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Academic Newsletter
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The header logo for the June 2018 issue of the Academic Newsletter

Articles in the June 2018 Academic Newsletter:

  • From Laurel’s Desk – June 2018

    Laurel Schollen, Vice-President Academic, introduces the June 2018 issue of the Academic Newsletter.

  • Beyond Borders: International Partnership Creates Global Classroom

    In response to the changing professional landscape, I saw an opportunity for student collaboration on a global scale (capitalizing on the academic partnership between Seneca and Belgium’s Artevelde University College).

  • Academic College Council Update

    Last September, Academic College Council (ACC) began with the lofty goal of reviewing and revising all the academic policies by the end of the school year in June. This monumental task has been diligently chipped away at by Council with working groups, discussions, and consultations with best practice.

  • Academic Policy Revisions and Development

    One of the key projects for Academic College Council over the 2017-2018 academic year has been revising the existing academic policies and developing new policies to fill gaps.

  • New Communications Course

    As of Fall 2018, Seneca will be implementing a new communications course, COM101: Communicating across Contexts, for students enrolled in certificate, diploma, and advanced diploma programs. The new course will replace the EAC150 course.

  • Helping Students Navigate College Administration

    I thought it might be a good time to reflect on some of the milestones and system changes we have undertaken over the year to support the student experience and provide a seamless transition between administration and academics.

  • Experiential Learning: Riipen Update

    In February 2018, Riipen was introduced to Seneca with the goal of creating opportunities for students to benefit from working on real-world challenges with a wide range of industry partners.

  • My.Seneca got an Upgrade!

    My.Seneca was successfully updated in early May. We are now using version Q4 2017 of Blackboard. In addition to bug fixes and enhancements, here are the new features and improvements.

  • Removing Barriers to Employment: Specialisterne and SenseAbility

    The Career Development and Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) teams have partnered with Specialisterne and SenseAbility.

  • Meet the Career Development Team

    This year, Career Services changed its name to Career Development to better reflect our belief that career success is a developmental journey rather than a service delivered in a single appointment or workshop.

  • CIBC – Accessibility Program Sponsorship

    We wanted to take the opportunity to let you know that Seneca has recently received a generous Accessibility Program sponsorship commitment of $200,000 from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).

  • The Collaborative Inquiry Journey

    Collaborative inquiry is a structure for professional learning where educators come together to collaboratively investigate a focused aspect of their teaching practice. At the heart of this professional learning model is the focus on improving learning outcomes for students.

  • From the Previous Issue… Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Puzzle Solution

    Our last core literacies puzzle was a variation on “Einstein’s Riddle,” although there is no evidence that he actually wrote it. The key to solving the puzzle is to…

  • Academic Forum

    Teaching & Learning’s Academic Forum was held on April 30 at Newnham Campus. Over 100 Seneca employees attended, including two guests from York University.

  • Oral Communication Task

    Oral Communication is a critical skills and is one of Seneca’s Core Literacies. It is defined as the ability to “participate verbally in discussions and conversations, exchange thoughts and information, make clear presentations, and interact with a variety of audiences.”

  • Hybrid Course Design

    Hybrid course design involves a thoughtful mix of in-class and out-of-class/online activities that result in flexible learning options for students.

Our Next Issue

The next issue of the Academic Newsletter will be published in the Welcome Back Week (end of August 2018); submissions are due by Friday, August 10, 2018.

We need your contributions. Please submit your article ideas to Ashley.Ribbel@senecacollege.ca.