We’re taking you back in time as long-time members of our community share with us their fondest memories from their York University journey. This is LA&PS Through the Ages. Catherine Salole has been a member of the York University community for 10 years. She has been an integral part in the success and development of […]
From YouTube-hosted lectures to gamifying the classroom, The Learning Curve is a series showcasing how course instructors in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies are embracing the online learning environment with creative approaches to teaching remotely. Kate Reid, a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Humanities’ Children, Childhood and Youth program, explains how she’s helping students thrive in an […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies is celebrating this year’s cohort of 48 students who received the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) this summer, with a special virtual gallery. “It gives me great pleasure to celebrate your outstanding academic accomplishments,” LA&PS Dean J.J. McMurtry said, congratulating students on their summer research achievements. Now in its […]
Stressed out? Battling a bout of Zoom fatigue? Need a self-care minute? We got you covered —or, should we say, coloured. We’ve turned some of our favourite spots at York University into colouring pages and we want you to put your own colourful spin on campus by entering the “#LAPSThanksYU Colouring Contest.” Step away from your keyboard to join us for a fun and creative break that brings the LA&PS community together. […]
We’re taking you back in time as long-time members of our community share with us their fondest memories from their York University journey. This is LA&PS Through the Ages. Magy Baket, a Student Success and Academic Advisor, began her career at York University in 2005. She’s a LA&PS alumna who has helped students achieve their goals over her years here. When did you first join the York University community and what […]
School of Public Policy and Administration Professor Thomas Klassen from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) worked with Professor Sophia Lee at Chung-Ang University in Seoul, South Korea, to provide undergraduate students in their respective classes with a unique international learning opportunity. Klassen teaches Canada’s Social Policy (PPAS 3761) while Lee teaches a course on Social Security in Korea. The […]
What are the elements of in-person instruction that make it unique? A group of York University undergraduate students, whose studies shifted to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have conducted an informal research study on this line of inquiry and identified seven distinct aspects that set the in-person experience apart. The students, who […]
From YouTube-hosted lectures to gamifying the classroom, The Learning Curve is a series showcasing how course instructors in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies are embracing the online learning environment with creative approaches to teaching remotely. In this week’s instalment, Nidhi Sachdeva, a Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics, shares how transforming her classroom into an interactive learning space is providing students with what they […]
We’re taking you back in time as long-time members of our community share with us their fondest memories from their York University journey. This is LA&PS Through the Ages. Our first feature is Christine Gooljar, an Administrative Coordinator, in the Department of Philosophy, who began her York University career 20 years ago. She reflects on her career at the University and shares […]
From YouTube-hosted lectures to gamifying the classroom, The Learning Curve is a series showcasing how professors in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies are embracing the online learning environment with creative approaches to teaching remotely. We open the series with Tyler Totten, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Science’s Law & Society program. Totten shares how he’s using multimedia to not only better engage his students but also to create a sense […]