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Supporting Faculty Wellness Initiatives During Times of Crisis and Change: Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series Session

Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series w/ Dr. Sofia Georgiadou: Supporting Faculty Wellness Initiatives During Times of Crisis and Change  Date: Monday, September 9th 2024 Time: 5:00-6:00pm (AT) / 4:00-5:00pm (ET) / 1:00-2:00pm (PT) Register here! Session Description: Come join our very own Dr. Sofia Georgiadou (Yorkville University) and Dr. Katrina McChesney (University of Waikato) for their chapter on […]

Communications and Building Online Communities: Brightspace Training

Brightspace Training: Communications and Building Online Communities Date: Tuesday, September 17th, 2024 Time: 3:30-5:00pm (AT) / 2:30-4:00pm (ET) / 11:30-1:00pm (PT) Register here! Session Description: Spend this time working through some of the key features and tools in Brightspace that can engage and humanize the online learning space, including Announcements, Discussions, and creating groups. We will talk […]

Accommodations and Accessibility: Brightspace Training

Brightspace Training: Accommodations and Accessibility Date: Thursday, September 19th 2024 Time: 2:00-3:30pm (AT) / 1:00-2:30pm (ET) / 10:00-11:30am (PT) Register here! Session Description:  How can Brightspace support student accommodation? What are the accessibility features, and how can I ensure that I am thinking about some UDL principles in my teaching. This session will address these […]

Feedback and Grading: Brightspace Training

Brightspace Training: Feedback and Grading Date: Friday, September 20th 2024 Time: 12:30-2:00pm (AT) / 11:30-1:00pm (ET) / 8:30-10:00am (PT) Register here! Session Description:   Feedback is a central part of the learning process, and in this session, we will explore effective feedback principles as they apply in grading Assignments, Discussions and Quizzes. We will spend our […]

Ascertaining the Calm in the Crisis: Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series Session

Bloomsbury Handbook Speaker Series w/ Dr. Sanaz Adibian: Ascertaining the Calm in the Crisis Date: Monday, September 24th 2024 Time: 7:00-8:00pm (AT) / 6:00-7:00pm (ET) / 3:00-4:00pm (PT) Register here! Session Description: Join Dr. Sanaz Adibian as she discusses her chapter introducing an innovative perspective on the concept of crisis and dealing with uncertain times, individually and […]

Matthew Dunleavy wearing a pink and purple polka-dot shirt under a grey blazer with red-framed glasses and a long reddish-brown beard smiling into the camera
Matthew Dunleavy

Senior Educational Developer, Faculty Excellence and Development

mdunleavy@yorkvilleu.ca 

Matthew Dunleavy (he/him) is an educational developer and scholarly teacher with over 9+ years’ experience. He immediately joins our CTEI from York University where he was an Educational Developer with the Teaching Commons; before entering that role, he served as the Program Director of the Online Learning and Technology Consultants (OLTC) Program at the Maple League of Universities (Acadia University; Bishop’s University; Mount Allison University; and St. Francis Xavier University). In 2022, he was awarded the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) for this work.