provost and vice-president (academic) News Archive
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Funding available for innovative research on teaching and learning
February 14, 2024 —
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Support Fund provides opportunities for UM professors, instructors, and librarians to engage in research projects that increase knowledge in pedagogy and learning.
Listening, Learning, Leading: A strategy and series to create opportunities for greater understanding
February 6, 2024 —
Moving beyond polarization to build foundations for dialogue
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Building teaching skills – digitally
January 29, 2024 —
A new program being piloted through the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning aims to support faculty in developing skills for various aspects of teaching, including interpersonal communication, conflict management and negotiation that can be a challenge to practice.
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
UM announces new Dean of Extended Education, Dr. Ute Kothe
January 15, 2024 —
The University of Manitoba is pleased to announce that Dr. Ute Kothe has been appointed Dean, Division of Extended Education, effective March 1, 2024.
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Better Together event builds entrepreneurial thinking skills
January 4, 2024 —
Enthusiasm and creative energy filled the Multi-Purpose Room in UMSU University Centre at the first-ever Better Together event in November, a two-day exploration of entrepreneurial thinking for UM students, staff and faculty.
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
What a great idea! Annual report showcases entrepreneurial thinking
December 14, 2023 —
UM’s first Entrepreneurship and Innovative Thinking Report explores the opportunities UM provides for students, staff and faculty to learn about, for and through entrepreneurship.
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Recipients of the first SoTL Development Fund announced
December 11, 2023 —
Recipients of the SoTL Development Fund received funding to attend the November 23-25 Symposium for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Canmore, Alberta, which brought together faculty, students, educational developers, and administrators to share existing knowledge and developing research in the systemic inquiry of teaching and learning.
Exploring virtual reality in teaching and learning
December 5, 2023 —
One of the newer opportunities in simulation education is virtual reality, which provides opportunities to teach things like prioritization, problem solving, and clinical decision-making skills.
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Let your instructors know how they’re doing
December 4, 2023 —
The UM Student Reflection of Instruction (SRI) process is about to begin. The UM SRI provides students with opportunities to reflect on their courses and offer feedback to instructors on identified teaching priorities.
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Honouring diversity in all its forms
December 1, 2023 —
December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities which aims to promote understanding of issues that impact people who live with disabilities, and to mobilize support for their rights and well-being. Learn how the University of Manitoba is working to dismantle ableism, and advance equity, diversity, inclusion and access for all members of our community.