CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option Four

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option Four Date: Thursday, February 6th, 2025 Time: 12:00-1:30pm (AT) / 11:00-12:30pm (ET) / 8:00-9:30am (PT) Register here! Session Description:   Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School. The session will […]

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option Five

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week Five – Option Five Date: Friday, February 7th, 2025 Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT) Register here! Session Description:   Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School. The session will […]

Feedback as Learning

Feedback as Learning Date: Monday, February 10th, 2025 Time: 2:00-3:30pm (AT)* / 1:00-2:30pm (ET)* / 10:00-11:30am (PT)* Register here! Workshop Description: In Designing Effective Feedback Processes in Higher Education: A Learning-Focused Approach, Naomi Winstone and David Carless argue for a more student-centered approach to feedback. They argue that an old paradigm viewed feedback as simply […]

Accessibility Basics and Your Teaching Practice

Accessibility Basics and Your Teaching Practice Date: Friday, February 21st, 2025 Time: 1:00-2:00pm (AT) / 12:00-1:00pm (ET) / 9:00-10:00am (PT) Register here! Webinette Description: This CTEI “Webinette” (a 15-minute pedagogical presentation followed by 45 minutes of interactive discussion and Q&A) will outline the basics of accessible practices in our teaching when it comes to document […]

Journal Club – March 2025 Meeting

Journal Club – March 2025 Meeting Date: Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 Time: 2:00-3:00pm (AT) / 1:00-2:00pm (ET) / 10:00-11:00am (PT) Register your interest to attend! “Journal Club” CTEI Communities Description: We are excited to be launching our first CTEI Community of the 2025 year, our first-ever Journal Club! Join the CTEI for monthly get-togethers where […]

Discussions as Formative Learning

Discussions as Formative Learning Date: Thursday, March 6th, 2025 Time: 2:00-3:30pm (AT)* / 1:00-2:30pm (ET)* / 10:00-11:30am (PT)* Register here! Workshop Description: How do we move away from the post-reply-grade paradigm when we use discussions in our classrooms? In this CTEI Workshop, we will come together to reflect on our practices and roles in creating space, […]

Creating Accessible PowerPoints for Your Teaching

Creating Accessible PowerPoints for Your Teaching Date: Friday, March 7th, 2025 Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT) Register here! Workshop Description: At Yorkville U and TFS, we are committed to building inclusive communities. Ensuring that students can access and meaningfully engage with their learning materials is foundational to an inclusive learning environment. […]

ISW – Yorkville U + TFS (Ontario – March 24, 26, 27)

ISW (Instructional Skills Workshop) - Day 1 Location: Ontario (Yorkville U Steeles Campus) Dates: March 24th, 26th, and 27th, 2025 Time: 9:00-5:00pm ET each day Register here! Workshop Description:   The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is offered within a small group setting and is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. […]

ISW – Yorkville U + TFS (Ontario – March 24, 26, 27)

ISW (Instructional Skills Workshop) – Day 2 Location: Ontario (Yorkville U Steeles Campus) Dates: March 24th, 26th, and 27th, 2025 Time: 9:00-5:00pm ET each day Register here! Workshop Description:   The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is offered within a small group setting and is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. During the three-day […]

ISW – Yorkville U + TFS (Ontario – March 24, 26, 27)

ISW (Instructional Skills Workshop) – Day 3 Location: Ontario (Yorkville U Steeles Campus) Dates: March 24th, 26th, and 27th, 2025 Time: 9:00-5:00pm ET each day Register here! Workshop Description:   The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is offered within a small group setting and is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. During the three-day […]

Journal Club – April 2025 Meeting

Journal Club – April 2025 Meeting Date: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 Time: 2:00-3:00pm (AT) / 1:00-2:00pm (ET) / 10:00-11:00am (PT) Sign up to join! “Journal Club” CTEI Communities Description: Join the CTEI for monthly get-togethers where members will gather to share and discuss ideas on teaching, learning, and education more broadly. Discussions will be guided by […]

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week One – Option One

CTEI Ready-to-Teach – Week One – Option One Date: Monday, April 7th, 2025 Time: 12:00-1:00pm (AT) / 11:00-12:00pm (ET) / 8:00-9:00am (PT) Register here! Session Description:   Join the Centre for Teaching Excellence and Innovation to kick off the Ready-to-Teach program as you begin your time with Yorkville University and Toronto Film School. The session will utilize […]

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

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.