As a new year begins, YFile takes a look back on 2022 to share with readers a snapshot of the year’s highlights. “Year in Review” will run as a three-part series and will feature a selection of top news stories published in YFile. Here are the stories and highlights for May to August, as chosen by YFile editors.
A series of one-hour workshops at York University will launch in the new year and share ways in which educators can infuse the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SGDs) into teaching and learning.
The Sky Studio Collective will host a launch party in celebration of the “For the Birds” collaborative murals, an art project created by Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change students and professors.
A York University-funded project to develop an Indigenized curriculum and create experiential education opportunities has joined the UNESCO organization.
York University’s Academic Innovation Fund is now accepting 2023 grant applications and Will Gage, associate vice-president, teaching and learning, encourages faculty to put their creative ideas to work.
Created through the Academic Innovation Fund, the Open Educational Resources mini-course offers innovative options for York instructors and offers insight into the power and potential of these innovative pedagogical tools.
In late August, nine undergraduate students from York University packed their bags and flew across the pond to join students at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany for the “Astrophysical Laboratories of Fundamental Physics” summer school.
Ian Garrett, a theatre professor in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) considers the impact of technology and its role in driving positive change in post-secondary education.