AIF-funded projects expanding Indigenous experiential and online learning

Celebrate Indigenous History Month by exploring 3 Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) projects highlighting Indigeneity and the impact they are having on our students, communities and world at large. Biskaabiiyaang: The Indigenous Metaverse Led by Anishinaabe professor Maya Chacaby (Glendon, Sociology), Biskaabiiyaang is a real time, fully immersive language and culture program delivered in a virtual […]

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Developing a Culture of Academic Honesty: Online Modules for Academic Honesty Education and Cultural Development at York

Description This project is an e-learning student success initiative, which will create online, values-driven and culturally situated academic honesty modules for undergraduate students. It will also provide a centralized online portal for academic honesty policy, procedures and supports at York. This initiative will teach students how to engage in effective learning activities to further succeed […]

Expanding University 101

Description As an extension of a pilot in the Faculty of LA&PS, Expanding University 101 is a project with three objectives. The course firstly aims to help incoming, direct-entry high school students (particularly those accessing post-secondary education for the first time) make a successful transition to university. Successful transitions positively impact both student success and […]

YorkU-LMU Virtual Journal Club (Year 2)

Description This project serves the dual purposes of expanding Virtual International Exchange opportunities at York University while offering undergraduate students exposure to research and academic work, beyond the standard curriculum. It strengthens the virtual journal club (VJC) for economics students run jointly with Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, and first offered during the 2020/21 […]

Project PATHS: Pedagogy that Aids Transition for Health Students

Description Students experience success in transition to post-secondary education when provided with opportunities to engage in teamwork, self-reflection, self-regulation, scaffolded learning, and making real-world connections. Some students experience barriers in accessing co-curricular and extra-curricular programs meant to support acquisition of these skills. Project PATHS (Pedagogy that Aids Transition for Health Students) is a pan-Faculty of […]

Mentorship and Mutual Support for Graduate Students in STEM

Description This project will explore the landscape and lay the foundation for a future curricular intervention. It will aim to augment the mentorship that Black, Indigenous, or Persons of Colour (BIPOC) and women-identifying graduate students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines at York currently receive with cross-campus connection, reflection and support. The starting […]

Experiential Learning Opportunity through Research and Exchange (EXPLORE)

Description There is a profound gap between learning science in a classroom versus working as a researcher to make new discoveries at the forefront of knowledge. The latter requires open-ended thinking and effective collaboration within international research teams, along with fluency in virtual workspaces and code and data sharing platforms. With these goals in mind, […]

Student-Centric and Faculty-Sponsored Experiential Education Hub

Description This knowledge bank of workshops will contribute to enhancing the reputation of York University’s faculty members from across the 11 faculties. Through providing faculty members rich opportunities to collaborate and mentor their students, this project will empower them to be leaders. The structure of these cross-functional workshops fosters the transfer of knowledge across disciplines, […]