About Us
Vision
Catalyzing excellence and innovation in teaching, learning, and the use of educational technology.
Mission
The Academic Development Centre (ADC) is committed to fostering teaching excellence and innovation in support of learning.
Faculty and staff of the ADC offer professional development services, initiatives, and programs to the Mount Royal University (MRU) community to support classroom and online teaching, the use of learning technologies for faculty and students, curriculum development and principles of assessment, scholarly teaching and scholarship of teaching and learning, web-based instructional design, media production, and audio/video/web conferencing. The work of the ADC is guided by the Mount Royal's institutional goals and aims, and by the recommendations in the MRU Academic Plan.
Values
The following values provide a framework to establish priorities, guide decision-making, and engage in planning and evaluation--they represent the manner in which we aspire to serve our stakeholders:
We value a spirit of learning through Collaboration and Community with a view to providing Support and Service in a Responsive and Proactive manner, by following the principles and practices of Innovation and Creativity and ensuring that Evidence-Based and Scholarly Practices inform our work.
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| Year in Review 2021/22 | Year in Review 2020/21 | Year in Review 2019/20 | Year in Review 2018/19 |
Our teams
The staff and faculty of the ADC are organized into several collaborative teams. Learn more about each of our teams by clicking the links below.
- Administration team
- Academic media group
- Faculty development team
- Learning technologies group
- Mokakiiks Centre for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Administration team
The Administration team is comprised of the Academic Director, the Manager of Learning Technologies, and two administrative assistants, who provide a range of clerical, secretarial, creative, and organizational support to the ADC Academic Director, Manager, and all ADC faculty and staff teams.
Christian Cook, PhD
Academic Director
clcook1@mtroyal.ca
403-440-8432
Andrew Goodmanson, BIS
Manager, Learning Technologies
agoodmanson@mtroyal.ca
403-440-6948
Mary-Ann Ciupak
Admin Assistant to the
Academic Director
mciupak@mtroyal.ca
403.440.6449
Nancy Funke, BDes
Administrative Assistant
nfunke@mtroyal.ca
403.440.6042
Academic media group (AMG)
AMG is a team of professional producer/directors providing support and expertise in video, audio, and multimedia production for the faculty and staff at Mount Royal University.
AMG provides the computers, hardware, and software to facilitate video and audio media editing. Our facility is available to faculty or staff for university purposes only. Services must be booked in advance.
Ian Borg
Team Lead
iborg@mtroyal.ca
403.440.8554
Chuck Dickens
Producer/Director
bdickens@mtroyal.ca
403.440.8984
Ella Finstead Meakin, BComm
Production Specialist
gmeakin@mtroyal.ca
Faculty development team
Faculty development in the ADC is guided by the belief that we do not learn from our experiences but rather we learn from reflecting on our experiences. Teaching development is supported through programs and services carefully constructed to allow participants to reflect on their teaching.
The goals of the faculty development team are to:
- provide in-depth opportunities for faculty to learn in community
- provide individual consultation and support to meet faculty needs
- create contexts in which faculty can engage in cross-disciplinary dialogue
- provide support to faculty to appropriately employ electronic technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
- provide support and facilitation for faculty and departments to evaluate, design, and re-design courses and programs
To learn more about specific programs and services offered by the faculty development team, please follow the links in the main navigation.
Andrea Phillipson, PhD
Associate Professor & Faculty Development Consultant
aphillipson@mtroyal.ca
On sabbatical until July 1, 2025
Erika Smith, PhD
Associate Professor & Faculty Development Consultant
eesmith@mtroyal.ca
403.440.6568
Jennifer Boman, PhD
Associate Professor & Faculty Development Consultant
jboman@mtroyal.ca
403.440.8743
Luciano da Rosa, PhD
Associate Professor & Faculty Development Consultant
On sabbatical until July 1, 2024
Learning technologies group
This responsive and service-oriented team works with faculty and instructional staff to support the integration of technology into the MRU teaching context. Members of the team work collaboratively to deliver the following core services and supports:
- Drop-in technology support for faculty
- Stewardship the institutional Learning Management System in liaison with members of the IT Services department
- Creation of online and blended courses for credit delivery, in collaboration with faculty subject matter experts
- Support to Teaching Learning Enhancement Grant (TLEG) recipients particularly with the design and creation of interactive learning content
- Support for technology enhanced spaces in the ADC
- Collaboration with ITS on effective design for classroom technology
- Consultation with faculty regarding the use of technology in the classroom and online teaching
In addition, members of the team are responsible for the creation of strategic communications materials including the department website, the annual Year in Review document, and marketing materials for events like Celebrate! Teaching and Learning at MRU.
Andrew Reil, MS
Educational Technologist
areil@mtroyal.ca
403.440.7002
Bree Smith
Media Trainer & Communications Lead
bssmith@mtroyal.ca
403.440.7726
Christina Devetzis, BSc, BEd
Instructional Designer
Email: cdevetzis@mtroyal.ca
Phone: 403.440.7776
John Cheeseman, EdD(c)
Learning Technologies Specialist
jcheeseman@mtroyal.ca
403.440.6956
Kumar Chandrasekhar, BSc, MSc, PhD
Educational Technology
Support Analyst
kchandrasekhar@mtroyal.ca
Khethwen Woo, BFA
eLearning Developer
kwoo@mtroyal.ca
403.440.6044
Tim Magee, BA, MA
Instructional Designer
tmagee1@mtroyal.ca
403.440.5131
Pattie Mascaro, MA
Instructional Designer
pmascaro@mtroyal.ca
403.440.6723
Jordan DePatie
Co-Op Student
jdepa559@mtroyal.ca
Ethan Leong
Co-Op Student
eleon954@mtroyal.ca
Cherie Woolmer, PhD
Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair (SoTL)
cwoolmer@mtroyal.ca
403.440.8940
Michelle Yeo, PhD
Professor & Director, Mokakiiks Centre for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
myeo@mtroyal.ca
403.440.6494