Patrick Lyons

Director (Teaching and Learning Services); (Co-Chair Administrative)

Patrick Lyons is the Director of Teaching and Learning Services at Carleton University, where he provides strategic and operational leadership across a multidisciplinary team dedicated to advancing teaching excellence and learning innovation. He oversees initiatives in digital learning, learning space design, experiential learning and faculty and teaching assistant development, while building partnerships across the institution and beyond.

Lyons’ expertise lies in student-centred learning, educational innovation, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. He has contributed through publications, presentations and collaborative research, with a strong focus on evidence-informed practices that enhance student learning and amplify student voices. Lyons has also played a key role in securing external funding to support transformative initiatives, including the Future Learning Lab and the Experiential Learning Hub, which support technology-enabled and experiential approaches to teaching. 

His work consistently emphasizes empowering students and embedding them at the centre of the educational experience through initiatives such as students-as-partners programs and undergraduate research opportunities. Lyons’ leadership reflects a sustained commitment to fostering meaningful, innovative and inclusive learning environments that support student success and institutional advancement.