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Teaching and Learning
Composition
12 Senators (including 3 student members [preferably 2 undergraduate and 1 graduate student] and 1 convocation member)
Quorum: 6 voting members
Terms of reference
- To advise Senate and its committees on such matters of teaching and learning as it may consider appropriate, or as may be referred to it from time to time.
- To provide a leading forum for the discussion of the teaching and learning environment of the University, including the social and emotional well-being of all involved in the teaching / learning process.
- To assume responsibility in the evaluation and assessment of the evidence (data) pertaining to teaching and learning practices at the University and provide recommendations for the betterment of such practices on the basis of such evidence.
- To promote both Senate and University-wide discussion regarding matters of teaching and learning, inclusive of that arising in the research enterprise of the University.
- To make recommendations, as appropriate, on matters of teaching and learning.
Membership
Dr. Francis Andrew
Dr. Simon Bates
Dr. Julian Dierkes
Dr. Joanne Fox (Chair)
Dr. Alison Greig
Dr. Maura MacPhee
Dr. Ingrid Price
Ms. Karen Smith
Dr. HsingChi von Bergmann
Christopher Hakim (student)
Diane Nguyen (student)
Arezoo Alemzadeh Mehrizi (student)(Vice-Chair)
Ex Officio
Chancellor
President
Registrar (non-voting)
An associate vice-president academic, as designated by the Academic Vice-President
Director, First Nations House of Learning
Academic Director, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (Senate minutes September 15, 2010)
One representative from among the University's 3M National Teaching Fellows (Senate minutes October 17, 2012)
One representative of Student Development and Services, as designated by the Vice-President, Students (Senate minutes 17 May 2017)
One representative from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, as designated by the Dean (Senate minutes November 19, 2014)
Meeting Schedule
Date | Time | Location | Minutes |
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Via Videoconferencing | |
Wednesday, November 16, 2020 | 3:30pm-5:00pm | Via Videoconferencing | |
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Via Videoconferencing | |
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Via Videoconferencing | |
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Via Videoconferencing | |
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Via Videoconferencing | |
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Via Videoconferencing | |
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Via Videoconferencing |