TLX and Other Contacts

Contact the TLX

The TLX team can be reached at tlx@georgebrown.ca. A member of the team will follow up with you within 24 hours.

TLX Director

Instructional Designers

Instructional Designers are e-learning specialists who work with faculty and other members of the GBC community to design online and blended learning environments. While they are not technologists, they can help with strategies for transitioning on-campus learning to off-campus, including the re-design of lesson plans and exploring alternative assessment options.

Learning Technologies Specialist

Learning Technologies Specialist work with faculty and coordinators to develop online learning activities for all kinds of courses: web enhanced, hybrid and fully online. Also, provides Instructional Design Assistance (consultation about course layout, online pedagogy, how to support learning using the Brightspace tools and environment).

  • Evelyn Chan evelyn.chan@georgebrown.ca (Camtasia, Vyond Animations, Articulate/RISE e-learning Module, H5P Development, Video, Podcast)

Education Technology SPECIALIST

Immersive technology Specialist

D2L Brightspace and Zoom Training

  • Safia Azadzoi safia.azadzoi@georgebrown.ca (Getting started on Brightspace, Brightspace Assignments & Quizzes, The Gradebook, Discussion Boards & Grades, Content Creation and Communicating with Students on Brightspace)

Faculty Facilitators

Faculty Facilitators at the TLX are teaching and learning specialists who support the ongoing professional development of all faculty groups across the college. In addition to offering a variety of education-related workshops and seminars, they are also available for individual and small group coaching or consultations. They also support faculty in the creation and facilitation of learning circles and book clubs, collaborate on special projects, and can be invited to provide department specific workshops or seminars related to teaching and learning, including the use of appropriate technological tools to support student learning.

Associates

Academic Excellence Support

Academic Excellence will be happy to assist with curriculum questions if you would like support about the ways in which you can adjust your content and assessments. For curriculum support, please contact academicexcellence@georgebrown.ca.

Accessibility Consultants

Support for faculty with questions around implementing academic accommodations for their students, as we transition to off-campus platforms.

Contact the Accessible Learning Services at alsregister@georgebrown.ca if you have any questions.

Captioning

Captioning Videos

Need your videos captioned? Have any questions around the process? Faculty members may contact Anne Villahermosa, Accessible Media Coordinator: avillahe@georgebrown.ca 

Live Captioning for Zoom (student with accommodation plans only)

For faculty requesting live captioning for Blackboard Collaborate sessions (for students with a captioned media accommodation) at NO COST, please refer to Collaborate Captioning Request .Faculty members may contact Anne Villahermosa, Accessible Media Coordinator: avillahe@georgebrown.ca 

Copyright

The LLC also offers Copyright advice support so that you can navigate the ever shifting world of copyright. Contact Heather Buffett for more information at HBuffett@georgebrown.ca.

e-Learning Team support info

The e-Learning team provides a range of training and support for technology-enabled learning. They are currently working to provide live online support sessions and technical guidance for Brightspace tools during times of disruption.

Library Learning Commons

Librarians are available to provide remote or in person academic support. Don't hesitate to contact us for teaching and learning research, for finding information in our physical and online collections, and finding accurate information on the web. A list of liaison librarians by program can be found here.

Student Success

See specific pages for detailed information on supporting student success at this time of disruption including

  • Counselling
  • Universal Design for Learning
  • Accessible Learning Services
  • Placement and Accommodations
  • Assessment Centre

Universal Design for Learning Support

A Faculty Facilitator - Access Inclusion Coach is available to provide supports and resources around Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Accessibility to ensure all students have access to the course content while we transition to off-campus learning. Contact Joanna Friend at jfriend@georgebrown.ca

Land acknowledgement

George Brown College is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.


Learn more about our land acknowledgment