May 23, 2019
Each month, Innovatus, a special issue of YFile, explores how York University community members are expanding experiential learning, enhancing the student experience, inspiring innovation in technology-enhanced learning and embracing educational development. Click on the title to read a summary of what is covered in this issue.
May 6, 2019
Faculty members, instructors, staff and student leaders from across York University joined together April 25 for the University’s inaugural Forum on Student Success: Making the Case for an Integrated Approach. Together, they explored collaborative methods and practices for maximizing curricular and co-curricular student learning through high-impact strategies and student-centred approaches.
April 29, 2019
Founders College hosted its first annual student conference “Speaking Diasporas: Interrogating Intergenerational Diasporas” on April 23, with the goal of building ongoing conversational dialogues within and across generations of those conceiving themselves as belonging to diasporas.
April 25, 2019
Practical skills required in a variety of disciplines are enhanced through the new Smartphone Accommodation Resource Toolbox (SmART), a platform that allows York students to hone their skills in a simulated workplace or clinical environment. SmART was developed with funding from the Academic Innovation Fund.
April 16, 2019
The “Forum on Student Success: Making the Case for an Integrated Approach” on April 25 at York University will explore insights, tools and best practices for the provision and delivery of student programs, courses, services and supports. The forum is free and open to full- and part-time faculty, staff and student leaders. Registration closes (today) April 17.
March 21, 2019
The three-credit course developed through the Academic Innovation Fund employs experiential seminars to teach students fundamental and advanced skills for learning, both in the university setting and in their later lives.
February 21, 2019
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Professors John Paul Grayson and Robert Kenedy applied for and received a grant from the Academic Innovation Fund to develop an online course for students in sociology that gives them the critical skills needed for academic and career success.
February 18, 2019
The Student Financial Support Peer team consists of six student leaders who are committed to fostering mental well-being on campus by helping their fellow students understand and manage the complexities around their finances and relieve anxiety associated with it.
January 6, 2019
As a new year emerges, YFile takes a look back on 2018 to share with readers a snapshot of the year’s highlights. Here are the stories and highlights for January to March 2018, as chosen by YFile editors.
October 25, 2018
Do you have an inspiring idea for how to create innovation and change in teaching and learning at York University? If so, why not submit a proposal to York University’s highly successful Academic Innovation Fund. The call for project submissions is now open and the deadline to submit your idea(s) is Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, by 4 p.m.
