SoTL Seed Program
The SoTL Seed Program is now accepting proposals. This program provides graduate research assistants, collegial support, and complementary funding for projects that seek to research and evaluate impactful pedagogies. Deadline is May 20, 2025. The SoTL Dissemination Fund continues to accept applications on a rolling basis. This fund supports the publishing and dissemination of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning work and may be used to […]
Learning in Abundance
Education technology is an evolving landscape. From the frontiers of massive open online courses (MOOCs) to pandemic teaching to AI, much has changed in how learning technology is applied in post-secondary education and how post-secondary students learn. David Cormier, author and Interim Director of Curriculum Development and Delivery at Thompson Rivers University, has been a constant voice […]
Ready, Set, Canvas!
Ready, Set, Canvas! With the Summer term upon us, here’s a quick checklist to make sure your Canvas course is ready to go: 🔧 Course Setup Merge sections? Contact CTL to combine lectures, labs, or tutorials. Library Reserves (LOCR): Add your reading list via the Library Online Course Reserves. Early access (Optional): Open your course early so students can preview materials. […]
Academic Director’s Note | May 2025
I could have been a professional student: even while I was completing my own studies, I was always looking around at what my friends were learning in other programs, what opportunities they were experiencing, what classes they were taking… If I could have, I probably would have studied just about everything! And today, the impulse […]