Provost’s Committee on Pedagogical Practices (PCPP)

What is the PCPP?

The Provost’s Committee on Pedagogical Practices (PCPP) was initially formed as a result of recommendations arising out of the 2006 Academic Visioning Initiative Pedagogy. In 2013 the PCPP was reconstituted, focusing on: Experiential Learning, First Year Experience, Learning Outcomes, Instructional Technology, Regional Programs and Indigenization. For the 2024-25 academic year, the PCPP will be engaged in 4 areas of focus.

Terms of Reference for the Provost’s Committee on Pedagogical Practices (PCPP).

Informed by the University’s 2023 Strategic Plan READY, the 2017 Academic Action Plan, and Senate Committee on Academic Affairs (SCAAf) directions, the PCPP will focus on the following areas:

  • Student Evaluations of Learning and Forms of Feedback.
  • First Year Academic Experience and Retention.
  • Faculty Development and Orientation.
  • Faculty Peer Review.

The PCPP will determine its own methods for addressing the above four priorities for 2024-25, which may include organizing action committees, workshops, information sessions, surveys, or other methods of engagement.  The PCPP will work collaboratively across all relevant areas of the University, and with the Provost Committee on Strategic Enrolment. Further examples of activities may include:

  • Gather existing training materials and share resources with university stakeholders.
  • Identify exemplars/champions in each of the respective areas.
  • Document their practices and create spaces for them to share their experiences.
  • Deliver workshops in targeted areas for interested faculty members and graduate students.
  • Create strategies for awareness, promotion and encouragement/engagement for their particular areas.
  • Work to create more detailed information on the areas noted above.
  • Go directly to the faculty councils, departments, and individual faculty members for more depth of understanding of their practices.
  • Communicate results to the Provost, Senate, Faculty Councils, and Council of Deans.

Membership of the PCPP:

  • Chaired primarily by the Director of the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, with the Vice Provost Graduate and Post-Doctoral studies as Vice Chair.
  • Membership (should reflect broad expertise and regional distribution):
    • Two faculty members (tenure/tenure-track, SLI, or SI) from different Faculties appointed by the Council of Deans.
    • Two faculty members (tenure/tenure-track, SLI, or SI) from different Faculties appointed by the Provost.
    • One Librarian appointed by the University Librarian.
    • Undergraduate student representative appointed by NUGSS.
    • Graduate student representative appointed by the GSS.
    • Senior Director, Enrolment Management and Strategy.
    • Three staff or exempt members from Student Success and/or the Office of the Registrar.

Outcomes:

  • A report to the Provost and SCAAf on each of the four areas of priority for the May or June 2025 meeting.
    • Each report will provide an overview, actions taken, and recommendations for further development.