Director, Teaching & Learning
COMPETITION NO. AD26-23
August 2026 – November 2027
Band 12: $111,288 to $139,110
About Durham College:
Durham College (DC) is a leading post-secondary institution that supports students to develop career-ready skills for the ever-changing job market. With a focus on experiential learning, led by expert faculty, through field placements, applied research, co-ops and other hands-on opportunities, DC grads are known for having the skills and knowledge they need to adapt to the ever-changing workforce.
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Durham College offers a wide range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, media, art and design.
Our modern campuses in Oshawa and Whitby offer 145 programs – including six bachelor’s degrees and 11 apprenticeship programs – to more than 11,000 full-time post-secondary and nearly 3,000 apprenticeship students. In addition, we have more than 16,000 student registrations in professional and part-time learning. More than 120,000 alumni represent the college, both locally and around the world.
DC has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region and is proud to be an active and engaged member of the communities we serve by contributing resources and expertise to enhance social and economic well-being through partnerships, investments and collaboration.
Duties and Responsibilities:
This is your opportunity to help shape and support a thriving culture of teaching excellence at Durham College at a moment when the future of higher education is being rewritten by generative AI, digital innovation, and a rapidly evolving world of work. Reporting to the Dean, the Director, Teaching and Learning provides visionary leadership for a multidisciplinary team of digital learning and teaching and learning specialists within the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL).
The Director champions exemplary, evidence-based, and future-focused teaching practice. Working in close partnership with faculty members, Academic Faculties, and the Academic Leadership Team (ALT), the Director advances DC's Digital Learning Strategy, leads the responsible integration of Generative AI in teaching and learning, and cultivates a scholarly, innovative teaching culture that prepares career-ready graduates for a rapidly changing world.
This role is central to advancing the goals of the 2025–2030 Academic Plan to enhance exemplary teaching and learning practices, foster a scholarly approach to teaching, strengthen faculty digital fluency, and continually renew our educational technology and teaching resources, all in service of a future-focused college.
Champion a team at the forefront:
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Direct, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of digital learning and teaching and learning specialists and seconded faculty.
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Provide strategic direction, setting priorities, and fostering a collaborative culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and pedagogical excellence to drive the priorities of the Teaching and Learning Plan 2026-2030.
Champion exemplary teaching across every modality:
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Guide DC faculty in delivering high-quality in-person and digital learning experiences through innovative, evidence-based pedagogical practices, advancing the Academic Plan's commitment to enhancing exemplary teaching and learning and to enhancing faculty digital fluency for the ever-changing world of work.
Build a connected community of teaching excellence:
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Lead colleagues across the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to design and deliver a diverse portfolio of faculty supports that celebrates excellence and innovation in teaching and recognizes faculty leadership and inter-professional networks.
Serve as a senior teaching and learning expert:
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Act as a trusted consultant to faculty members, Academic Faculties, and the ALT on instructional practices, active learning strategies, authentic assessment, technology-enhanced education, student engagement, and academic integrity across in-person and digital learning environments, ensuring every student experiences the innovative, transformative education at the heart of DC's vision.
Welcome and inspire DC's faculty:
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Plan and deliver academic orientation (in-person and online) for all new full-time and contract faculty.
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Coordinate ongoing faculty development activities, including monthly workshops, Academic PD Day, the College Teaching Certificate program and micro-credentials to foster continuous professional growth.
Lead DC's digital learning future.
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Oversee DC's Digital Learning Strategy, investigate and implement new educational technologies, and lead initiatives that advance the priorities of DC's Digital Learning Framework, positioning the college as a globally recognized leader in innovative lifelong learning.
Shape how DC teaches with AI.
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Partner with academic leadership and faculty to support the development and conversion of course content for digital delivery.
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Thoughtfully integrate Generative AI activities and learning outcomes in alignment with established quality standards, modelling the innovation and integrity that define DC's values.
Advance the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL):
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Foster creativity and innovation that enrich student learning and enhance faculty teaching, including consulting on proposed projects, reviewing and approving proposals, supporting researchers with project needs and dissemination of findings, building the scholarly approach to teaching envisioned in the Academic Plan.
Bring innovative tools to DC classrooms:
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Identify, evaluate, implement and support innovative digital and AI-enabled tools that continually renew DC's learning spaces, educational technology, and teaching and learning resources.
Support curriculum management end-to-end:
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Collaborate with the Academic Quality team, the Registrar's Office, and Academic Faculties on the integration, ongoing development, and maintenance of the curriculum management system (Coursedog), contributing to the development, review, and renewal of high-quality programs that reflect evolving box societal and workforce needs
Qualifications:
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A minimum of a Master's degree in education or related field from a recognized post-secondary institution (focus on adult or higher education, teaching and learning, curriculum, digital/online teaching and learning, and/or science of learning is considered an asset). A PhD is an asset.
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Minimum of 7 years of management experience in higher education;
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Minimum of 5 years of proven excellence in instructional practice in adult or higher education;
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Minimum of 5 years experience in budget management
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Deep understanding of traditional and digital pedagogy/andragogy, the science of learning, and best practices in teaching and learning in higher education, including active and authentic learning, assessment strategies and student engagement in all modes of delivery (face-to-face, hybrid and online);
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Deep understanding of the integration of educational technology and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in teaching and learning;
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Knowledge and experience in implementing new technology in higher education, including sourcing, comprehensive review, procurement, budget, implementation planning and management, training, and support resource development;
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Ability to support and advance teaching and learning in a diverse educational environment;
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Strong oral and written communication skills;
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Confident presentation skills and experience with group facilitation and developing, leading and delivering professional development workshops and/or tutorials;
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Proven people and project management experience.
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Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in all matters related to students, staffing and programming.
Please note this posting is to temporarily replace an existing vacancy.
Please apply below by submitting your cover letter and resume to the online portal. Job Competition closes at 7:00 p.m. EST on July 29, 2026. Competition number AD26-23.
Contact Us T:905.721.3073 [email protected]
C Wing, Second Floor - 2000 Simcoe St. N. Oshawa, ON
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Land Acknowledgement
Durham College is situated on the traditional lands of the First Peoples of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. These lands are covered under the Williams Treaties and rest within the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to the Indigenous Peoples who care for and, through the treaty process, share the lands on which we live, learn, teach and prosper today.
