Realizing Partnership Potential: A Report on a Formal Collaboration Between a Teaching and Learning Centre and Libraries at the University of Toronto

In 2010, the University of Toronto’s Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) and University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) jointly launched Partnering for Academic Student Success (PASS), a partnership to foster new opportunities for collaboration between academic librarians and those involv...

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Main Authors: John Bolan, Patricia Bellamy, Carol Rolheiser, Joanna Szurmak, Rita Vine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2015-06-01
Series:Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching
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Online Access:https://celt.uwindsor.ca/index.php/CELT/article/view/4241
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Summary:In 2010, the University of Toronto’s Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) and University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) jointly launched Partnering for Academic Student Success (PASS), a partnership to foster new opportunities for collaboration between academic librarians and those involved in developing excellence in university teaching. This article describes the challenge of professional education in support of the teaching mission for librarians, and a partnership designed to address this need.  The article reports on the genesis, goals, and key principles contributing to the partnership’s success, while discussing implications and recommendations for those seeking to develop similar programs of intentional collaboration that enable teaching/learning goals.
ISSN:2368-4526