lakehead brings community leaders 'back to class' to see the passion and innovation of teaching approaches

(thunder bay " february 9, 2012) today 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 celebrated its leading teachers, innovative instruction techniques, and commitment to student success with a special "back to class" event for community leaders in northwestern ontario.

special guests including thunder bay mayor keith hobbs and councillor rebecca johnson visited the thunder bay campus to participate in a series of presentations, classes, and roundtable discussions to experience first-hand the passion, commitment, and innovation of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 professors and instructors.

community leaders and back to class organizers, back row (l-r): dr. rhonda koster, yolanda wanakamik, dr. rod hanley, mayor keith hobbs, dr. dean jobin-bevan; front row (l-r): dr. lori livingston, beverly sabourin, dr. moira mcpherson, estelle howard, dr. margaret mckee,
mary kozorys

"the best university instructors are able to inspire their 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and share their passion for lifelong learning," says dr. rod hanley, provost and vice-president (academic). "we are fortunate to have so many superb professors at lakehead university who excel at both teaching and research."

dr. lori livingston demonstrates how babies learn to move in a back to class
kinesiology session

"i am always inspired by hearing from those who have received lakehead's highest award for teaching " the distinguished instructor award," said deputy provost dr. moira mcpherson. "during today's panel discussion we learned about the exciting and meaningful ways that these instructors have integrated community into their 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ' learning experiences."

today's "back to class" program highlighted the integral role that well-chosen teaching methods play in a student's university experience. participants learned about lakehead's instructional development centre and how it is facilitating best practices in university teaching among faculty, sessional lecturers, and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .

in addition, the participants had the opportunity to attend two undergraduate classes, find out how community service learning is strengthening the fabric of our community, and understand how the development of new academic programs and student services are contributing to student success.

lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for a multidisciplinary teaching approach that emphasizes collaborative learning and independent critical thinking. over 8,700 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 1,850 faculty and staff learn and work at campuses located in orillia, and thunder bay, ontario, which is home to the west campus of the northern ontario school of medicine. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 promotes innovative research that supports local and regional socio-economic needs. in orillia, development continues on building a campus that meets leadership in energy and environmental design (leed®) standards.