Description Teaching assistantships are a form of work-focused experiential learning, in which graduate students apply their discipline-specific knowledge, and the classroom becomes the workplace. In this SoTL study, we are piloting a peer mentorship program for teaching assistants in the Lassonde School of Engineering. In this mentorship program, teaching assistants will observe each other鈥檚 classes […]
Description Building on research into student-faculty partnerships, the Student Consultants on Teaching at York (SCOTAY) program provides instructors an opportunity to reflect on their teaching practice through the eyes of a student via a classroom observation or course design consultation for a course the student is not enrolled in. Pedagogically, such partnerships situate the relationship […]
Description Simulation is a powerful and innovative form of teaching, learning and assessment. The benefits include situated learning, active learning, the blending of professional and academic cognition and practices, and the creation of more authentic learning tasks. However, attempts to develop a body of widely shareable and re-purposable educational content amongst simulation designers and users […]
Description The Scott Library Media Creation Lab (MCL) will facilitate Experiential Education implementations and embedded eLearning within undergraduate and graduate degree programs across the Keele campus and for 快播视频 in general. The Lab will provide open, equitable access to audio and video recording equipment (including two 360-degree cameras), an audio-visual media creation space, portable […]
Description Augmented Reality (AR) technology expands the physical world by adding digital information layers onto what we can see with the naked eye. The virtual layers (topography, geology, hydrogeology, and other Earth-related-elements) help students engage with the visualization of 3D problems, something that traditional 2D class material does not readily afford. AR is beginning developed […]
Description This project aims to prototype a fundamentally different way to imagine space engineering education in a sustainable way, through a prototype 12-week intensive experience for students from across all undergraduate age groups, with TA support, in Summer 2021. The 12-week prototype will trial different, highly-integrated approaches to material taught, teaching time and methods, learning […]
Description History in Practice/Histoire en T锚te (HiP/HeT) is an open access consumer/survivor-informed mental health resource for teaching, learning, and knowledge sharing for future health practitioners and humanities and social science students. This project uniquely positions York as a leader and innovator that builds on York鈥檚 reputation for engaged scholarship and pedagogical innovation. In a pilot […]
Description Learning the Bruce is a capstone, experiential, field course held in Bruce County, Ontario. The Bruce Peninsula is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve containing the largest continuous forest in southern Ontario and attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year to two national parks. There are a range of environmental, economic, social, and cultural […]
Description The Planning Skills Lab is a co-curricular initiative of the MES Planning Program to enrich Experiential Education and employability prospects for students pursuing careers in urban and regional planning. The Lab consists of weekly workshops with guest alumni and experts who facilitate hands-on sessions on innovative planning methods and tools used in their field. […]
Description The AMPD Makerspace鈥檚 central goal is to integrate digital fabrication and related technologies into AMPD curriculum and the activities of staff and students, in order to enhance experiential education opportunities, improve student learning outcomes, and foster intercultural and international work through invited exhibitions and external projects. After almost a year of operations, we have […]