Academic Forum | Academic Newsletter | Seneca Polytechnic

by the Teaching & Learning Centre

in the June 2018 issue

Teaching & Learning Centre’s Academic Forum was held on April 30 at Newnham Campus. Over 100 Seneca employees attended, including two guests from York University. Jean Choi, Dean of Academic Quality, welcomed everyone and introduced the morning wellness activity.

The keynote speaker was Kristen Clarke, Instructional Coordinator for Assessment in the Peel District School Board. She spoke about “How to Make Assessment Work for You and Your Students.”

Kristen also moderated the panel of four students in the afternoon who discussed assessment and feedback.

The break-out sessions in the morning included workshops on International Academic Integrity, an eCampusOntario research project, Library tools, digital assignments, decolonization, preventing burnout, research ethics, and mental health and wellness.

The afternoon break-out sessions showcased some faculty best-practices: mastery learning, collaborative tools, project-based learning, online peer review, active learning, and problem-based learning.

Presentation materials are being uploaded to the Academic Forum website as we receive them.

Thank you to Seneca Business and Seneca International for donating cool prizes and takeaways. Thank you to Clare Vozza and the Leadership and Employee Development team for helping to organize the event and assisting throughout the day.

Up Next
The next Teaching & Learning event is a Teaching & Learning Summer Conference on August 23 and 24 at Newnham Campus. Look for more information on the Teaching & Learning Summer Conference website closer to the event date.

View the June 2018 issue of the Academic Newsletter.