SoTL Showcase

Scholarly teaching at YU + TFS is by us, for us, about us, and in community. Browse recordings of our SoTL Speaker Series events, plus find links to articles, books, resources, and more.

Check out our CTEI Events Calendar for upcoming SoTL Speaker Series sessions.

November 21st, 2024 Dr. E.C. Dukes (CEO of DUKEScomics + Independent Scholar) For November 2024’s SoTL Speaker Series session, we were joined by Xicana multi-genre writer and entrepreneur Dr. Elvira […]

September 24th, 2024 Dr. Sanaz Adibian (Yorkville University) Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series with Dr. Sanaz Adibian: “Ascertaining the Calm in the Crisis” Join our very own Dr. Sanaz Adibian (Yorkville […]

September 9th, 2024 Dr. Sofia Georgiadou (Yorkville University) and Dr. Katrina McChesney (University of Waikato) Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series with Dr. Sofia Georgiadou: “Supporting Faculty Wellness Initiatives During Times of […]

August 23rd, 2024 Dr. Nishreena Nishaam (Yorkville University) Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series with Dr. Nishreena Nisham: “Transactional, Transformational and Charismatic Approaches to Organizational Change Leadership in Times of Uncertain Futures” […]

August 16th, 2024 Drs. Mary Drinkwater and Julia Christensen Hughes (Yorkville University)

July 10th, 2024 Dr. Johanne McCarthy (Six Nations Polytechnic) We are very excited to have welcomed back Dr. Johanne McCarthy (Dean, Academic Programs, Six Nations Polytechnic) into our virtual spaces […]

March 22nd, 2024 Dr. Johanne McCarthy (Six Nations Polytechnic) For March 2024’s SoTL Speaker Series session, we invited Dr. Johanne McCarthy (Dean, Academic Programs, Six Nations Polytechnic) into our virtual […]

February 23rd, 2024 Profs. Irene Torres-Arends (Yorkville U) and Michele Jacobsen (UCalgary) For February 2024, our own Prof. Irene Torres-Arends joined us together with Prof. Michele Jacobsen (UCalgary) to share […]

January 26th, 2024 Dr. Tommy Mayberry (Yorkville University and Toronto Film School) For January 2024, our own Dr. Tommy Mayberry shared their research from their award-winning chapter that explores visual […]

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.