Welcome to Canadore!
On this page, you’ll find information on how to access:
- Faculty training & orientation
- Educational technology tools
- Teaching resources
- Teaching support at Canadore
New Faculty Orientation
All new Canadore employees must complete New Employee Orientation (NEO) delivered through Dayforce. In addition, new faculty must complete the following:
- New Faculty Orientation (NFO / CPD208): An introduction to teaching and learning practices at Canadore, instructional technologies, and available teaching resources and support. This session addresses key categories such as:
- Getting Started (parking, textbooks, health and safety, student concerns)
- Learning about the Canadore website, CAELL microsite, and iLearn
- Curriculum Components at Canadore (Course Outlines, Section-Specific Information Documents, and Lesson Planning)
- Course Mapping
- Canadore Services (Student Success Services, Educational Technology Services, First People's Centre, Harris Learning Library)
- Intro to iLearn (CPD100): An Introduction to Canadore's Learning Management System, iLearn. This session addresses:
- Constructing your course in iLearn, including the six minimum pre-start requirements
- Creating and managing News Items (Announcements)
- Organizing course content
- Tracking attendance and student progress
- Building a Gradebook
You will receive email invitations to register for both sessions after you are hired by the College.
New faculty can also review, register, and attend the many PD opportunities available to all faculty at Canadore at any time.
Upcoming Dates
- Fall 2025
- August 20, 9:00am -12:30pm, NFO
- August 20, 1:30pm - 4:30pm, Intro to iLearn
- August 28, 5:30pm - 9:00pm, NFO
- October 23, PD Symposium
- Winter 2026
- December 18, 9:00am - 12:30pm, NFO
- December 18, 1:30pm - 4:30pm, Intro to iLearn
- January 8, 5:30pm - 8:30pm, Intro to iLearn
- March 5, PD Symposium
- Spring 2026
- April 15, 9:00am - 12:30pm, NFO
- April 15, 1:30pm - 4:30pm, Intro to iLearn
- April 23, 5:30pm - 8:30pm, Intro iLearn
- May 28, SoTL Symposium
As new faculty, you must register in one of each of the sessions (NFO and Intro to iLearn). Once registered, more information including room numbers or meeting links will be emailed to you.
EdTech
Canadore offers a range of educational technology tools to support teaching. Visit the EdTech section in the main navbar to explore available tools, learn how to access them, and find support for using them.
The following departments at Canadore can be reached for further assistance to use EdTech at Canadore.
- Audiovisual equipment checkout
- Live event set-ups
- E-classroom orientation
- Sign-out for e-classroom rack key
- Designing, building, maintaining electronic classrooms
- Booking equipment
- EdTech access issues & troubleshooting
- Network account log-in and password and Multi-Factor Authentication issues
- Lab computer issues
- Internet and wireless access issues
- OneDrive, Office365 and SharePoint issues
- iCan issues, questions, requests
- EdTech tools are reviewed at New Faculty Orientation (NFO).
- iLearn training is provided at Intro to iLearn.
- TEC100: Technology Support
Teaching Resources & Support
Canadore offers a range of services and resources to support your teaching. These services and resources are introduced and explained during New Faculty Orientation (NFO).
- Textbook orders
Educational Technology Services
- Audiovisual equipment, training & support
- Awareness and cross-cultural information seminars.
- Community involvement through volunteerism at various events and committees.
- Maintain positive relations with external organizations and First Nations.
- Learning resources
- Copyright support
Information Technology Services
- Access issues & support
- Computer issues & troubleshooting
Print Plus (Nipissing University)
- Bulk printing
- Learning support
- Mental health support
- Peer tutoring