Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) Enabling teaching and learning innovation The Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) supports projects that advance York Universty’s priorities in terms of teaching, learning and the student experience. Since 2011, the AIF has supported faculty and campus partners in their efforts to develop new and exciting ways to educate students. LEARN MORE Quick […]
Description The YU ROC! (York University Research on Campus) Program will establish and maintain a student-run urban biodiversity monitoring program on campus. The program will connect first-year and upper year students who share a passion for the environment and encourage them to actively pursue that passion by engaging in hands-on environmental research opportunities on both […]
Description This project is based on an assessment on 967 LA&PS students’ generic critical skills (i.e., writing, textual analysis, test writing, time and group management, research giving presentations, and numeracy) conducted in October 2017 (Grayson & Kenedy 2018). In light of the findings the students reported critical skills deficiencies, we propose the development of a […]
Description This project is using a large-format scanner, a sustainable workflow, and immersive learning opportunities for undergraduate students to digitize a selection of printed maps held by the Map Library and Archives and Special Collections at York University. The digitized maps will be catalogued and discoverable online for York students and faculty, and can be […]
Description Advancing student success strategies within the curriculum is the priority of this project which focuses on creating a system for faculty members and students that enables the careful review and monitoring of program quality and effectiveness. Continual program improvement is only possible with careful and thoughtful analysis of many indicators for success, but by […]
Description This pan-university project aims to build on the momentum of two former AIF projects that the co-leads have developed and sustained: “First Year Transition Course Supported by Experiential Learning and eLearning: a 3 pronged approach to enhancing the First Year Experience.” This 3 credit General Education course is made up of experiential seminars in which […]
Description Digital badges are increasingly being recognized as a mechanism to signify accomplishments such as completion of a project, mastery of a skill, or marks of experience, and offer an opportunity to enhance York’s educational experience. A digital badging infrastructure will be piloted in Lassonde to encourage experiential participation, while enhancing ways of recording student […]
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