2023 Winner of the J.D. Leslie Graduate Award Announced
Maria Shamim is the recipient of the 2023 James D. Leslie Graduate Award.
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.
We are very happy to announce that April Philpotts will be joining us as our new Associate Director, Professional Development on August 22, 2019.
April has spent 22 years in the education and tech industries as a teacher, corporate training manager, and administrator, and is dedicated to helping individuals, companies and communities reach their potential.
Public German Studies, which is an open access research webspace and open educational material repository for German Studies has launched. The site, developed by James Skidmore, Associate Professor and Director of the Waterloo Centre for German Studies at the University of Waterloo, is an exploration of how open education would work in a humanities/liberal arts field.
Online Learning, and the Centre for Extended Learning, are featured in the Fall 2018 Special Learning Edition of the University of Waterloo Magazine.
In math, as in life, there’s never just one way to arrive at the right answer. It’s why a flexible, learning-centred approach to education just makes sense.
Are you a mature student who is curious about getting a university degree, but not willing or able to attend school full-time? Your choices and options can be very confusing.
We want to help, so we're hosting two webinars geared to adult learners to help you understand the process, what's required and how part-time and online studies work.
Join us on Oct 22 or Oct 26 and learn what everything you need to know. We'll have people online to answer any of your questions.
Experiential Learning using Riipen
Instructors, are you interested in incorporating an experiential learning opportunity into your online or on-campus course next term? You should consider taking part in Waterloo’s Riipen pilot project. Riipen is a micro-experiential learning platform facilitating connections among students, educators, and industry partners such as local companies, community organizations, government agencies and Non-Government Organizations.
The University of Waterloo’s Online Teaching Awards recognize teaching and course design excellence in fully online undergraduate- or graduate-level courses and programs. There are two awards:
Nominations for this year’s awards must be received by August 31, 2018. The Office of the Vice President, Academic will announce the award winners in late November.