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We inspire creativity, ensure quality, and foster a scholarly approach to academic programming and innovative delivery to promote faculty and student success.

Welcome to the Centre for Teaching and Learning

We inspire creativity, ensure quality, and foster a scholarly approach to academic programming and innovative delivery to promote faculty and student success.

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Join the CTL for an upcoming professional development session or two. Learn about or get a hands-on demo with a variety of tools that can enhance your teaching and learning practice.
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DC Coursedog

Streamline course and program quality

DC transitioned to Coursedog as our curriculum management platform. Please visit our resources for support submitting course outlines this year.
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We're available weekdays, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

All support requests are placed in queue and answered in the order they are received. Thank you for your patience as we get through requests, we are happy to help.
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UPCOMING / IMPORTANT DATES

Final Grades Submission Deadline

Reminder: the final grades submission deadline is on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 12pm.
This quick tip can assist:

UPCOMING / IMPORTANT DATES

Final Grades Submission Deadline

Reminder: the final grades submission deadline is on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 12pm. This quick tip can assist:

Looking for additional support?

Connect with the CTL DC Connect support team or visit the DC Connect webpage for self-service documentation.
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ALL ABOUT COURSEDOG / AUGUST 25, 2025

Using the DC Course Online Catalog in DC Connect

Below are some step-by-step walkthroughs around using the DC Course Online Catalog in DC Connect:

NEW PD OPPORTUNITY / October, 2025

CTC Registration Open

Registration is now open for full-time faculty members wishing to take the following course in the College Teaching Certificate (CTC): Scholarship and Professional Practice for College Faculty (EDUC 1104).

Date: Fridays, Winter 2026 Semester
Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Delivery mode: Hybrid - in-person/synchronous + 1 hour asynchronous

Please speak with your AD/ED about your participation in this course and complete your registration.

The CTC is now available to Part-time Faculty

The CTL is excited to welcome part-time faculty into the CTC program!

Available in Winter 2026:

  • EDUC1101, EDUC1104, EDUC1100

Nominal Fee: $90 ($79.65+tax) per course for part-time faculty.

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Upcoming Event / October 23, 2025

Fall Academic PD Day

We are excited to be announcing a new framework for teaching and learning which braids together Indigenous and Eurocentric ways of knowing. Aligned with this launch is the topic of this year's Academic PD Day: Fostering Inclusivity. REGISTER NOW

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In this issue / October 5, 2025

CTL Compass

Fall Semester 🍁 October 2025
What's New in DC Connect / Fall Academic PD Day / Faculty Partial Secondments / PT Faculty Orientation / CTC Registration Open / Upcoming PD Opportunities including a new certifcation process... and much more!
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Members of the Indigenous community.

Upcoming Event 🪶 September 30, 2025

Truth and Reconciliation Day

On September 30, come see the CTL who will be a part of the First Peoples Indigenous Centre (FPIC)’s Truth and Reconciliation event and learn more about reconciliation in your role here at DC.
Stay tuned to the FPIC website for more details in the coming weeks!
VISIT THE FPIC WEBSITE

Resource / July 1, 2025

How to Incorporate Generative AI

The permitted or prohibited use of GenAI in instructional activities and assessments must be explicitly communicated to students. Including a statement in the course outline and in the DC Connect course shell establishes a concrete directive on the use of GenAI in the course. Sample directives and PowerPoints are available here!

New VR OPPORTUNITIES 📣 / August 30, 2024

Bodyswaps VR

Reminder: Bodyswaps licensing has been extended from April 2024 - March 2025. Bodyswaps will be available on a collection of 8 VR headsets, available for faculty members to borrow through IT Service Desk.

UPCOMING EVENT / FYI

DC Holiday Closure

From Monday, December 25, 2023 through to Monday, January 2, 2024, Durham College will be closed for the holidays. Faculties and some departments, including the CTL, will be unavailable during this time. Faculty members seeking same day in-person or virtual support are encouraged to connect with the team when the college reopens on or after Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

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