About Us

“Innovativeness and creativity are in the DNA of Schulich. We achieve this in Teaching and Learning by bringing together ground-breaking pedagogical research, cutting-edge educational technology, and an inspired group of educators, technologists and instructional designers in the service of providing the optimum learning environment for our students.”

Marcia A Annisette

Associate Dean Academic

"Teaching excellence at Schulich means we focus not only on what we teach but how we teach it. Thanks to the efforts of our dedicated faculty and staff, our teaching and learning community is proud to offer innovative hybrid learning models, interdisciplinary course offerings, new learning platforms and technologies, and more! It’s an exciting time to study at Schulich!"

Emily Rush

Director, Academic Affairs

"Today’s generation of learners learn by doing; not only by reading text books or listening to traditional lectures. While they need interactivity they also crave social interaction. Our challenge is to introduce technologies that are relevant, interactive and always work. We’re continually exploring innovative solutions to support our faculty in delivering engaging experiences for our students."

Mark Orlan

Executive Director, Information Systems & Technology

"Schulich’s Centre for Teaching Excellence has the compelling mandate of fostering teaching excellence and enhancing student learning in Schulich’s classrooms. Through periodic workshops, customized training sessions and ongoing teaching consultations, we help our faculty members develop skills to optimize student engagement, improve content delivery, promote effective grading practices and deepen student learning."

Thomas Medcof

Director, Schulich Centre for Teaching Excellence

Schulich’s Office of Curriculum Innovation and Teaching Excellence

As of October 2020, Schulich’s new Office of Curriculum Innovation and Teaching Excellence (CITE) was created in response to the growing need for more high-quality teaching and learning support and development. This new office brings together the resources and expertise related to teaching, learning and program quality that were previously housed across three departments within the School: the Office of the Associate Dean Academic (OADA), the Schulich Centre for Teaching Excellence (SCTE), and Schulich Information Services & Technology (IS&T).

We’re here to support the School’s teaching and learning needs, both within and beyond the classroom. We offer a variety of consultation services for course design and delivery as well as workshops geared towards faculty development and best teaching practices. We also showcase the best of teaching and learning at Schulich on our website. Our aim is to keep faculty and students connected and inspired by featuring courses, instructors, news updates and practical teaching tips.

Innovative Teaching Practices

Instructional Design

New Course Development

Course Improvement

Educational Technology

Instructor Training & Development

Resolution of Classroom Issues

Curriculum Mapping & Learning Outcomes

Innovative Teaching Practices

Instructional Design

New Course Development

Course Improvement

Educational Technology

Instructor Training & Development

Resolution of Classroom Issues

Curriculum Mapping & Learning Outcomes

CITE TeamOffice of Curriculum Innovation and Teaching Excellence

Meet our team in the Office of Curriculum Innovation and Teaching Excellence (CITE). We offer a variety of support services related to curricular development, instructional design, and course delivery for both new and current faculty. We also support the innovative teaching and leaning tools and technology systems that our students, staff, and instructors depend upon. We provide individual consultations, workshops and training geared towards faculty development and best teaching practices, strengthening our academic community committed to teaching and learning excellence. Contact us here:

General issues & inquiries: cite@schulich.yorku.ca
Canvas, Zoom, and other learning tool inquiries, submit a help request to IT Medic
SCTE inquiries including faculty onboarding, teaching workshops, and awards: scte@schulich.yorku.ca

Marcia A Annisette

Associate Dean, Academic

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Faculty Affairs & Governance
Academic Policies

Emily Rush

Director, Academic Affairs

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Curricular Design & Governance
Academic Policies
Schulich Faculty Council

Jeff Pinto

Manager, Educational Technology

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General technology-enhanced learning questions
Canvas support and training
Learning tools support and training

Thomas Medcof

Director, SCTE Office

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Teaching consultation
Student engagement
Faculty workshops and training

Lisa Siegel

Instructional Designer, SCTE Office

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Instructional Design
Course Development
Canvas Assistance

Teresa Back

Program Assistant, SCTE Office

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Teaching workshops and teaching awards
ONCE/Interim course evaluations
New instructor onboarding
General enquiries

Cory Bildfell

Customer Success & Implementation Specialist

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Canvas support & training
Collaborative & learning tools (Teams, Sharepoint, Qualtrics, Lockdown Browser etc.) support & training

Emily Rooks

Academic Technologist

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Collaborative & learning tools (Zoom, Echo360, Teams, etc.)
Canvas support & training

Ingo Holzinger

Faculty Lead, E-Learning

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E-Learning in courses and programs
E-Learning resources

Minerva Cernea

Faculty Lead, Experiential Education

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Experiential Education in courses and programs
Experiential Education resources

Hannia Arshad

Student Online Course Design Consultant

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Course Review and Consultation
Learning Tool Support

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Academic Technologist

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Canvas support
Learning tool support

T&L TeamOffice of the Associate Dean Academic

Schulich’s CITE office works closely alongside the office of the Associate Dean Academic (ADA), responsible for academic policy and governance, curricular development, program scheduling, and the coordination and booking of classroom space. Meet our colleagues in the ADA office: