Yukon University's Teaching & Learning team works in collaboration with faculty colleagues to support the quality, inclusivity, and relevance of teaching and learning at Yukon University. We support faculty, courses and programs in a variety of ways, including:
- Faculty development and support
- Course design and renewal
- Program development and review
- Educational technology selection and integration
If you are a current YukonU faculty or staff member, we encourage you to visit our Teaching & Learning HUB (SharePoint site) for a more complete list of supports, resources, and upcoming events.
Supports for Faculty
Our team supports faculty through one-on-one coaching, small-group facilitation, and formal workshops. If you’d like to book a session or have questions about which option is best suited to your needs, please email Teaching and Learning.
Teaching and Learning offers the following workshops. If you are interested in a particular session, please contact us to be notified the next time it is offered. If the support you’re looking for isn’t listed below, Teaching and Learning is always available to chat and offer one-on-one support. We happily accept requests from programs, schools, or other groups of instructors interested in tailored sessions.
New Instructor Orientation (half day, in-person):
New and new-ish instructors are invited to join us for this half-day workshop where, as a group, we’ll explore ideas and supports for successful teaching and learning in our unique Yukon context. Specifically, we’ll examine the following questions:
- Who are you, and how does this impact your teaching?
- Who are your students and what will engage them?
- What does effective teaching and learning at YukonU look like?
- What supports, strategies and tools are available to you and your students?
Teaching with Intention (3 days, in-person):
The primary goal of this intensive workshop is to hold space to explore how individual identities, values, and the unique contexts of YukonU shape our teaching practices. Our intention is to provide participants with a suite of practical activities and ideas that can be applied to your teaching practice. One key component of Teaching with Intention is practice teaching in a supportive, small group setting. Dedicated time for planning, taking turns facilitating, and giving/receiving feedback is embedded to support this experiential process.
Rapid Course (re)Design (90 mins, in-person or online):
This short, workshop-style event will take you through a fun and engaging rapid course mapping process. It is collaborative, hands-on and specifically focused on adapting your course learning activities to both suit your teaching style and meet the needs of your learners. You will leave this high-energy 90-minute session with a visual ‘map’ of your course and an ‘action plan’ to help you get a head start on your course planning.
Course Design Intensive (3-4 days, in-person):
If you’re developing a new course or making major changes to an existing course, we encourage you to attend this collaborative, four-day intensive workshop which will provide time, space, guidance and support as you:
- Develop or revise your course learning outcomes and map course content
- Explore delivery modes, assessments and teaching strategies to identify approaches that align with your course outcomes and context
- Consult with representatives from First Nations Initiatives and Accessibility Services to discuss reconciliation and accessibility, respectively
In addition to the Workshops listed above, Teaching and Learning can support anything from one-off questions to full course design projects. We can help with:
- Analyzing your course context
- Writing learning outcomes
- Developing your course outline
- Designing and aligning learning assessments
- Identifying appropriate delivery formats and teaching strategies
- Exploring student engagement strategies
- Using or developing open educational resources
- Reviewing your course for accessibility
Contact us to let us know what kind of help you’re looking for.
Teaching and Learning works collaboratively with Faculty and Schools to create and develop high-value learning experiences. If you’re developing a new program we can help with:
- Analyzing program context
- Developing and articulating a clear vision for your program
- Drafting program goals and objectives
- Identifying appropriate instructional methods and pedagogies
- Program mapping (courses, external standards)
Teaching and Learning is available to support and contribute to program review and renewal projects by:
- Facilitating discussions to identify priorities for the review or renewal project
- Supporting the development of a meaningful self-study and action plan
- Identifying program teaching and learning practices and pedagogies
- Supporting data collection related to a program's teaching and learning objectives, practices and outcomes
- Reviewing and providing feedback on the self-study and action plan
- Supporting Institutional Research and Planning by contributing to survey development, facilitating focus groups, or analyzing institutional data
- Assisting with and supporting the implementation of the action plan
Contact us with questions or to get started!
The Teaching and Learning team supports faculty engaging in continuous improvement through reflective practice, group workshops, peer observation and scholarly activity, including the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Please contact us if you have an idea or curiosity that you want to explore further.
Educational technologies
Support for educational technologies at YukonU is shared between the IT Helpdesk and the Teaching and Learning team.
- For information on accounts or how to access and set up these tools, contact the IT Helpdesk.
- If you would like to discuss the specific tools that best meet your teaching needs, or how to make the most of educational technologies in your teaching practice, please reach out to the Teaching & Learning team at: teachlearn@yukonu.ca
Training, guides and resources related to YukonU’s core educational and classroom technologies are available in the New Instructor Orientation LibGuide.
YukonU's central location for instructor focused supports and resources.
(Note: you will need a YukonU account to access the T&L HUB).
Find information about open educational resources such as open textbooks, open courses, images, Creative Commons, and more.
New Instructor Orientation LibGuide
A guide with information on IT HelpDesk, Library services, Teaching & Learning supports and Educational Technologies at YukonU.