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This February, OpenEd will welcome back award-winning author and MFA graduate Mahak Jain to teach Young Adult Writing.
Jain brings a breadth of knowledge and creativity to the classroom as she helps students expand their writing abilities by exploring the young adult genre.
“I love teaching and working with young adult writing because it's a category that allows for genre-blurring in a way that other categories don't," explains Jain. "I am looking forward to...
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In the summer of 2016, the University of Guelph was successful in receiving funding from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities through eCampusOntario, as part of their Faculty Supports Project. The proposal, submitted from Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd), focused on the assessment of a variety of Universal Design (UD) lenses in order to develop a set of best practices for creating online learning opportunities that meet the needs of as many learners...
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Two online degree-credit courses developed with Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd) have achieved Quality Matters (QM) certification. The course GEOG*2210DE – Environment and Resources —redeveloped in collaboration with the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, and instructor Lucy Sportza—became certified in November 2018. Shortly thereafter, HIST*2120DE – Animals and Society —a new course developed jointly with the Department...
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This March, Dr. Jennifer Myrie, registered professional counsellor, will facilitate Couples and Families in Transition, an intensive classroom-based course offered through OpenEd, University of Guelph.
The unique course focuses on the impact of transitions on family relationships and the therapeutic implications for working with such changing family systems. A wide variety of topics will be covered over the four-day period, including separation and divorce, co-parenting, adoption,...
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On Thursday, December 6, 2018, Tommy Mayberry, educational developer at OpenEd, concluded the Fall 2018 PSEER Seminar Series with a discussion on gender pronouns and teaching. In this presentation, Mayberry articulated the importance of fostering inclusivity in teaching and presented some suggestions on how to create and maintain an inviting place for students.
“We can start to make inviting spaces by modelling our own pronouns and transparently inviting our students...
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