The Learning and Teaching Office (LTO) was established in 1993 by the Vice President Academic to support and provide resources to faculty in their teaching. The Office reports to the Vice Provost Academic.

Vision Statement

The Learning and Teaching Office fosters a culture of best teaching practice that is grounded in the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Learning and Teaching Office is to provide professional development in teaching for faculty at all stages of their careers. To achieve this, the LTO provides services and programs that are focused on improving student learning, addressing diversity through appropriate teaching methods, engaging faculty in interdisciplinary experiences, and strengthening the connection between teaching and research.

Website: http://www.ryerson.ca/lt/index.html

Ryerson is a leader in Experiential Learning

Experiential learning is an important part of Ryerson University’s model of education that emphasizes relevance and the integration of theory and practice.
 
Experiential learning at Ryerson is seen as the outcome of a carefully designed mix of pedagogic and curricular strategies embracing varied learning challenges, activities and environments.
 
The objective of experiential learning (EL) is to provide an education that attends in some balanced manner to the student’s need to advance  both knowledge acquisition and critical judgement; both thinking and acting; reflection and engagement; career development and informed citizenship; growth as an individual and greater connectivity with the larger community. The ideal of experiential education is to help students achieve these balances in a manner sensitive to the characteristics and needs of their individual disciplines, fields, and professions.

Information for students about Experiential Learning at Ryerson: http://www.ryerson.ca/experiential/student_information

Website: http://www.ryerson.ca/istc