Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) Enabling teaching and learning innovation The Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) supports projects that advance York Universty's priorities in terms of teaching, learning and the student experience. Since 2011, the AIF has supported faculty and campus partners in their efforts to develop new and exciting ways to educate students. LEARN MORE Quick […]
Description This project offers a proactive, collaborative, engaging, and educational approach for York’s student mobility programs through combining international, experiential, and sustainability pedagogies. In collaboration with the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education toward Sustainability, students will reflect on their roles in meeting the UN sustainable goals individually, through adopting a lifelong holistic sustainable lifestyle, and […]
Description The purpose of this project is to develop a systematic co-curricular program that prepares students for the complex cultural learning environment at Schulich and York University more generally. Schulich brings together a heterogenous student population with diverse national, cultural, social and economic backgrounds. As students encounter different viewpoints, values and practices, it produces on […]
Description The purpose of this project is to incorporate experiential learning into a study aboard program, which would transform it into an international experiential learning (IEL) program. Students enrolling in the proposed IEL program will (i) take part in a 4-week long intensive engineering course in the summer, and (ii) conduct a companion internship or […]
Description The project seeks to survey a selection of course materials in literature and linguistics courses offered in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics in order to identify, enhance, and create course materials focusing on aspects of diaspora, internationalization and indigeneity. A primary goal of the project is to develop strategies that can be […]
Description As part of York University’s Academic Plan, the University is currently reviewing their internationalization activities and objectives including internalization of the curriculum. Internationalising the curriculum involves providing students with global perspectives of their discipline and giving them a broader knowledge base for their future careers. Internationalizing the student learning outcomes of HH/NURS 4546: Global […]
Description The purpose of this project is to provide undergraduate students with an experiential learning opportunity that has two components both done in an international context: (i) taking part in a month long intensive course, and (ii) conduct a companion internship of minimum of 12 weeks. The course in the area of sustainability and manufacturing […]
Description This project leverages programs, resources for teaching and research, and relationships associated with York University's Las Nubes Project. The purpose is first to develop a model for field experiences associated with the research, conservation and educational mission of the Las Nubes Project, and second, to extend the use of York's EcoCampus and Semester Abroad […]
Description Ontario’s coal phase-out and its new climate change plan have transformed our province into a leading renewable energy destination in North America. Ontario is also home to a new community-oriented renewable energy approach located in Oxford County. The proposed project will create a signature one-week event titled the International Renewable Energy Academy (IREA). IREA […]
Description There is an urgent need to embed career relevancy and support for students’ personal and academic development within the curriculum, without compromising academic integrity, or adding greater burden on faculty. A collaboration of the Student Success Centre, Teaching Commons and Learning Commons, the purpose of this project is to develop a Moodle-based repository of […]