Blog Posts

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Student Academic Learning Services (SALS) / May 2022

Faculty can refer students to SALS for academic support, to increase their level of success in your class and prepare them for upcoming assessments. Referral forms,...

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eLearning / May 2022

What’s New Returning to the CTL  /  Tanya Wakelin  Tanya Wakelin, manager, eLearning, has returned to the CTL from parental leave. She is excited for...

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Teaching and Learning / May 2022

Collaborative Classroom Observation & Feedback  Sometimes we just want to know what we are doing well and what we can do better to guide our...

Faculty Spotlight - Clayton Rhodes
April Faculty Spotlight – Clayton Rhodes

Clayton Rhodes, a professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, discusses his journey into teaching at Durham College as well as his approach to teaching...

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Virtual Learning Strategy Showcase

Throughout the past year, the CTL and DC faculty have been working on seven Virtual Learning Strategy Projects for eCampusOntario. The video below provides a...

Christine Hand
March Faculty Spotlight – Christine Hand

Christine Hand / Professor in the School of Science & Engineering Technology After completing her PhD in Chemistry at the University of Waterloo and post-doctoral...

General Education Initiative
General Education Initiative with Ralph Hoffman and Kevin Dougherty

Justice Murray Sinclair issued the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action in 2015. These Calls to Action include recommendations for post-secondary institutions – particularly in...

Faculty Spotlight - Stephen Forbes
February Faculty Spotlight – Stephen Forbes

For our faculty spotlight this month, the CTL had the pleasure of chatting with Stephen Forbes, a professor and program coordinator in the school of...

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January Faculty Spotlight – Amy Watt

Innovate and reimagine education: this is the approach that Amy Watt has taken toward teaching throughout the pandemic, and she has been met with remarkable...

Don Fishley
December Faculty Spotlight – Don Fishley

Don Fishley, the program coordinator of Sustainable Construction in START, had a unique start to his teaching career. He began his own construction business in...