Description This pan-university project aims to build on the momentum of two former AIF projects that the co-leads have developed and sustained: “First Year Transition Course Supported by Experiential Learning and eLearning: a 3 pronged approach to enhancing the First Year Experience.” This 3 credit General Education course is made up of experiential seminars in which […]
Description This transition course takes an integrated approach to promoting first-year student success by developing their fundamental skills, academic skills, personal/intrapersonal skills, and team-work/interpersonal skills. The course will contribute to the development of York’s three identified priority areas: First Year Experience, Experiential Learning and eLearning. Project Lead(s) Rosanna Furgiuele Faculty Glendon College Funding Priority Student […]
Description Funding supports expansion of the Spanish and Portuguese student-run literary magazine, Entre Voces (Voices in Contact) to include an outreach initiative for high school students in the local community through collaboration with high school Spanish and Portuguese classes. York students will lead creative writing workshops in Grade 12 classes, leading to the production of […]
Description Building on the reputation and experience of Vanier College Productions, this project will provide enhanced extra-curricular educational opportunities and build community leadership for students interested in musical theatre and comedy. The initiative includes establishment of a show choir, artist(s)-in-residence, work/study positions, and workshops and seminars. Project Lead(s) Stanley Tweyman, Vanier College Funding Priority Student […]
Description The challenges we face as a society today are complex problems that require highly interdisciplinary, scientifically-informed solutions. This requires the development of young leaders who have advanced training and an ability to apply their skills to policy-relevant issues. Yet, there are few resources available for graduate students in Canada looking to make the transition […]
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’s 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 첥Ƶ 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 […]