Senate Learning & Teaching Committee

The purpose of the Senate Learning & Teaching Committee is to identify, prioritize and act upon issues from across the University related to the promotion of an effective and comprehensive educational environment. The Committee may initiate activities that address specific issues or develop and make academic policy recommendations to Senate where appropriate.

Reporting

The LTC reports directly to Senate regarding its regular business. It directs to the AGPC recommendations regarding policy changes or changes to its terms of reference or composition.

Composition

Twenty (33) members to include: seven (7) Teaching Chairs, one from each Faculty and one from The Library; four (4) appointees of the Vice Provost, Academic; four (4) appointees of the Vice Provost, Students; seven (7) student representatives, one from each Faculty, one from the School of Graduate Studies, and one from The Chang School; eight (8) representative from the Learning and Teaching Office, including one from Digital Media Projects Office and one from the G. Raymond Change School of Continuing Education; the Vice Provost, Students (1) (ex-officio); the Director of the Learning and Teaching Office (1) (ex-officio non-voting); Director, Academic Initiatives and Secretary of Senate (1) (non-voting) and the Vice Provost, Academic (1) who shall serve as chair.

 

SLT Committee Members, 2010-2011

Vice Provost, Academic (Chair)

Chris Evans

Heather Lane Vetere - Vice Provost, Students
Maureen Reed - Director, Learning & Teaching Office (non-voting)
John Turtle - Secretary of Senate (non-voting)

Appointees of the Vice Provost, Academic

Academic Integrity - Donna Bell
Outreach and Access - Rona Abramovitch
Quality Assurance - Katherine Penny
Chemistry & Biology - Anne Johnson
Curriculum Development Consultant - Paola Borin

Appointees of the Vice Provost, Students

Christina Halliday - Director, Student Learning Support
Gritchen Bingham - Coordinator, Learning Success Centre
Boza Tasic - Coordinator, Math Assistance Centre
John Hannah - Assistant Director, Student Learning Support

Learning & Teaching Office

John Paul Foxe, Educational Developer
Dalia Hanna, Manager, Teaching & Learning
Michelle Schwartz, Research Associate
Linda Kowal, Chang School
Restiani Andriati, Digital Media Projects Office
Gosha Zywno, Faculty Associate, UTDP

Faculty Representation

Eric Kam - Arts, Economics (Teaching Chair)
Marsha Barber - Communication & Design, Journalism (Teaching Chair)
TBA - Community Services (Teaching Chair)
Medhat Shehata - Engineering & Architectural Science, Civil Engineering (Teaching Chair)
Tetyana Antimirova - Science, Physics (Teaching Chair)
Mary Foster - Ted Rogers School of Management, Marketing (Teaching Chair)
Don Kinder - Librarian, Library (Teaching Chair)

Students

TBA


Advisory Committee

Advisory Committee Members, 2010-2011

Chris Evans, Chair
Rona Abramovitch
Restiani Andriati
Katherine Penny
John Turtle
Maureen Reed
Dalia Hanna
Linda Kowal
Eric Kam (Teaching Chair)
Marsha Barber (Teaching Chair)
TBA (Teaching Chair)
Medhat Shehata (Teaching Chair)
Tetyana Antimirova (Teaching Chair)
Mary Foster (Teaching Chair)
Don Kinder (Teaching Chair)