The 91ÑÇÉ« 2020-2025 Academic Plan and the Faculty of Health’s current strategic plans drive excellence in teaching (including but not limited to innovations related to experiential education, eLearning, sustainable development goals, equity, or decolonization), and actively support student learning and success. In addition, the Faculty’s Strategic Plan 2024-2028 seeks to develop such innovations and create an engaged network of community partners to ensure our quality programs offer students opportunities for community engagement through experiential education.
About the Fund
The Fund for Innovations in Teaching (FIT) provides seed funding to support innovative undergraduate education, or such innovations that are integrated with graduate education. Eligible initiatives may focus on experiential education (EE), e-learning, sustainable development goals, equity, decolonization or other approaches that enhance student learning.
The fund supports:
- research into innovative teaching practices;
- implementation of innovative teaching practices;
- development or enhancement of teaching methods and assessment practices.
Applicants must clearly explain how their proposed activities align with the fund's objectives.
Note: Applications open May 1 and will be accepted until available funding has been allocated. For more information, please contact , Vice Dean, Learning, Teaching & Academic Programs.
Application
Step 1: Review the fund objectives, guidelines and eligibility.
Step 2: Discuss your proposed activities with the chair/director of your school/department. Consult the Faculty of Health’s Experiential Education (EE) Coordinators as needed, if the application is related to EE.
Step 3:  for FIT by completing the online application form between May 1 a²Ô»å March 1 (fiscal year).