CENTRE FOR TEACHING
EXCELLENCE & INNOVATION

Announcing the 2026-2028 Inaugural Cohort of SoTL Scholars!

Image Description: 5 professional headshots in circular shape. Clockwise from the top: Alan Resnick (Screenwriting, Toronto Film School), Behnoosh Khoramrooz (Liberal Arts, Yorkville BC), Jordan Raymond (MEd, Yorkville NB), Erin Martyn (BID, Yorkville ON), and Mona Hoorvash (Liberal Arts, Yorkville BC).

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We are thrilled to announce the 2026-2028 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 second cohort of 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.