Teaching and Learning Working Group

The Teaching and Learning Working Group will assess and reimagine the university’s current teaching and learning ecosystem and make recommendations to facilitate innovative and transformative approaches to curriculum and pedagogy that enrich learning experiences and competencies, strengthen programs, elevate their competitiveness, and enhance Carleton’s attractiveness and prominence.

Areas of Focus

• Curriculum design and renewal
• Learning models and delivery formats
• Assessment practices
• Academic governance and approval cycles
• Technology-enabled and AI-enabled change
• Institutional adaptability and resilience

The group will recommend strategic directions that:

• Strengthen program quality and competitiveness
• Enhance adaptability and long-term resilience
• Elevate Carleton’s academic prominence
• Reinforce existing strengths that should be sustained or expanded

Membership

Co-Chairs  

• Rebecca Renfroe, Associate Dean, Student Success and Recruitment; Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Sprott School of Business (Co-Chair Academic) 
• Patrick Lyons, Director, Teaching and Learning Services (Co-Chair Administrative) 
  

Members 

• Mastoor Al Kaboody, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Recruitment; PhD Student  
• Rocio Alvarez, Director, Career Services and Co-operative Education  
• Hassan Bashir, Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies 
• Veronic Bezaire, Associate Professor, Chemistry   
• Cynthia Cruickshank, Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Full Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Design  
• Ady King, Undergraduate Student, Industrial Design  
• Daniah Mohammed, Graduate Student, Systems and Computer Engineering  
• Paul Williams, Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies