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About The ADC

Who We Are

The Academic Development Centre fosters teaching excellence and innovation by providing a range of services and expertise to faculty and staff at Mount Royal University.

Our services include support for the following:

  • classroom and online teaching
  • the use of learning technologies for faculty and students
  • curriculum development and principles of assessment
  • support for scholarly practice in teaching and learning
  • web-based instructional design
  • media production
  • audio/video conferencing

The ADC provides leadership, instructional design and curriculum development support, project planning and development assistance, technological expertise and media production support to several projects funded by internal and external sources.

 

Our Teams

One department, five teams.

Five specialized teams make up the ADC:

  • Academic Media Group
  • Faculty Development Team
  • Learning Technologies Group
  • Mokakiiks Centre for SoTL
  • Administration Team

We all are committed to fostering teaching excellence and innovation in support of learning.

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  1. ADC supports MRU faculty in their pursuit of high-quality teaching and learning.
  2. ADC teams and services are aligned to support the MRU Academic Plan.
  3. ADC fosters an environment for innovation. We appropriately balance creativity with reasonable risks.
  4. ADC provides leadership in cultivating community across MRU and purposefully engages in external educational networks.

MISSION

The Academic Development Centre (ADC) is committed to fostering teaching excellence and innovation in support of learning.

VISION

We see a future where MRU faculty and staff achieve their personal and professional goals as outstanding teachers in a post-secondary environment, leading to exceeded outcomes for students.

VALUES

We value the spirit of learning through collaboration and community, providing support and service in a responsive and proactive manner through innovation and creativity, and ensuring evidence-based and scholarly practices inform our work.

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Contact us

Riddell Library
EL2172

Monday to Friday
8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Phone
403 440 6042

D2L help
sandbox@mtroyal.ca

General inquiries
adc@mtroyal.ca

ADC team contacts
See About The ADC page

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