Sessional Lecturer - EDST 4610U Coding and Maker Pedagogies for Young Children - Spring/Summer 2025

Sessional Lecturer - EDST 4610U Coding and Maker Pedagogies for Young Children - Spring/Summer 2025

Tracking Code: req1448

Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education

Number of Sections: 1

Appointment Type: Limited Term

Salary Grade: Administered in accordance with the Collective Agreement

Posting Date: February 6, 2025

Closing Date: March 4, 2025 (7:00 pm EST)

Course Name and Number: EDST 4610U - Coding and Maker Pedagogies for Young Children

Location of classes: Synchronous and Asynchronous Online

Course Start Date: May 5, 2025

Course End Date: August 15, 2025

Reporting to the Dean and working in close collaboration with the BA EDST Program Director, the Sessional Lecturer provides instruction to undergraduate students in the BA EDST Program within the Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

The primary responsibility of the applicant is to (develop and) teach a theoretically, methodologically sophisticated and relevant course at the university level within the parameters of the course description listed above. In keeping with a technology-enhanced learning environment utilizing laptop computers and wireless connectivity, the Sessional Lecturer will deliver the course using a technology-enhanced learning approach that includes a variety of inclusive teaching and learning strategies and assessments. The Sessional Lecturer will prepare, deliver, and grade all course material and assignments and be available for consultation with students during and following completion of the course session.

This position falls within the bargaining unit represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the University and PSAC. Candidates will be required to certify that they are currently legally eligible to work in Canada for the duration of the contract.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have demonstrated excellent teaching contributions with a proven aptitude for teaching at the undergraduate level.

Required Skills:

• A strong theoretical and practical background in facilitating coding and making with young children.
• A strong theoretical and practical background in supporting adults learning to facilitate coding and making with young children.
• Evidence of a well-grounded understanding of curricular and pedagogical design; educational research, and authentic assessment of coding and making with young children.
• Evidence of a well-grounded understanding of curricular and pedagogical design; educational research, and authentic assessment supporting adults learning to facilitate coding and making with young children.
• High level of skill in designing and leading interactive, inclusive learning experiences in asynchronous and synchronous online environments, based on the social construction of knowledge.
• Proven ability to meaningfully integrate technology into teaching and learning.
• A strong commitment to providing innovative and inclusive teaching strategies.
• Evidence of successful integration of theories of learning/teaching in instructional practice, including course design and development.
• Openness to new and diverse perspectives of teaching and learning.
• Ability to support student learning with authentic assessment strategies in online learning environments.
• A proven commitment to providing innovative and inclusive teaching strategies.
• Evidence of an ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to maintain effective relationships with a range of faculty, staff, and students.
• Candidates will have demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduate students.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the Learning Management System, Canvas.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver classes remotely, using online modalities such as Zoom and Google Meets.
• Proven experience managing large classes and diverse populations.
• Experience coordinating and supervising Teaching Assistants as applicable.
• Excellent organizational skills are needed to effectively manage course delivery, the marking of assignments and exams, and the ability to respond to student inquiries in a timely manner.

Education:

• A Master’s degree in Education or course-related discipline is required.

Experience:

• Preference will be given to those candidates with demonstrated teaching excellence experiences facilitating coding and making with young children in a play-based learning environment and proactively advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in teaching and learning.
• Experience teaching online with synchronous and asynchronous components, using a Problem-Based Learning model.

Priority will be given to an Internal Applicant who has taught any course for the University in three (3) different sessions in the past thirty-six (36) months, provided they meet the requirements for the position as outlined in the job posting.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until March 4, 2025, or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ontario Tech University is actively committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, indigenization, and decolonization (EDIID), and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from First Nations, Metis, Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents, Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and those eligible to work in Canada, will be given priority.

Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.

If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the university's policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s Accessibility Policy.

The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa, and Pottawatomi.

Job Location: Oshawa, ON, Canada