The Centre for Teaching and Learning has a new five-year plan which helps prepare the centre for its refocused role.
The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is taking the opportunity to take stock of both where it is and where it needs to go.
A pair of online instructors revisit the assumption that web-based classes are fundamentally better at accommodating a range of students and teachers.
To read full article by Klodiana Kolomitro and Erin Clow, please see the University Affairs Website.
For one group of students, their semester-long dive into Indigenous culture is nearing an end – while another class gets set to begin its journey this summer.
Heather Macfarlane, Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of English, has just recently completed the first offering of ENGL218: Introduction to Indigenous Literature in Canada. The course examined Indigenous novels, traditional stories, poetry, short stories and plays from various time periods, written by Métis, Inuit and First Nations authors.
Dr. Richard Ascough, 2018 3M National Teaching Fellow
The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance Teaching Excellence Award recognizes educators who excel at unlocking the potential of Ontario’s young people. Successfully engaging individuals in the learning experience depends on an instructor's ability to spark students' curiosity and desire to learn. It is our pleasure to give these remarkable professionals the recognition they deserve.
New spaces are part of ongoing classroom renewal and feature study spaces and student-focused classrooms.
When renovations were conceived for the south end of Mackintosh-Corry Hall (Mac-Corry) in the summer of 2017, it was a chance to rethink the way traditional classrooms are designed.
David Porter, the CEO of eCampusOntario, will be speaking on the open movement in education during a special event at Robert Sutherland Hall on Wednesday, June 28.
Dr. Porter, a former teacher, teacher-librarian, senior administrator, and first executive director of BCcampus, will also explore new developments such as the Open Textbook Initiative recently launched by eCampusOntario.
Queen’s faculty and staff members are invited to an event celebrating the launch of the Experiential Learning (EL) Hub, a central website that provides information and best practices about experiential learning opportunities at Queen’s to faculty, administrators, and community partners.
When it comes to courses in Aboriginal studies at Queen’s University, many of the paths, both past and present, lead to Bob Lovelace (Global Development Studies).
The originator of on-campus, blended and online courses, as well as playing an advisory role in the creation of the new Indigenous Studies Minor, Mr. Lovelace is the founding manager for the Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre and, with others, an initiator of the Annual Aboriginal Studies Symposium at Queen’s.
