The COED Fall Meeting is an excellent opportunity to (re-)connect with educational development colleagues across the province (and beyond). COED welcomes educational developers working across the higher education sectors in Ontario to meet, share, and learn about teaching, curriculum, graduate student, and instructor development initiatives. Explore materials from current and past COED Fall Meetings listed below.
Pre-Fall Meeting Events
COED | EDNA Workshop: Setting boundaries as an educational developer: Your wellbeing matters
Friday, October 18, 2024, 12:30 to 2:30 pm ET, online via Zoom
Register via Zoom
Facilitated by Christopher Laursen (COED) & Cosette Lemelin (EDNA, Educational Developers Network of Alberta)
This workshop is a unique opportunity for EDs in Ontario and Alberta to engage in cross-country peer support in identifying boundary pinch-points, i.e., the moments that test your ability to set boundaries. This synchronous online workshop will not be recorded. Participants will have both anonymous and optional opportunities to share experiences, and to discuss strategies to set boundaries to protect our health and wellbeing in our ED roles.
Curriculum CoP Fall Meeting Pre-Session
Thursday, October 24, 2024, 1 to 4 pm ET, online
Join the CCoP listserv for registration details as they become available
Finding Our Own Ways: COED Fall Meeting 2024
Friday, October 25, 9 am to 4 pm ET, online via Zoom
COED Fall Meeting 2024 Documents Google Drive
Register on Eventbrite (on sale September 23: $15, $0 for students or precariously employed individuals)
About
As Ontario educational and curriculum developers, we are navigating many challenges. GenAI is coming into higher ed at a time of institutional austerity measures due to the Ontario provincial government cutbacks in funding and a tuition freeze that began in 2019 and will continue for at least another three years during a moment of significant inflation. With this comes the precarity of employment in our field and larger enrollments. How do we take care of ourselves, meet the needs of our institution, manage emotional labour, and move forward with our missions to enhance pedagogies (particularly inclusive pedagogies)?
Join Ontario educational and curriculum developers and our plenary speaker, Dr. Maha Bali, at the COED Fall Meeting 2024 to reflect, discuss, and collaborate about our challenges, opportunities, and strategies for continuing our work in higher education.
Plenary: “Nurturing Socially Just Care and Wellbeing in the Age of Generative AI” with Dr. Maha Bali
In this session, we will discuss the impact of “shocks” like Generative AI and the pandemic on the work of educators and educational developers. How can we center socially just care and wellbeing in our communities in order to respond? How can we continually intentionally adapt without losing sight of our larger goals and core values? This will be an interactive session where audience members can reflect on their challenges and their good practices. We will also discuss approaches to supporting communities in times of uncertainty, including open and connected ways of promoting critical AI literacy.
Maha Bali is Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo. She has a PhD in Education from the University of Sheffield, UK. She is co-founder of virtuallyconnecting.org (a grassroots movement that challenges academic gatekeeping at conferences) and co-facilitator of Equity Unbound (an equity-focused, open, connected intercultural learning curriculum, which has also branched into academic community activities Continuity with Care, Socially Just Academia, a collaboration with OneHE: Community-building Resources and MYFest, an innovative 3-month professional learning journey. She writes and speaks frequently about social justice, critical pedagogy, and open and online education. She blogs regularly at https://blog.mahabali.me and tweets @bali_maha.
- LSE (London School of Economics) Higher Education blog fellow, 2024
- Recipient of the Educator Award, 2023 Open Education Awards for Excellence from Open Education Global
- One of 30 Higher Ed IT Influencers to Follow in 2023 by EdTech Magazine: Focus on Higher Education
Agenda
All times in ET unless otherwise specified.
Morning
09:00 am COED Fall Meeting Starts
10:00 am Plenary Speaker: Dr. Maha Bali
11:30 am COED Drop-In Sessions
Afternoon
01:00 pm COED Community Theme Conversations
02:45 pm The Year Ahead in COED
04:00 pm COED Fall Meeting Ends
Registration
The COED Fall Meeting 2024 features two tiers of registration. The $15 registration fee covers COED’s operating costs associated with the Fall Meeting and website maintenance. The registration fee is waived ($0) for students or precariously employed individuals.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I submit accommodation requests and/or accessibility inquiries for the COED Fall Meeting 2024?
COED strives to host inclusive, accessible programming that enables all individuals to engage fully. We invite you to share any accommodation requests and/or accessibility inquiries during registration or contact us at exec@coedcfpo.ca.
Do I need to be a COED member to attend the COED Fall Meeting 2024?
COED welcomes all educational developers working across the higher education sectors in Ontario to the 2024 Fall Meeting. COED membership is free, and we invite you to join us by completing and submitting the COED Membership Form.
What platforms will be used at the COED Fall Meeting 2024?
We will be using Zoom and Padlet at the COED Fall Meeting 2024. Refer to the COED Fall Meeting 2024 Guide: Online Platforms PDF for guidance using Zoom and Padlet.
What happens if I can no longer attend the COED Fall Meeting 2024?
Please contact the COED Execs at exec@coedcfpo.ca if you can no longer attend the COED Fall Meeting 2024 and wish to be refunded.
Additional Questions?
Questions about the Fall Meeting and COED? Connect with the COED Execs at exec@coedcfpo.ca.
Fall Meeting 2024 Planning Committee
The COED Fall Meeting 2024 Planning Committee has been busy preparing for the upcoming gathering! This year’s fall meeting is organized by the Co-Chairs Elect—Christopher, Mercedes, and Shirley—alongside the 2024 Planning Committee consisting of:
- Anish Arif
- Elita Laios
- Lisa Endersby
- Sam Yousefifard
Past COED Fall Meetings
- 2023 In Person and Online hosted by the University of Toronto and St. Clair College
- 2022 Online hosted by Cambrian College
- 2021 Online hosted by York University and Sheridan College
- 2020 Online hosted by the University of Waterloo
- 2019 University of Toronto
- 2018 Wilfrid Laurier University
- 2017 York University
- 2016 The Michener Institute of Education at UHN
- 2015 Niagara College
- 2014 University of Guelph
- 2013 York University
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
