About
The Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) at North Island College has four areas of support for instructors:
- Integration and appropriate use of learning technologies and online course design
- Teaching and learning practices & pedagogies
- Program review and quality assurance activities
- Evidence-gathering and scholarly teaching activities to advance practice
MISSION
Our current direction for supports and services is in alignment with NIC’s key plans BUILD 2026 – Strategic Plan, Widening Our Doorways (2026) – Academic Plan, Working Together – Indigenization Plan and Journeying Together – A Transformative Approach to Indigenization and Internationalization at NIC
North Island College’s Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI):
- supports the people, policies, plans and processes in the design/redesign and creation of pedagogically-sound high quality learning experiences for all students
- inspires excellence and innovation through evidence-based and curriculum-aligned approaches to teaching, student learning, curriculum enhancement and educational technology practices
- provides a breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and abilities of core pedagogies and practices in supporting instructors reviewing, developing, enhancing, designing and facilitating quality student learning experiences through a variety of delivery formats (including focus areas of assessment, evaluation, metacognition, curricular alignment, etc.)
- supports student-focused engagements with current and emerging educational technologies, web-based learning tools and platforms with a focus on enhancing digital literacies and competencies for educators of the 21st century
- values and promotes the experience and wisdom of instructional leaders to promote teaching excellence, share experiences and insights, be models and mentors for new hires etc.
- offers campus-wide professional development opportunities and develops resources for self-directed, in-person and web-based individual and group consultations, short and in-depth learning sessions, longer scholarly-focused projects etc.
VISION
Our aspirations to achieve by 2030.
CTLI will be an integral part of the College’s work on quality student learning through:
- professional and curriculum development opportunities to embrace a more fulsome set of transformational and applied learning experiences that inspire, engage and provoke learners and educators through the application of evidence-based teaching, learning and technology practices
- supporting programs in the reflection, review and gathering of evidence of quality learning to support enhancement and new practices and pedagogies in the ongoing renewal of academic programming
- assisting instructors in developing accessible and flexible course designs that meet the diverse needs of all learners
- nurturing the development of a college culture that values continuous professional growth and promotes excellence and innovation in teaching and learning
- managing the institutional program review process and activity related to academic quality learning
VALUES
The principles and parameters around which we conduct our work.
The staff in the Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation work by these values:
- We are focused on nurturing reciprocal relationships to build learning communities across the institution.
- We are responsive and provide service aligned with the needs of interest groups, strategic plans and directions.
- We work as a team collectively supporting each other, engaging in regular and purposeful communication, asking questions and appreciating perspectives, and ensuring we are working towards the same goals.
- We show consideration and appreciation for those with whom we work.
- We acknowledge the contributions of others.
- We employ self-regulated learning strategies to work independently, managing projects and activities, balancing priorities and adjusting as required or as needed to support the context and situation.
- We respectfully attend to deadlines, due dates and times when work needs completion and submission and done so with clear and detailed communication.
- We bring creativity, a passion for exploration and a forward-looking approach to our work. We try new things and learn from them. We lead by example. We consider the future.
- We resolve to be responsible, transparent, and invite scrutiny.
- We practice equity and fairness by listening for understanding and supporting inclusivity.
- We engage in and facilitate knowledge exchange in a spirit of generosity by sharing insights into pedagogies and technologies and providing a platform for discussion and new learning.
- We bring Indigenous and intercultural ways of knowing and learning into our work and the work we do with instructors.
- We embrace continuous learning by ensuring our knowledge, skills and abilities are current, aligned with scholarly research and with sufficient depth and breadth for promoting excellence and being seen as credible and reliable in our services and supports.