Winterfest: Teaching & learning festival
As part of Concordia's commitment to teaching and learning, the CTL hosts an annual teaching and learning event, Winterfest.
Every winter, the CTL offers a series of workshops, talks and panels for faculty on a theme related to teaching and learning. The conference format and theme change annually and usually takes place in January or February.
Past Winterfests
2024
Learning by doing: Engage your students with experiential learning
The classroom experience is evolving for faculty and students. We invite the Concordia community to discover ways of incorporating "learning by doing" through hands-on activities and focused reflection that inspire student engagement and deeper learning. Learn from faculty, students, and practitioners about experiential learning: what it is, how to integrate it, and resources available at the university.
2023
Contemplative Pedagogy Practices to Promote Well-being, Deep Learning and Community Building
Contemplative practice in education is distinct from the spiritual roots of contemplation. These practices foster mindfulness and reflection to deconstruct positionality, belief and culture, and thereby allow for deeper learning and inclusive classroom environments.
2021-2022
Blended Learning: New directions for in person teaching and learning
As classes resume on campus for the Winter term, more instructors are expressing interest in adapting a blended course delivery and want to better understand how to successfully adapt their course.
Over 11 years of Winterfests
- 2020-2021: Teaching in times of COVID: Adapting to the remote university
- 2020: Leadership and Learning: Ready, steady, teach for tomorrow!
- 2019: Inclusive Teaching
- 2018: Active Learning
- 2017: Experiential Learning
- 2016: Teaching Values
- 2015: Digital Learning
- 2014: The Power of Curriculum
- 2013: 1st Winterfest