Ken Jeffery | Co-Chair
Royal Roads University
“I consider BCTLC to be a key voice in the post-secondary community, where leaders come together to support each other and engage in collaboration, community-building and advocacy for the advancement of teaching and learning in our institutions. By forging relationships with our institutional peers, we can accomplish much more than working alone.”
Brett McCollum | Co-Chair
Director, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Thompson Rivers University
“Society and the post-secondary classroom have both changed in substantial ways in recent years. BCTLC brings educational leaders together to discuss customized strategies and explore system-wide solutions for the many distinct educational contexts in British Columbia.”
Past Chairs:
2022–2024 | Melanie Meyers Program Director, Centre for Teaching, Learning & Innovation Justice Institute of British Columbia |
2022–2024 | Laura MacKay Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Centre for Educational Excellence Simon Fraser University |
2020–2022 | Paula Hayden Acting Dean, Centre for Teaching and Learning College of New Caledonia |
2020–2022 | Anne Sommerfeld Interim Director, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology University of Northern British Columbia |
2019–2020 | Catharine Dishke Hondzel Director, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Thompson Rivers University |
2019–2020 | Sophia Palahicky Associate Director of the Centre for Teaching and Educational Technologies Royal Roads University |
2018–2019 | Laura MacKay Director, Centre for Teaching Excellence Capilano University |
2018–2019 | Grant Gregson Coordinator, Teaching and Learning Centre Emily Carr University of Art + Design |
2017–2018 | Theresa Southam Department Head, Teaching and Learning Centre Selkirk College |
2017–2018 | Maureen Wideman Associate Vice President of Teaching and Learning University of the Fraser Valley |
2016–2017 | Vivian Forssman Director, Centre for Teaching and Educational Technologies Royal Roads University |
2015–2016 | Stephanie Chu Director, Teaching & Learning Centre Simon Fraser University |
2015–2016 | Liesel Knaack Director, Teaching and Learning Innovation Vancouver Island University |
Full descriptions of Executive Duties and Responsibilities:
Chair or Co-Chairs (1 year non-renewable term)
- Undertakes the primary leadership role in the Council’s Executive.
- Responsible for the front-line communication with all members and for the BCTLC.
- Serves as the primary point of contact for all requests, front-face of the Executive and Council and main decision-maker when not able to have input of the Officers of the Executive.
- Sets meeting dates, creates agendas and sends out materials for all meetings of both the Executive and Full Council.
- Oversees the activity and content of the BCTLC website.
- Ensures the BCTLC Constitution is current and interpreted appropriately.
- Oversees all the Action Groups and their activity including reporting out and connecting with members.
- May also head up an Action Group, initiative or activity.
Past-Chair (1 year non-renewable term)
- Chairs the Nominating Committee including recruiting Council members to be on the committee.
- Coordinates activity around presenting a slate of nominees, undertaking an election if necessary and oversees the elections of incoming members
- Works with nominees to ensure they are aware of role and duties, as well as the Constitution’s components.
- Leads an Action Group, prepares summaries and updates on activity and engages in a leadership role in any other initiatives.
- Prepares appropriate documentation of activity to share with incoming Past-Chair(s) for succession planning purposes.
- Responsible for portions of the website relating to these duties and also other areas/pages as needed.
Chair-Elect (1 year non-renewable term)
- Takes minutes of all meetings (Executive, Fall and Spring Council, plus any other online or face-to-face meetings) and posts on the website.
- Organizes all communications with the Officers of the Executive and for the full membership.
- Works closely with the Community Liaison Member to ensure there is a current list of all Council members with contact information and roles.
- Leads an Action Group and takes a leadership role in any other initiatives.
- Fulfils the Chair’s (Co-Chairs’) duties should they be either unable to attend or absent.
- Prepares appropriate documentation of activity to share with the incoming Chair-Elect for succession planning purposes.
- Responsible for portions of the website that relate to these duties, but also other areas/pages as needed.
Member-at-Large (2 year non-renewable term)
- Takes on a leadership role in working on an Action Group or other initiatives.
- Reports on activities, prepares a summary and updates, engages with members and supports the work of the other Council members.
- Could also assist other Officers of the Executive in their duties and activities to provide additional support.
- Will be responsible for portions of the website that relate to these duties, but also other areas/pages as needed.
BCTLC Community Liaison (ongoing term filled by appropriate Professional Learning BCcampus member)
- Acts as a conduit between the BCTLC Executive and BCcampus around all activity BCTLC is proposing.
- Acts as a liaison between BCTLC and other organizations (e.g., ETUG, BCTLN, Just ID Group) via the Chair(s).
- Responsible for ensuring the BCTLC Membership is current in multiple areas.
- Ensures that all files and documentation are managed, stored and accessed appropriately and in line with style guides and guidelines.
- Works with BCcampus to assist with technology to bring people in from afar for meetings and activities.
- Responsible for portions of the website that relate to these duties, but also other areas/pages as needed.