City of Oshawa publishes annual TeachingCity Progress Report
The is now available online at .
The Progress Report highlights numerous accomplishments the City of Oshawa and its education and research partners – Durham College, Â鶹´«Ã½ University, Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area (Trent Durham) and the University of Toronto’s Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering – achieved between September 2021 and August 2022.
Notable projects include:
- 11 City Idea Lab courses – Working in a hybrid-learning environment, more than 250 students from Â鶹´«Ã½, Durham College and Trent Durham collaborated with faculty and City staff to co-design possible solutions to various challenge questions within the community. The City Idea Lab experiential learning opportunities were offered via credit courses during the fall and winter semesters.
- Age-Friendly Competency Game– Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty members and students developed an interactive training tool to train City and Oshawa Senior Community Centres 55+ (OSCC55+) staff in the application of an age-friendly lens in service and program delivery. The training immerses staff in scenario-based learning through a custom Gamified Educational Network with competency-based assessments. This innovative training provides a framework to learn and demonstrate age-friendly cultural competencies enhancing support for the city’s aging population.
- Student Placements– The City oversaw more than 40 student placement and practicum opportunities, which provided students the opportunity to further develop real-life applied skills in a work-integrated learning environment. Through placement opportunities, post-secondary students bring new ideas and fresh perspectives to City departments and staff and help support the achievement of department goals and corporate initiatives.
Read the full report .
