CTLI wants to encourage all faculty to complete the 2024 Faculty Academic Integrity Matters Tutorial. This is an instructor learning resource designed to address the changing landscape of ethical behaviour in post-secondary education including suggestions for using Gen AI. As students increasingly explore and experiment with artificial intelligence and assistive …
Innovating and improving teaching and learning practices are the core duties and responsibilities of educators. Check out the resources from how learning works to reflecting and celebrating teaching and learning.
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Enhancing the quality of the learning is a core function of institutions, departments and instructors. This section contains supports and resources on academic quality enhancement.
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Video can be a very effective learning tool. Many research studies have shown its value in enhancing student learning in a variety of disciplines and delivery formats. Video created or curated by instructors can often allow students a more thorough understanding of content and concepts and engage them in more …
By Rosemary Vogt, Teaching and Learning Specialist, CTLI Troublesome knowledge refers to information or concepts that challenge existing beliefs, norms, or paradigms, causing discomfort, uncertainty, or cognitive dissonance. This concept is often discussed in the context of learning, where students may encounter ideas that contradict their previous understanding or cultural …
by Rosemary Vogt, Teaching and Learning Specialist, CTLI Learning a new subject is like exploring a maze where students encounter various obstacles and challenges that can make their journey both exciting or daunting. Now within the maze, there are special keys hidden along the way. These keys are called threshold …
To: All NIC instructors (except those in Continuing Education) Re: NIC Course Feedback Survey Service Resumes in Fall 2024 with Updated Platform The NIC Course Feedback Survey Service was launched for most academic programs in Fall 2023 and was expanded in Winter 2024 to include all the Trades and Technical …
Written by: Rosemary Vogt, Teaching and Learning Specialist The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is like peeking behind the curtain to see what makes teaching effective. Learn more via Teach Anywhere resource under Quality Learning. It is a fancy way of saying that teachers are also researchers. Just like …
by Jen Wrye, Teaching and Learning Faculty Developer Last spring, two groups of faculty at NIC participated in the Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation’s inaugural Team-based Learning (TBL) Course Redesign Institute. The sessions focused on the principles of team-based learning, as well as student learning, engagement, and metacognitive skills …
By Katherine Carpenter, Teaching and Learning Faculty Developer, Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation, North Island College “Time pressure rewards students who think fast and shallow — and punishes those who think slow and deep,” Adam Grant Using timed tests as way to assess learning has been under scrutiny for …
