Welcome to the January 2021 edition of ‘Innovatus,’ a special issue of YFile devoted to teaching and learning innovation at York University. It offers compelling and accessible feature-length stories about York University’s commitment to excellence in teaching, learning, internationalization and the student experience.
Read moreIn his introductory letter to the January 2021 issue of ‘Innovatus,’ Glendon Principal Marco Fiola writes about his pride in Glendon’s bilingual status, its work to advance teaching, learning and the student experience and its unique approach to foster cutting-edge pedagogy.
Read moreTo lessen the social isolation caused by the pandemic, faculty and staff at the Glendon Campus have sought ways to build connections among students and the community. Three programs have decreased social isolation, fostered a strong sense of community, while giving students a chance to practise their non-dominant official language (English or French) in unique experiential education settings.
Read moreThe Netherlands and Europeanization course offered by Glendon Professor Willem Maas gives students a good understanding of the Netherlands and the European Union (EU). Maas, who is a Jean Monnet Chair, pivoted the course to an online format that offered students an opportunity to interact with an impressive list of speakers with real world experience in the EU.
Read moreProtecting Indigenous language and culture is at the heart of a new instructional video game developed for students by Glendon Assistant Professor of Sociology Maya Chacaby. The game “Biskaabiiyaang: the Quest for the Language” is a massively multi-player online role-playing game.
Read moreBiology students need to learn fieldwork techniques, pandemic, or no pandemic, so Laura McKinnon, an associate professor in Glendon’s bilingual biology program decided to send them out into their backyards to practise and the results of this unique experiential education initiative were outstanding.
Read moreYork University’s Academic Innovation Fund is now seeking submissions for projects that transform teaching, learning, internationalization and the student experience. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 5.
Read moreFaculty of Health Associate Professor Parissa Safai has been appointed as Special Advisor to the President for Academic Continuity Planning and COVID-19 Response. She will lead a small, dedicated team of staff members who will focus on managing the University’s response to COVID in 2021.
Read moreThe exchange program, which launches this month, is funded by the federal government-sponsored Outbound Student Mobility Pilot Program. Ten Indigenous students at York University will join Indigenous students from partner universities worldwide to participate in a series of facilitated online workshops on a variety of themes.
Read moreAssociate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning, Will Gage will host an online community meeting on Jan. 13 to share and gather ideas about the future of eLearning at York University, and the development of a Virtual Learning Strategy at York.
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