At this year's Academic Year Welcome on August 26, OCAD University celebrated the recipients of the 2024-25 Teaching Awards, which recognize faculty, instructors and teaching assistants for their outstanding contributions to student learning.
Left to right: Front row - Mehnaz Lamia, Jananda Lima, Nadine Hare. Back row - Amy Wong, Natalie Waldburger, Onah Jung, Nancy Snow, Michelle Gay, Tairone Bastien, Dr. Andrew Gayed, Tannis Nielsen and Dr. Sandra Gabriele. Absent from photo: Henry Zhang.
In presenting the awards at her first University-wide event, Vice-President, Academic and Provost Dr. Sandra Gabriele congratulated the recipients for their passion and commitment, and extended a sincere thank you to all of the nominees.
Members of the community can learn more about the recipients at two bring-your-own-lunch panel events being organized by the Centre for Learning and Teaching. Panelists will be in conversation with each other and with moderator, Laura Thrasher, Educational Developer, Teaching Support and Accessible Pedagogies.
They'll share their unique pedagogical insights and strategies that have made such a significant impact on students. The panels are being held on Thursday, Sept. 18 and Monday, Sept. 22, from 12 to 1 p.m. For more information, please contact CLT@ocadu.ca.
