Welcome to theEDC General Meeting

June 20, 2017, 4:30 to 5:30 pm

SUB 307, Student Union Building, Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS

Agenda

I. Opening Session

II. Reports from the Executive

III. Accreditation Certificates Awarded

IV. Launch of New Guidebook

V. Upcoming Events

VI. Adjournment

I. Opening Session

Adoption of Agenda

Approval of Minutes from June 21, 2016

Business Arising

Report from the Chair

Report from the Chair: Thank you!

To past:

Past Chair – Deb Dawson, Western University

Secretary – Erin Aspenlieder, McMaster University

Vice Chair, Communications – Stephanie Chu, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

To the Nomination committee:

Carolyn Hoessler (Chair), University of Saskatchewan

Apryl Gill, Niagara College

Jerusha Lederman, York University

Report from the Chair: Thank you!

To our Coordinators!

Jessica Raffoul (University of Windsor) – Educational Development Guide Coordinator

Kris Knorr (McMaster University) – EDC Grants Coordinator

Lisa Endersby (Queen’s University) – EDC Institute Coordinator

Joe Lipsett (OCAD University) – EDC Webinar Coordinator

Report from the Chair:Welcome!

Celia Popovic (York University), Vice Chair, Conferences (2nd

term)

Maureen Wideman (University of the Fraser Valley) – Vice Chair, Communications

Mandy Frake-Mistak (York University) – Secretary

Natasha Patrito Hannon (Niagara College) – Vice Chair, Awards & Recognition

Mel Young (Cambrian College) – Resource Review Coordinator

Report from the Chair

Change in structure – new Vice-Chair

EDC Exchange grants

Long term growth in Membership

II. Reports from the Executive

Vice Chair, Conferences

EDC 2017: Re-thinking Tradition

Thank you to EDC 2017 Hosts: University of Guelph

158 delegates from 55 institutions across Canada, USA, UK and China

Keynotes from Dr. Andrea Buchholz at the start and Dr. Joy Mighty and Dr. Trevor Holmes at the end

EDC 2018: Gaining an Edge

Host: University of Victoria

February 14 to 16, 2018 (Wed. to Fri.)

http://bit.ly/2sjjcOs

Vice Chair, Communications

Current website’s content updates completed this week

Will continue to work on new website

Fall launch & will include resources from existing site and Resource Review blog

Thank you & hand-over to Maureen

EDC Growth

Feb. 2015 reduction in maillist members due to removal of multiple accounts for individuals

June. 2017 reduction in maillist members due to 29 "held" accounts (undeliverable) & 35 unsubscribed

Secretary

Inaugural awards handed out at EDC 2017 with five recipients

Distinguished Educational Developer Career Award

Eileen Herteis

Jeanette MacDonald

Nicola Simmons

Educational Developer Leadership Award

Carolyn Hoessler

Cynthia Korpan

Secretary

Six action groups still current and working, with possibility of new groups emerging

Mentorship

Teaching & Learning Centre Leaders

Guidelines for Ethical Conduct

Ethical Practices

Evaluating Educational Development

Indigenous Knowledges

https://www.stlhe.ca/affiliated-groups/educational-developers-caucus/edc-special-projects-action-groups/

Treasurer

Healthy budget

Surplus will be used in benefit of members:

EDC Exchange program

Small projects for the Action Groups

Increased EDC Grants

EDC website

EDC Guide Series, the EDC Grants program,

Educational Developer's Award

Bursaries for the EDC, Conference and the EDC Institute.

Vice Chair, Professional Development

Grants

A record number of applications for EDC Grants were received, with 14 applications for the Spring 2017 Grants call

Reviews are underway, and will be announced soon

Some of the budget surplus will be dedicated to supporting the increase in grant applications

Past Webinars

What Does Online PD Look Like?

Feb 10, Jaymie Koroluk & Joe Lipsett: 1 hour, ~17 participants

Supporting Blended and Online Education Across the Atlantic: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities in Embedding Effective Practice

Joint EDC/SHED Session

March 13, Gavan Watson & Keith Smyth: 1 hour, ~40 Canadian participants

How to Host an Online Webinar

April 21, Jaymie Koroluk: 1 hour, ~12 participants

UpcomingWebinars

September 2017: EDC Grants (Kris Knorr)

October 2017: COED/EDC Webinar on Mentorship Grant Project (Natasha Hannon)

November 2017: SHED and EDC

Developing 3M submissions (date TBD)

Have an idea for a webinar? Contact Jaymie or Joe

Institute

2017 EDC Institute is currently underway

12 registered participants from across Canada

New blended approach combines two earlier webinars with face to face meeting following STLHE 2017

EDC Institute, Developing an Educational Developer’s Portfolio: A Hands-on Experience, Led by a cross-institutional organizing team, representing both

Ontario and BC: Jeanette McDonald, Debra Dawson, Isabeau Iqbal and Judy Chan.

III. Accreditation Certificates Awarded

Humber College

Culturally Inclusive Educator Certificate Program

The Teaching Effectiveness Certificate Program

Congratulations!

IV. Launch of NewGuidebook

Topics selected for next Guides:

Guide 3: Centre Reviews

Guide 4: Ethical Practice in Educational Development

Call for expressions of interest due July 7, 2017

Guide 2: Rapport-Building for Educational Developers

Coordinating authors Carolyn Hosseler and Kim West

Collaboration of 11 authors from across Canada

Available on the EDC website.

www.stlhe.ca/constituencies/educational-developers-caucus/guides/

No. 2. Rapport Building

ED Guide No. 2Launching now!

V. Upcoming Events

EDC ConferenceFebruary 14 - 16th, 2018

University of Victoria

Preconference: Feb. 14

Conference: Feb. 15 – 16

http://www.uvic.ca/learningandteaching/leaders/home/edc/index.php

Other

COED – July 18 & 19, http://teachingcommons.yorku.ca/ed-summer-crawl-registration/

COED AGM, November 10 at York University

AAU – October 14: Halifax http://bit.ly/2sRzuzu

ISSOTL – October 11 to 14: Calgary http://www.issotl.com/issotl15/node/172

POD – October 25 to 29: Montreal http://podnetwork.org/event/2017-pod-network-conference/

ICDE – October 16 to 19: Toronto http://onlinelearning2017.ca/en/

BCTLC – November 7: Vancouver.

VI. Adjournment

Move to adjourn!

Thank you!