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Technology and design program highlights innovation in education

 

Photo by Paula MacDowellThe Educational Technology and Design (ETAD) program at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is a flexible, fully online Master of Education degree focused on how technology shapes learning, with a strong emphasis on instructional and learning design.

The program, within the Department of Curriculum Studies in the College of Education, aims to empower students to master digital learning design and build a career-ready skillset with guidance from innovative, research-informed faculty. The multidisciplinary field draws from psychology, communication, systems theory, learning sciences, and information technology. 

The strength and success of ETAD is a result of the continued commitment and passion Dr. Jay Wilson (EdD), Dr. Richard Schwier (EdD), Dr. Paula MacDowell (PhD) and Dr. Marguerite Koole (PhD) bring to the program.

What are some examples of innovative teaching, research, or design emerging from ETAD?

Read more here . . . https://education.usask.ca/news/2026/2026-technology-and-design-program-highlights-innovation-in-education.php

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Contact North: Online Learning News

The latest version of the newsletter is out:

From AI’s disruptive force in classrooms to fresh strategies, tools and global resources, this issue explores where higher education is headed. It captures the tension — and opportunity — between imagining futures and making them work today.

September 10, 2025

 

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FREE webinar!

 From Policy to Practice: How to Make AI Work for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Generative AI is reshaping higher education, creating both opportunities and challenges. This webinar, led by Dr. Sidney Shapiro (University of Lethbridge), explores how institutions can integrate AI responsibly while maintaining academic integrity and equity.

Key Topics:

  • A governance model clarifying roles and responsibilities across institution, department, and course levels
  • Policy and disclosure norms for AI use by students, instructors, and staff
  • Assessment strategies that promote learning and reduce misuse without relying on AI detectors
  • An equity and risk checklist to guide pilots and scale-ups
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Call for Papers (CFP) Special Issue on Highlights of Graduate Projects

Have you done a project? Do you want to share it with the academic community across Canada and around the world?

The Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association( OTESSA) . . .

. . .  is inviting interested authors to submit graduate project highlights for publication in our upcoming annual series, which will showcase exceptional work from project-based (non-thesis/dissertation) programs. High-quality projects will be considered for inclusion in the OTESSA Journal, indexed in prestigious databases like ERIC and EBSCO Education Ultimate. Submissions from authors belonging to structurally marginalized groups are strongly encouraged.

The issue will be published as a two-page highlight with a hyperlink to the full project stored in your institution’s repository.