Associate Vice President Teaching and Learning
Professional Development, Leadership, and Support for Teaching & Learning
A teaching and learning culture is much more than a repertoire of skills and strategies for classroom teaching, although this is important. It is what moves us beyond the efforts of the individual exceptional teacher to the collective understanding of and commitment to excellence in teaching. It is based upon a system of shared values, […]
Experiential Education Working Group
The Experiential Education Working Group provides advice and guidance to University executive leadership on the integration of experiential education approaches to enhance the quality of teaching and learning, the overall academic experience of York’s students and the building of relationships between York and the community. Quick Links Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic Teaching […]
Experiential Education Faculty Lead Group
The Experiential Education Faculty Lead Group provides support for the implementation of the Experiential Education Integration Strategy within his/her Faculty. Quick Links Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic Teaching Commons YU Experience Hub Blended Online Development (B.O.L.D.) Submit your teaching innovation story Membership AVP Teaching & LearningWill Gage, Associate Vice President Teaching & Learning, […]
eLearning Faculty Lead Group
The eLearning Faculty Lead Group provides support for the implementation of the eLearning Integration Strategy within his/her Faculty. Quick Links Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic Teaching Commons YU Experience Hub Blended Online Development (B.O.L.D.) Submit your teaching innovation story Membership AVP Teaching & LearningWill Gage, Associate Vice President Teaching & Learning, ChairKarthiga Sandrasri, […]
Academic Technology Advisory Group
The Academic Technology Advisory Group provides advice and guidance to University executive leadership on the use of technology in enhancing the quality of teaching and learning and the overall academic experience of York’s students. Quick Links Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic Teaching Commons YU Experience Hub Blended Online Development (B.O.L.D.) Submit your teaching […]
Academic Leadership Development Working Group
The Academic Leadership Development Work Group provides advice and guidance to PVP on the development and implementation of a strategy that will encourage faculty members to pursue leadership positions and to stay and grow in these positions over time. Quick Links Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic Teaching Commons YU Experience Hub Blended Online […]
York University's eLearning Mandate
The University Academic Plan (2010) refers to the need to demonstrate our commitment to academic quality, student success and engagement and outreach in relation to teaching and learning by “supporting innovative and flexible curriculum delivery through online and hybrid [blended] courses, as well as other elements of technology enhanced learning” (UAP, 2010: 8). In the […]
York University's Experiential Education Mandate
The University’s Academic Plan (UAP) (2010-15) and the Provostial White Paper (2010) both cite the need for growth in experiential education. The pursuit of academic quality has been consistently identified as being one of the highest academic goals across a number of university academic plans (e.g., UAP, 2005 – 2010, UAP 2010 – 2015). In […]
Message from Associate Vice-President, Teaching & Learning, William Gage
Working together to make a difference I am excited to continue my work as AVP for the upcoming academic year (2022-2023). Working with my colleagues in the Provost’s Office, and in every Faculty and unit across the university has been and continues to be one of the most interesting and rewarding opportunities of my career. […]