The Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) has commissioned a Research Support Team for the development of a prototype Knowledge Exchange Platform, to be available for initial use in Fall 2009. In the short term, this prototype will support knowledge exchange from faculty projects in the HEQCO research program in Knowledge Mobilization for Exemplary Teaching and other selected projects from Ontario higher education. For the longer term, evaluation of this prototype and the issues emerging in its development and deployment will aid our planning for a comprehensive infrastructure – both social and technological – to better support our educators in engaging with colleagues in Ontario and beyond around knowledge exchange for exemplary teaching and learning. HEQCO has also convened a Steering Team to help guide development of this prototype technology platform, including consideration of longer term issues of knowledge exchange networks to support knowledge mobilization for exemplary teaching and learning. This Steering Team will represent the range of expertise and perspectives amongst potential stakeholders for these knowledge exchange networks, including Faculty discipline communities, experts in Teaching and Learning, academic leaders in Libraries and Information Technology, and related interest groups.

For more information about this project please contact: valerieDOTlopesATsenecacDOTonDOTca, Research Support Team Leader, Seneca College, or tcareyATheqcoDOTca,Visiting Senior Scholar, Hiigher Education Quality Council of Ontario