RMC Class of 1965 Centre for Innovation in Teaching and

LearningInformation Brief

Dr. Phil BatesVice-Principal Academic

3 March 2015

• Need to form a committee to assess RMC’s needs with respect to:o Teaching innovationo Student educationo Best practices among Canadian Universitieso Vision of end-stateo Prioritieso Management within RMC

Financing Organizational structure

Bottom-Line Up-Front (BLUF)

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• Proposal from Class of ‘65• Expanding the concept• RMC’s Proposal• Next steps

Outline

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• RMC Class of 1965 Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

• Examples:o McMaster Institute for Innovation & Excellence in

Teaching & Learning (MIIETL)o Queen’s Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL)

Class of 65 Proposal

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• Both MIIETL and CTL focus on education delivery:o Teaching Development Workshop o Course developmento Development of teaching dossierso Teaching-assistant developmento Teaching Awards o Teaching/learning technologyo Supervision of graduate studentso ………

Expanding the concept

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• Also need to focus on student success• Student Academic Success

Centres/Services

Expanding the concept

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• Success centres/services offer support in:o Learning skills

time management note taking studying techniques…

o Course-related skills Writing Math

o Mentoring/tutorialso Counsellingo Career serviceso Access services

Expanding the concept

Various groups at RMC offer some of these services

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• RMC needs to expand its activities that enhance education:o Teaching beyond:

Technological & Pedagogical Innovations in Education o Student success beyond:

Writing Centre Math Assist Programme

Expanding the concept

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RMC’s Proposal

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• Need to form a committee to assess RMC’s needs with respect to:o Teaching innovationo Student educationo Best practices among Canadian Universitieso Vision of end-stateo Prioritieso Management within RMC

Financing Organizational structure

• Committeeo Representatives from:

3 Faculties + Division of Continuing Studies 3 Institutions:

– RMC in Kingston,– RMCSJ in St Jean, – Canadian Forces College in Toronto

Teaching Excellence Award winners Training Wing Undergraduate and graduate representatives Representative from Canadian Defence Academy (CDA) Vice-Principal Academic

RMC’s Proposal

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• RMC will staff a Request for Funding (RFF) to the RMC Club Foundation.

• The request will be in support of this initiative and will be for $10K from the RMC Class of ’65.

• Funding to be used by the Committee for travel during this FY.

• RMC to provide feedback on the study to the Class of ’65.

• Further steps to be determined in consultation with the Class of ‘65 upon completion of the study.

Next steps

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