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Geneviève Maheux-Pelletier, PhD, PMP
Interim Director
Liaison for Glendon College
416.736.2100 ext. 55922
gmp@yorku.ca
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Geneviève is an seasoned educator with over 15 years of university teaching experience, most recently at the University of Toronto. Her research interests focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and evidenced-based practices in educational development. Her most recent book chapter (Brill, 2019) reframes the purpose and value of writing communities for engaging academics in SoTL writing. She currently serves on the editorial board of the Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. She is an expert in experiential education and, for instance, spearheaded York University's Experiential Education Guide
As interim director, Geneviève provides leadership to a highly competent team to deliver on a wide range of programs, courses, and initiatives to promote and enhance teaching excellence at York. She collaborates with colleagues at all levels across the university to actively contribute to strategic initiatives related to teaching and learning. You can visit her professional portfolio here.
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Mandy Frake-Mistak, PhD, MEd, BEd
Educational Developer
Lassonde School of Engineering, Education, & Faculty of Environmental Studies
416.736.2100 ext. 22882
mfmistak@yorku.ca
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[lightbox_content id="Frake-Mistak" text_align="left"]Mandy was contract faculty for over a decade having taught at Brock University, University of Wilfrid Laurier, and Trent university, before commencing her role as an Educational Developer at the Teaching Commons. Her experitse is in the are critical policy studies and the political economy of higher education. This knowledge informs her work at York as she facilitates a number of courses and workshops including the Instructional Skills Workshop where Mandy is a facilitator-trainer, the Education, Curriculum, And Teaching Excellence course (EduCATE), and the Teaching Academy. She publishes actively in the area of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and seeks to support academics wishing to contribute to SoTL and research-informed teaching. role includes leading courses teaching and contributing to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). [/lightbox_content][/column]
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Dr. Natasha May
Educational Developer
School of Arts, Media, Performance & Design, Social Sciences (LA&PS), & Osgoode Hall Law School
416.736-2100 ext. 44202
maynat@yorku.ca
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[lightbox_content id="May" text_align="left"] Natasha has a passion for the student experience which she follows through her own teaching of mathematics. She is also involved in a number of initiatives related to the student experience, including Simulated Person Methodology (SPM), academic integrity and inclusive teaching. Having previously worked as a Research Assistant in the TC, she has also retained her role in programming for Graduate Students and Teaching Assistants.[/lightbox_content][/column][column size="1/4" center="no" class=""]
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Dr. Anna Augusto Rodrigues
Instructional Designer
416.736.2100 ext. 20691
aarod@yorku.ca
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[lightbox_content id="Rodrigues" text_align="left"] Anna has a PhD in Education – Language, Culture and Teaching, from York University. Her research interests include exploring inclusive educational practices, language and literacy, informal adult education, eLearning and issues of diversity in education. Anna also has a background in media having worked in the print and broadcast industry for almost two decades. She taught at an Ontario college for twelve years and during that time developed, designed and delivered a variety of courses for three different programs. She has also been involved in various educational projects in the past ten years which include indigenizing curricula in a college program, looking at barriers to pathway completion between colleges and universities and co-developing and teaching an international field course on social justice that was taught to Canadian students in Brazil.[/lightbox_content][/column][/row]
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Dr. Yelin Su
Educational Developer
Faculty of Science & LA&PS (Professional Studies & Humanities)
416.736.2100 ext. 22117
ysu@yorku.ca
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Yelin holds an Ed.D. in Educational Technology. Her work focuses on providing pedagogical support and consultations for university teaching staff in face-to-face and online learning environment, the design and delivery of faculty professional development programs, and the program cyclical review. She is the liaison education developer for the Faculty of Science and professional studies in the Faculty of LAPS.
Yelin has extensive knowledge and experience in designing and developing learning objects for technology enhanced teaching and Learning. She supports faculty members to integrate technology in their teaching via workshops and individual consultations. She also supports faculty members to apply for and implement internal and external funding, such as York University's Academic Innovation Fund and eCampusOntario fund, to utilize technology effectively for learning. She is actively engaging in projects with teaching and administrative colleagues across York University to develop materials and resources to facilitate the effective implementation of the eLearning.
Yelin is also actively engaged in educational research. She designed, led, and coordinated research projects. Her research interests focus mostly on constructive alignment, learning environment, students’ academic achievement, learning approaches, student retention, and quality assurance.
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Lisa Endersby
Educational Developer
Faculty of Health, Libraries, & Schulich School of Business
416.736.2100 ext. 33047
lendersb@yorku.ca
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[lightbox_content id="Endersby" text_align="left"]LLisa Endersby joins the Teaching Commons with a background in experiential learning, assessment, and technology in higher education. Currently pursuing her PhD in Educational Studies, her research explores professional development within communities of practice, examining the impact of social learning on the negotiation of a professional identity for student affairs and higher educational professionals.Her professional and academic background also includes experience in career services, student leadership development, and supporting the first year student transition.[/lightbox_content]
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Mary Lynn Belmonte
Administrative Assistant
416.736.2100 ext. 55754
mbelmont@yorku.ca
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[lightbox_content id="Belmonte" text_align="left"] As the first point of contact for Teaching Commons, Mary Lynn provides administrative support and assists the Director and Educational Developers in the coordination of the day to day operations, activities and events at Teaching Commons. She has previously worked as a Faculty Secretary for Schulich School of Business, LA&PS and Health.[/lightbox_content]
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Dr. Alice Kim
Post Doctoral Visitor
416.736.2100 ext. 88770
a_kim@yorku.ca
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[lightbox_content id="Kim" text_align="left"]At the Teaching Commons, Alice’s research is focused on implementing cognitive principles of learning and memory in undergraduate course design. She earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Toronto, and her dissertation was focused on how new memories are formed. Alice’s goal is to apply her knowledge of learning and memory to enhance teaching and learning at York University and the larger educational community.[/lightbox_content]
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Contact Us
Teaching Commons, York University
1050 Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Bldg. (formerly TEL Bldg.)
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Tel: 416.736.5754
Fax: 416.736.5704
teaching@yorku.ca
