Tiny Teaching Tales Date: Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 Time: 2:00-3:30pm (AT) / 1:00-2:30pm (ET) / 10:00-11:30am (PT) Registration link Workshop Description: Inspired by Chris Anson and Nancy Sommers’ work with “Writing and Sharing Tiny Teaching Stories,” this interactive workshop aims to bring together YU and TFS faculty and staff to do just the same: write […]
Decolonization in Action: Part 2 - Q+A and Discussion Dr. Johanne McCarthy Date: Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 Time: 2:00-4:00pm (AT) / 1:00-3:00pm (ET) / 10:00-12:00pm (PT) Registration link Workshop Description: We are very excited to be welcoming back Dr. Johanne McCarthy (Dean, Academic Programs, Six Nations Polytechnic) into our virtual spaces in a good way […]
Mobilizing Your Teaching Knowledge: Intro to SoTL Date: Friday, July 19th, 2024 Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT) Registration link Workshop Description: The acronym “SoTL” stands for “Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,” and refers to reflexive practice and research undertaken by educators for educators. In post-secondary institutions across the continent today known […]
BYO Brunch-and-Lunch with the SEDs! Date: Monday, July 29th, 2024 Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT) Registration link Workshop Description: You’ve heard about the CTEI Senior Educational Developers (SEDs) and maybe even have met one, two, or all three of them across some of our work these past three months, but in […]
Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series Kick-off with Dr. Mary Drinkwater and Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes Date: Friday, August 16th 2024 Time: 2:00-3:30pm (AT) / 1:00-2:30pm (ET) / 10:00-11:30am (PT) Register here! Session Description: Come join Dr. Mary Drinkwater and Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes for an exciting kick-off for the Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series here at Yorkville […]
Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series with Dr. Nishreena Nisham: Transactional, Transformational and Charismatic Approaches to Organizational Change Leadership in Times of Uncertain Futures Date: Friday, August 23rd, 2024 Time: 2:00-3:00pm (AT) / 1:00-2:00pm (ET) / 10:00-11:00am (PT) Register here! Session Description: Come join Dr. Nishreena Nisham, Dr. Shelly Bhagat, and Suma Balachandran (CMA) as they discuss […]
Fictional Classrooms: Read--What-You-Can Educational Development Communities Date: Wednesday, August 28th, 2024 Time: 1:00-2:00pm (AT) / 12:00-1:00pm (ET) / 9:00-10:00am (PT) Register here! Workshop Description: The Fictional Classrooms project was born out of conversations about how we might attempt to reach faculty that did not typically engage with standard educational development offerings. While book clubs and […]
Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series w/ Dr. Sofia Georgiadou: Supporting Faculty Wellness Initiatives During Times of Crisis and Change Date: Monday, September 9th 2024 Time: 5:00-6:00pm (AT) / 4:00-5:00pm (ET) / 1:00-2:00pm (PT) Register here! Session Description: Come join our very own Dr. Sofia Georgiadou (Yorkville University) and Dr. Katrina McChesney (University of Waikato) for their chapter on […]
Brightspace Training: Communications and Building Online Communities Date: Tuesday, September 17th, 2024 Time: 3:30-5:00pm (AT) / 2:30-4:00pm (ET) / 11:30-1:00pm (PT) Register here! Session Description: Spend this time working through some of the key features and tools in Brightspace that can engage and humanize the online learning space, including Announcements, Discussions, and creating groups. We will talk […]
Brightspace Training: Accommodations and Accessibility Date: Thursday, September 19th 2024 Time: 2:00-3:30pm (AT) / 1:00-2:30pm (ET) / 10:00-11:30am (PT) Register here! Session Description: How can Brightspace support student accommodation? What are the accessibility features, and how can I ensure that I am thinking about some UDL principles in my teaching. This session will address these […]
Brightspace Training: Feedback and Grading Date: Friday, September 20th 2024 Time: 12:30-2:00pm (AT) / 11:30-1:00pm (ET) / 8:30-10:00am (PT) Register here! Session Description: Feedback is a central part of the learning process, and in this session, we will explore effective feedback principles as they apply in grading Assignments, Discussions and Quizzes. We will spend our […]
Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series w/ Dr. Sanaz Adibian: Ascertaining the Calm in the Crisis Date: Monday, September 24th 2024 Time: 7:00-8:00pm (AT) / 6:00-7:00pm (ET) / 3:00-4:00pm (PT) Register here! Session Description: Join Dr. Sanaz Adibian as she discusses her chapter introducing an innovative perspective on the concept of crisis and dealing with uncertain times, individually and […]
Matthew Dunleavy (he/him) is an educational developer and scholarly teacher with over 9+ years’ experience. He immediately joins our CTEI from York University where he was an Educational Developer with the Teaching Commons; 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 the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) for this work.
