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The University of Waterloo’s Online Teaching Awards recognize teaching and course design excellence in fully online undergraduate- or graduate-level courses and programs.

Every year the Office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic and the Centre for Extended Learning recognize the great work that Waterloo’s instructors are doing in the virtual classroom. Please help us identify these remarkable people by nominating an instructor or an online course author.

2023 Winner of the J.D. Leslie Graduate Award Announced

Maria Shamim is the recipient of the 2023 James D. Leslie Graduate Award.

The University of Waterloo’s Online Teaching Awards recognize teaching and course design excellence in fully online undergraduate or graduate-level courses and programs. The Centre for Extended Learning (CEL) and the Office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic congratulate Megan McCarthy, Amanda Garcia and Anton Mosunov, winners of the 2022 awards.

The University of Waterloo’s Online Teaching Awards recognize teaching and course design excellence in fully online undergraduate- or graduate-level courses and programs.

Every year the Office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic and the Centre for Extended Learning recognize the great work that Waterloo’s instructors are doing in the virtual classroom. Please help us identify these remarkable people by nominating an instructor or an online course author.

The Open Scholarship Committee (OSC) is calling for contributions to Open Education Week, which will take place from March 6 to 10, 2023.

Open education is one of the three main components of open scholarship, alongside open access and open data. Open education comprises digital resources, tools, and practices encouraging open sharing within the educational community around the world, with the goal of improving access to and effectiveness of education and advancing equity and accessibility.  

Meet Kassie Harker - Winner of the 2022 JD Leslie Undergrad Award

The University of Waterloo's J.D. Leslie Undergraduate Prize is awarded by the Centre for Extended Learning annually to a graduating student who has achieved a first-class standing and who has earned 50 per cent or more of the credits for their undergraduate degree through online courses. 

The University of Waterloo’s Online Teaching Awards recognize teaching and course design excellence in fully online undergraduate- or graduate-level courses and programs.

Were you a student in a fully online (ONLN) course this term? If you had an exceptional experience in your online course, consider nominating your instructor for the Online Teaching Award.

eCampusOntario has launched an exciting new project to support Open Educational Resource (OER) adoption and peer review. 

Contact North | Contact Nord has a mandate to support online learning by providing free access to equipment for Ontarians in need.

The University’s contract with the learning management system (LMS) provider D2L Brightspace (LEARN) is set to expire October 31, 2023. As per Policy 17 – Quotations and Tenders, a renewal of the D2L contract, or the signing of a new contract with an alternate LMS provider, requires the University to initiate a publicly advertised competitive bidding process. This legal requirement ensures fair market competition for all potential vendors.