As our Members are transitioning from in-person to online classes, there has been a lot of discussion around Intellectual Property (IP) and Member rights. In particular, the concern around IP rights and teaching materials has become front and centre for many as they design and/or redesign their course materials for the next academic year. Below …
On June 3, the UOITFA held a town hall, with a record-breaking turnout, to consult with our members on two proposals put forward by the University. The first indicated that Ontario Tech University would like faculty to take a voluntary pay freeze, which includes CDI, ATB, and a competitive adjustment, effective immediately. The second option, …
Last week on May 26, Academic Council (AC) met to, among other items, discuss a motion presented as a Notice of Motion at the previous March 28 meeting. The purpose of the motion was to bring clarity on a number of issues moving forward which were of concern to most faculty, such as academic freedom …
Please find the latest editions of the UOITFA’s weekly newsletter, the Faculty Forum, on our website under News and Events and is labeled as News: Faculty Forum. You can also access this page by clicking here! New editions of the Faculty Forum will continued to be added once they have been sent out directly to …
We have all received form letters that contain a notice of change of mode of delivery of the courses we are teaching online this upcoming academic year. As these letters also notified people of their prospective course loads, many of us went right to the bottom of the letter, looked at what were being told …
By now you have likely seen the message from the University President about in-person class cancellations. As mentioned in our initial statement on the situation, the UOITFA supports this decision. The health and safety of all members of the university community must be the highest priority. As information continues to be received, we understand that …
The University has announced it will cancel classes effective March 13th as they begin to transition towards online forms of delivery. Further communication about this transition will be provided by Monday March 16th at the latest. This cancellation only affects face-to-face activities on campus – existing online classes and clinical placements will continue as scheduled. …
Recently, the University administration provided a budget update to the community that provided information about the administration’s plans to balance the University’s budget for next year in the face of the tuition freeze and their ongoing desire to invest our operating funds into capital projects. In fact, of the slightly more than $6M deficit currently …