Senate Committee on University Teaching and Learning
Last updated: March 06, 2025
Standing Committee (Reporting Category "B")
| Members | Conditions | Term | Expiry Date | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Vice-President, Learning and Teaching | Chair. Ex-officio (non-voting except in case of a tie) | Paul Kingsbury (pro tem) | ||
| Faculty Member (Applied Sciences) | Elected by Senate | 3 years | May 31, 2025 | Diana Cukierman |
| Faculty Member (Arts and Social Sciences) | 3 years | May 31, 2026 | Dai Heide | |
| Faculty Member (Business Admin) | 3 years | May 31, 2025 | Kathleen Burke | |
| Faculty Member (Communication, Art & Technology) | 3 years | May 31, 2027 | Ahmed Al -Rawi | |
| Faculty Member (Education) | 3 years | May 31, 2027 | Suzanne Smythe | |
| Faculty Member (Environment) | 3 years | May 31, 2027 | Tara Holland | |
| Faculty Member (Health Sciences) | 3 years | May 31, 2027 | Rochelle Tucker | |
| Faculty Member (Science) | 3 years | May 31, 2026 | Sarah Johnson | |
| Senator | Elected by and from Senate | 3 years | May 31, 2027 | Luana Carcano |
| Undergraduate Student | Elected by Senate | 1 year | May 31, 2025 | Tara Hashemi |
| Undergraduate Student | Elected by Senate | 1 year | May 31, 2025 | Angela Dukic |
| Undergraduate Student (Alternate) | Elected by Senate | 1 year | May 31, 2025 | Deion Fairfax |
| Graduate Student | Elected by Senate | 1 year | May 31, 2025 | Tarah Samuels |
| Graduate Student (Alternate) | Elected by Senate | 1 year | May 31, 2025 | Alexia McKinnon |
| Senior Director, Centre for Educational Excellence | Ex-officio (voting) | Kanthi Jayasundera | ||
| Dean of Lifelong Learning (or designate) | Ex-officio (voting) | Julia Denholm | ||
| Associate Dean of Libraries, Learning and Research Services (or designate) | Ex-officio (voting) | Ebony Magnus | ||
| Executive Director, Student Affairs (or designate) | Ex-officio (voting) | C.J. Rowe | ||
| Director, Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines (or designate) | Ex-officio (voting) | Sheri Fabian | ||
| Associate Director, Application Services, ITS (or designate) | Ex-officio (voting) | Eryn Holbrook | ||
| Recording Secretary (avpltsec@sfu.ca) |
Ex-officio (non-voting) | Mayank Chirag Desai |
NOTE: In general, a delegate (non-voting) may attend meetings when a regular member is not available with prior notice to the Chair.
Advisory Committees
Open Education Advisory Committee
- Hope Power (Chair, Library)
- Claudia Wong (Faculty Member,Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Eryn Holbrook (IT Services)
- Greta Perris (Lifelong Learning)
- Joel Gilani (Undergraduate Student)
- Joel Mills (Bookstore)
- Kanthi Jayasundera (Centre for Educational Excellence)
- Parsa Rajabi (Instructor, Faculty of Applied Sciences)
- Taco Niet (Faculty Member, Faculty of Applied Sciences)
- Graduate Student: TBD
Canvas Cloud Advisory Committee
- Eryn Holbrook (Co-Chair, IT Services)
- Kanthi Jayasundera (Co-Chair, Centre for Educational Excellence)
- Carman Fung (Faculty Member, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- James Pflanz (Faculty Member, Beedie School of Business)
- Kevin Lam (Faculty Member, Faculty of Science)
- Rachel Wong (Director, Internal Communications, Communications & Marketing)
- Valerie Zuccolo (Director, Online and Flexible Learning, Lifelong Learning)
Working Groups
Final Exam Scheduling Procedure Evaluation Working Group
- Sarah Johnson (Chair, Faculty Member, Faculty of Science)
- Diana Cukierman (Faculty Member, Faculty of Applied Sciences)
- Kiran Bisra (Learning Experiences Assessment & Planning)
- Megan Barker (Faculty Member, Faculty of Science)
- Rochelle Tucker (Faculty Member, Faculty of Health Sciences)
Distinguished Lecturer Award & Policy Working Group
- Diana Cukierman (Co-Chair, Faculty Member, Faculty of Applied Sciences)
- Luana Carcano (Co-Chair, Faculty Member, Beedie School of Business)
Learning Spaces Strategy Working Group
- Eric Stockland (Co-Chair, Facilities)
- Eryn Holbrook (Co-Chair, IT Services)
- Olga Reitzik (Co-Chair, Centre for Educational Excellence)
- Angela Dukic (Undergraduate Student)
- Angela Chong (IT Services)
- Carla Pretorius, Anne-Kristina Arnold (Alternate)
- Cary Campbell (Faculty Member, Faculty of Education)
- Dina Shafey (Student Services)
- Frédérik Lesage (Faculty Member, Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology)
- Hope Power, Adair Harper (Alternate) (Library)
- Irinel Filip (Facilities Services)
- Laya Behbahani (Director, EDI, VP People, Equity & Inclusion)
- Luana Carcano (Faculty Member, Beedie School of Business)
- Sheri Fabian (Transforming Inquiry into Learning & Teaching/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Taco Niet (Faculty Member, Faculty of Applied Sciences)
- Tara Holland (Faculty Member, Faculty of Environment)
- Valerie Zuccolo, Belinda Jin (Alternate) (Lifelong Learning)
- Centre for Accessible Learning Representative: TBD
- Graduate Student: TBD
- Faculty Member, Faculty of Health Sciences: TBD
- Facilities Lead Co-Chair: TBD
2025 Meeting Schedule
Meetings are held monthly:
- Wednesday, January 8th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm (Zoom)
- Wednesday, February 12th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm (Zoom)
- Wednesday, March 12th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm (Zoom)
- Wednesday, April 9th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm (Zoom)
- Wednesday, May 21st, 2:30 - 4:00 pm (Strand Hall, SH 3101)
- Wednesday, June 18th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm (Zoom)
- Wednesday, September 17th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm (Zoom)
- Wednesday, October 8th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm (Zoom)
- Wednesday, November 12th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm (Zoom)
- Wednesday, December 10th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm (Zoom)
Terms of Reference
Purpose
- To provide institutional oversight on matters related to teaching and learning. These include but are not limited to educational goals, curriculum development and assessment, teaching and course evaluation processes, instructional development needs, and evolving teaching practices.
- To provide advice, guidance, and support to relevant University bodies and stakeholders on matters related to teaching and learning.
- To consider the teaching and learning needs of all campuses and diverse academic disciplines in our work.
- To consider such matters, related to teaching and learning, referred to the Committee by Senate and its committees.
Operation
- The Committee quorum shall be nine members.
- The Committee may establish sub-committees to gather information, develop expertise, conduct pilot projects or perform other tasks as assigned.
- Committee meetings shall be open.
- In general an "alternate" member may attend meetings when a regular member is not available with prior notice to the Chair.
- Committee meetings will be held monthly at times established before the beginning of each semester.
- The Committee shall report to Senate in May of each year.
- The Committee shall regularly solicit and review teaching and learning related surveys such as the annual SFU Undergraduate Survey, as well as reports of various units including but not limited to the Centre for Educational Excellence and the Student Learning Commons (SLC).
- The Committee shall regularly communicate with other relevant committees. At the present time (Fall 2021) these committees include the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, the Education Systems Stewardship Committee, the Learning Spaces Design Committee, and the Academic Integrity Committee.
Annual Reports
- 2023/2024 - S.24-124 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2022/2023 - S.23-75 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2021/2022 - S.22-66 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2020/2021 - S.21-66 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2019/2020 - S.20-86 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2018/2019 - S.19-77 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2017/2018 - S.18-66 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2016/2017 - S.17-61 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2015/2016 - S.16-74 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2014/2015 - S.15-70 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2013/2014 - S.14-69 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2007/2008 - S.08-78 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2006/2007 - S.07-79 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2005/2006 - S.06-66 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2004/2005 - S.05-62 SCUTL Annual Report
- 2002/2003 - S.04-11 SCUTL Annual Report