3. Cross-disciplinary, Experiential and Flexible Learning
In five years, every program will embed cross- disciplinary learning, experiential learning opportunities and flexible learning options that enable students to access courses offered in the day and evening, in person and online.
| Initiatives for 2015-16 | Performance indicators/ measurable outcomes |
End-of-Year Status Update |
|---|---|---|
| Develop new experiential learning opportunities to address gaps identified. | Plan for work-integrated learning developed by December 2015. | Achieved:Plan for new work-integrated learning model developed. Implementation of the new model is underway. |
| Experiential and cross-disciplinary learning opportunity measures and targets established by July 2015. | Achieved: College-wide data gathered and shared. Experiential and cross-disciplinary learning metrics and targets established. | |
| Student participation in applied research increased by 20 per cent by March 2016. | Achieved: Student participation in applied research in FY2015-16 has increased by 21 per cent over FY2014-15 level. | |
| 100 students engaged in HELIX incubator activities by March 2016. | Achieved: More than 1000 students have participated in one stage of the HELIX model. | |
| Develop new cross-disciplinary learning opportunities in 50 per cent of academic schools. | New cross-disciplinary learning opportunities developed in 50 per cent of academic schools by March 2016. | Achieved:12 of 24 academic schools have developed new cross-disciplinary learning opportunities. |
| Faculty skills/credentials database populated by March 2016. | Achieved:Faculty skills/credentials database is functional and populated in one school. Implementation college-wide to be completed by September 2016. | |
| Increase flexible delivery options across all Seneca programs. | 10 online courses delivered through Ontario Online by September 2015. | Achieved: 34 new online courses and programs currently offered through Faculty of Continuing Education and Training (FCET) and loaded onto eCampus Ontario portal. |
| 50 new continuing education course offerings launched on web-based platforms by March 2016. | In Progress: 45 new FCET courses offerings launched on web-based platforms with seven additional courses scheduled to launch in May 2016. | |
| 10 courses re-designed for flexible delivery by March 2016. | Achieved: 30 courses re-designed for flexible delivery. |