer, Faculty Excellence and Development

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Matthew Dunleavy (he/him) is an educational developer and scholarly teacher with over 10+ years’ experience. In addition to working at the CTEI, Matthew serves as the Vice-Chair of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). Before joining the CTEI, Matthew was an Educational Developer in the Teaching Commons at York University; before entering that role, he served as the Program Director of the Online Learning and Technology Consultants (OLTC) Program at the Maple League of Universities (Acadia University; Bishop’s University; Mount Allison University; and St. Francis Xavier University). In 2022, he was awarded the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning by STLHE for this work.