The Faculty will foster teaching and learning opportunities and relationships that inspire diverse learners to address complex health problems.
Goal 1: Advance undergraduate and graduate experiential learning opportunities
To achieve this goal, we will pursue these objectives:
- Identify and support opportunities for experiential learning
- Collaborate with campus, industry, alumni and community partners to advance experiential learning
- Invest in resources to build experiential learning
- Ensure that learning environments are supported by best practices for student education
- Increase the number of meaningful co-op opportunities
Goal 2: Prioritize health and well-being in lifelong learning for all
To achieve this goal, we will pursue these objectives:
- Develop and promote accessible lifelong learning opportunities for everyone, including alumni, partners, professionals, faculty and staff
Goal 3: Reward excellence, creativity and innovation in teaching and mentorship
To achieve this goal, we will pursue these objectives:
- Incentivize training and support instructors in the application of diverse teaching and assessment strategies
- Develop and implement methods for recognition for exceptional teaching practice
Goal 4: Encourage collaborative learning experiences across academic units, within and beyond the Faculty, across disciplines and with global partners
To achieve this goal, we will pursue these objectives:
- Develop mechanisms to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in teaching and learning
- Encourage efficiencies in course delivery and costs across the Faculty and the University
- Provide more opportunities for students to gain research experience
- Make more courses accessible to students across campus
Goal 5: Foster a learning environment that welcomes and supports international students
To achieve this goal, we will pursue these objectives:
- Create opportunities to build a sense of community and foster support for the Faculty’s International students
- Ensure an inclusive curriculum design that reflects diverse examples
Goal 6: Shape talent to respond to society’s needs and become the thought leaders of tomorrow
To achieve this goal, we will pursue these objectives:
- Collaborate with strategic partners to respond to timely societal issues and research needs
- Align courses and curriculum with future-ready employability
Priority A Implementation plan
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