Humanizing University Students’ Online Learning Experiences

Humanizing University Students’ Online Learning Experiences Date: Wednesday, October 16th 2024 Time: 4:30-6:00pm (AT) / 3:30-5:00pm (ET) / 12:30-2:00pm (PT) Register here! Workshop Description: Are you seeking strategies to create a sense of community and belonging in your online courses and digital teaching? Have you ever wondered how to infuse empathy and understanding into your […]

Fictional Classrooms – October 2024 Meeting

Fictional Classrooms - October 2024 Meeting Date: Monday, October 21st, 2024 Time: 2:00-3:00pm (AT) / 1:00-2:00pm (ET) / 10:00-11:00am (PT) Register your interest to attend! "Fictional Classrooms" CTEI Communities Description: What can we learn about our own teaching practices and identities from fictional depictions of higher education? Join us in “Fictional Classrooms” as we explore […]

Virtual Bodies: Reflecting on Teaching Online through Hands-on, Creative Activities

Virtual Bodies: Reflecting on Teaching Online through Hands-on, Creative Activities Date: Friday, November 1st, 2024 Time: 12:00-1:30pm (AT) / 11:00-12:30pm (ET) / 8:00-9:30am (PT) Registration now closed* Workshop Description: In this workshop, participants will reflect upon and learn about strategies and approaches to online teaching and student engagement through an embodied pedagogy lens. Embodied pedagogy […]

Communications and Building Online Communities in Brightspace

Communications and Building Online Communities in Brightspace Date: Thursday, November 14th, 2024 Time: 3:30-5:00pm (AT) / 2:30-4:00pm (ET) / 11:30-1:00pm (PT) Register here! Session Description:   Join us to explore how to prioritize building relationships with students through Announcements and Discussions in Brightspace. We will learn about multi-modal and multi-media options in those tools as well […]

Accommodations and Accessibility in Brightspace

Accommodations and Accessibility in Brightspace Date: Friday, November 15th, 2024 Time: 12:30-2:00pm (AT) / 11:30-1:00pm (ET) / 8:30-10:00am (PT) Register here! Session Description:   Join us to learn about accessibility features and how to set accommodations for Assignments and Quizzes in Brightspace. We will explore ideas around trauma informed practices and UDL (Universal Design for Learning).

Feedback and Grading in Brightspace

Feedback and Grading in Brightspace Date: Monday, November 18th, 2024 Time: 12:30-2:00pm (AT) / 11:30-1:00pm (ET) / 8:30-10:00am (PT) Register here! Session Description:   Join us to explore ideas about effective feedback and how effective feedback can be demonstrated in Brightspace. We will explore multi-modal possibilities for feedback and how grading happens in Assignments, Quizzes and Discussions.

Fictional Classrooms – November 2024 Meeting

Fictional Classrooms - November 2024 Meeting Date: Monday, November 18th, 2024 Time: 2:00-3:00pm (AT) / 1:00-2:00pm (ET) / 10:00-11:00am (PT) Register your interest to attend! "Fictional Classrooms" CTEI Communities Description: What can we learn about our own teaching practices and identities from fictional depictions of higher education? Join us in “Fictional Classrooms” as we explore […]

What is a Teaching Philosophy?

What is a Teaching Philosophy? Date: Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 Time: 1:00-2:30pm (AT) / 12:00-1:30pm (ET) / 9:00-10:30am (PT) Register here! Workshop Description: In this session, we will give a brief introduction to teaching philosophies – the unique and personal statements that articulate your beliefs and values in teaching and learning. You are invited to […]

In Full Drift: Navigating CRT Counterstory Across TV, Film, Comics, and Beyond

In Full Drift: Navigating CRT Counterstory Across TV, Film, Comics, and Beyond Date: Thursday, November 21st, 2024 Time: 3:00-4:30pm (AT) / 2:00-3:30pm (ET) / 11:00-12:30pm (PT) Register here! SoTL Speaker Session Description: Join Xicana multi-genre writer and entrepreneur Dr. Elvira Carrizal-Dukes—award-winning scholar, playwright, filmmaker, and CEO of DUKEScomics LLC—on a journey through her groundbreaking work. […]

Communications and Building Online Communities in Brightspace

Communications and Building Online Communities in Brightspace Date: Friday, November 29th, 2024 Time: 12:30-2:00pm (AT) / 11:30-1:00pm (ET) / 8:30-10:00am (PT) Register here! Session Description:   Join us to explore how to prioritize building relationships with students through Announcements and Discussions in Brightspace. We will learn about multi-modal and multi-media options in those tools as well […]

Accommodations and Accessibility in Brightspace

Accommodations and Accessibility in Brightspace Date: Monday, December 2nd, 2024 Time: 1:30-3:00pm (AT) / 12:30-2:00pm (ET) / 9:30-11:00am (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 […]

Getting Familiar with Brightspace (semestre start) – offered by our D2L partners

Getting Familiar with Brightspace (semestre start) - offered by our D2L partners Date: Friday, December 6th, 2024 Time: 3:00-4:00pm (AT) / 2:00-3:00pm (ET) / 11:00-12:00pm (PT) Register here! Session Description:   Join our partners at D2L for an introduction to Brightspace.  We will spend our time together navigating and developing some skills for completing some basic […]

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.