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Assessing the effectiveness of an immersive and experiential 'boot-camp' based introduction for graduate students to policy-making

Description The challenges we face as a society today are complex problems that require highly interdisciplinary, scientifically-informed solutions. This requires the development of young leaders who have advanced training and an ability to apply their skills to policy-relevant issues. Yet, there are few resources available for graduate students in Canada looking to make the transition […]

Peer mentorship program for graduate student teaching assistants in engineering

Description Teaching assistantships are a form of work-focused experiential learning, in which graduate students apply their discipline-specific knowledge, and the classroom becomes the workplace. In this SoTL study, we are piloting a peer mentorship program for teaching assistants in the Lassonde School of Engineering. In this mentorship program, teaching assistants will observe each other’s classes […]

Developing Student-Faculty Partnerships for Strengthening the Teaching and Learning at York: An Experiential Education Program Proposal

Description Building on research into student-faculty partnerships, the Student Consultants on Teaching at York (SCOTAY) program provides instructors an opportunity to reflect on their teaching practice through the eyes of a student via a classroom observation or course design consultation for a course the student is not enrolled in. Pedagogically, such partnerships situate the relationship […]

Sharesim.net: Open educational resources for simulation in higher education

Description Simulation is a powerful and innovative form of teaching, learning and assessment. The benefits include situated learning, active learning, the blending of professional and academic cognition and practices, and the creation of more authentic learning tasks.  However, attempts to develop a body of widely shareable and re-purposable educational content amongst simulation designers and users […]

Scott Library Media Creation Lab (MCL)

Description The Scott Library Media Creation Lab (MCL) will facilitate Experiential Education implementations and embedded eLearning within undergraduate and graduate degree programs across the Keele campus and for York University in general. The Lab will provide open, equitable access to audio and video recording equipment (including two 360-degree cameras), an audio-visual media creation space, portable […]

A new realm of Experiential Education using an Augmented Reality Sandbox

Description Augmented Reality (AR) technology expands the physical world by adding digital information layers onto what we can see with the naked eye. The virtual layers (topography, geology, hydrogeology, and other Earth-related-elements) help students engage with the visualization of 3D problems, something that traditional 2D class material does not readily afford. AR is beginning developed […]

Reimagining (Space) Engineering Education

Description This project aims to prototype a fundamentally different way to imagine space engineering education in a sustainable way, through a prototype 12-week intensive experience for students from across all undergraduate age groups, with TA support, in Summer 2021. The 12-week prototype will trial different, highly-integrated approaches to material taught, teaching time and methods, learning […]

HiP/HeT: An Online Resource for Enacting Consumer/Survivor-led Mental Health Education

Description History in Practice/Histoire en Tête (HiP/HeT) is an open access consumer/survivor-informed mental health resource for teaching, learning, and knowledge sharing for future health practitioners and humanities and social science students. This project uniquely positions York as a leader and innovator that builds on York’s reputation for engaged scholarship and pedagogical innovation. In a pilot […]

Learning the Bruce: Community Engagement and Capstone Field Course Experience in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Description Learning the Bruce is a capstone, experiential, field course held in Bruce County, Ontario. The Bruce Peninsula is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve containing the largest continuous forest in southern Ontario and attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year to two national parks. There are a range of environmental, economic, social, and cultural […]

The Planning Skills Lab

Description The Planning Skills Lab is a co-curricular initiative of the MES Planning Program to enrich Experiential Education and employability prospects for students pursuing careers in urban and regional planning. The Lab consists of weekly workshops with guest alumni and experts who facilitate hands-on sessions on innovative planning methods and tools used in their field. […]