CTL Compass

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CTL Compass is a digital newsletter from the CTL. Delivered throughout the academic year, each issue is tailored for DC faculty members and academic staff, serving as their navigational tool to support our faculty members in purposefully anchoring the science of learning and evidence-based practices in their teaching strategies and learning activities!

Latest Issue / December 2024

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December 2024. CTL Compass. Faculty member assisting a student on a laptop in a computer lab.

  • Final Grades Submission Deadline
  • WebCOT Transition to Coursedog
  • The AI Files / A New Video Podcast
  • In the CTL / Introducing the T&L Team
  • ... and much more

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December 2024. CTL Compass. Faculty member assisting a student on a laptop in a computer lab.

October 2024

In this issue: Midterm Grades Submission; Fall Academic PD Day; WebCOT to Coursedog; Could you embrace GenAI?

September 2024. CTL Compass. Students and Lord Louie walking through the halls of the Gordon Willey building.

September 2024

In this issue: A message from our Dean; DC Connect updates; The Use of Purposeful Technology; CTL and SALS updates.

May 2024. CTL Monthly. Students speaking in front of the main entrance at the Whitby campus, Durham College.

May 2024

In this issue: Wrapping up the Winter semester with a dose of Spring, Generative AI is a Path to Inclusive and Enhanced... and much more.

April 2024. CTL Monthly. Student crane operator standing beside a crane.

April 2024

In this issue: We have a new Dean, Final Grades Submission, Spring Academic PD Day, Generative AI is a Path to... and much more.

CTL Monthly. Reading Week - Winter 2024. Lord Louie waving a DC flag during the 2023 Campus Cup

Reading Week/Winter 2024

In this issue: Midterm Grades Submission, SoTL Call for Proposals, Extended Reality (XR) Opportunities - Bodyswaps and SimX... and much more.

February 2024 CTL Monthly. Students comparing notes on their tablet and laptop in a DC classroom.

February 2024

In this issue: Spotlight on Shirley Musclow, Rethink Your Pedagogy and Curriculum with Generative AI, Quick Tips / Generative AI... and much more.

December 2023 CTL Monthly. Faculty member holding a laptop and speaking to students.

January 2024

In this issue: Planning for the Winter Semester, GenAI Community of Practice, XR Pilot / Nanome, Celebrate your peers in Honour Roll

December 2023 CTL Monthly. Faculty member holding a laptop and speaking to students.

December 2023

In this issue: Spotlight on Ian Connor, planning for the Winter semester, CTC Registration, Faculty Secondments, ACC survey

November 2023 CTL Monthly. Students cheering at the residence.

November 2023

In this issue: Introducing Honour Roll; CTC Registration Open; GenAI Academic PD Day Highlights; Managing Student Expectations.