What role do faculty members play in transfer and student mobility? What unique insights do faculty members have on the challenges and opportunities in creating pathways and course equivalencies? ONCAT hosted two live interactive podcasts to hear firsthand about 2019 Faculty Fellows program learnings, including: faculty perspectives on transfer, simplifying administrative processes for faculty and transfer students, learning from other departments, and creating faculty resources.
This was the first of the two sessions, and focused on the University fellows. It was hosted on Wed, May 22, 2019, 2–2:45pm. College Panel:
PARTICIPANTS:
- Richard Hornsey, Professor, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University (Moderator)
- Lynne Bowker, Professor, School of Translation & Interpretation, University of Ottawa
- Antony J. Puddephatt, Professor, Department of Sociology, Lakehead University
QUESTIONS:
2:14 - What inspired you to take on a Faculty Fellows project and what is the intervention that your project brings?
13:53 - If somebody was interested in being an advocate for their own institution, what piece of advice could you give or what you alert them to look out for? Both positive and negative.
23:28: What is the role of admin leaders such as deans, provosts, etc. in helping facilitate the work at ground level?
28:10 - In what ways can faculty interact with the students and the subject matter experts in their programs? What roles do they play in the transfer and how can those be enhanced?
31:56 - What do you think ONCAT’s can do, particularly in terms of engaging or supporting faculty more broadly beyond the Faculty Fellows project, throughout the province? What would be some of your suggestions in terms of what ONCAT can start doing more of?
36:31 - Is it difficult for you to find out what your existing agreements are? How do you go about gathering them?
39:11 - Has there been any consideration of transfers in the other direction? Out of university programs into the colleges?
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ABOUT ONCAT:
Founded by the provincial government in 2011, the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) was created to develop a system of mobility for students by building academic pathways and course equivalencies through its network of Ontario’s colleges, universities, and Indigenous institutes. With more than 52,000 students transferring every year, ONCAT helps to remove barriers for students, making their postsecondary education more seamless and affordable. ONCAT provides support to students looking to transfer through its website ONTransfer.ca. To learn more, visit www.oncat.ca.
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