As the Centre for Enrichment of Teaching and Learning (CETL) manager, Kate provides leadership in faculty development, instructional design, and curriculum and simulation innovations. Her primary goal is to strengthen student and faculty engagement in teaching and learning to enhance graduates’ educational experience and clinical competency.

Kate has worked in higher education and instructional leadership since 2013, initially as a faculty member in the Medical Radiation Sciences joint program with the University of Toronto. She has contributed to the program redesign of the Nuclear Medicine program and developed new courses in the full-time programs and continuing education departments at The Michener Institute. She remains committed to strengthening the quality of education of health care professionals through her continued teaching, involvement with professional regulator bodies, Accreditation Canada and studies in the Higher Education of Professions at The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at UofT.

Kate’s understanding of higher education pedagogy, design, and faculty background make her a strong advocate for supporting and collaborating with other educators to improve education quality and standards for our graduates. You can reach her at ksavelberg@michener.ca.

Jennifer has an extensive background in Education and Digital Technology. For the last 10 years, she has worked with the Continuous Education (CE) department, providing instructional design solutions to meet current and anticipated future human health resource needs. In addition to her position in the CE department, she has recently joined the CETL department to provide curriculum, instructional design and faculty development leadership and support to the full-time program.

Jennifer has a B.Ed from UofT (OISE) and a Master of Education (Digital Technology) from Ontario Tech University. Jennifer has also completed her certificate in Project Management from UofT. She is always here to support the Michener Institute in any way she can. You can reach Jennifer at jlevine@michener.ca

Andrea is an Instructional Designer with experience in post-secondary healthcare education, including curriculum design, assessment and creating learner-centred lessons.  She also has post-secondary teaching experience in community and social services management, interdisciplinary studies/ career development, and clinical dental hygiene practice.

Andrea has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Guelph, a Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences degree, and a Master of Education degree from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.  She continues to practice clinically in the field of Restorative Dental Hygiene.

John has many years of experience in supporting and developing digital education initiatives in a busy London University’s Library Service before joining Michener in Autumn 2023.

John has a Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (HE) from King’s College London, granting Fellowship status in the Higher Education Academy, and received Certified Member status with the Association for Learning Technology in August 2023.

Ask him about:  Adopting digital education tools like Blackboard, H5P, Slido, Camtasia, MS Teams, Office 365, or just trying new things like Podcasting!

Kerri Weir is the Simulation Education Specialist at Michener UHN, specializing in human or SP-based simulation. She is a simulation trainer, consultant, communications skills coach and facilitator with over 20 years of experience in the field of Simulation methodology. Kerri’s experience ranges from training roles for national licensing exams to facilitating a range of interactive small-group workshop sessions to role development for teaching and assessment.

Kerri continues to participate in Medical Council of Canada Content Development Workshops for the NAC exam and is a guest speaker (lead learner) at the Institute for Transformative Leadership Saint Paul University for the ‘Engaging in the Canadian Health System” module for the online course – Fostering Canadian Integration for IEHPs: From Learning to Action.

Andrea has worked as an administrator in medical, health care, and educational environments for over 25 years, as well as many years as a surgical technician in Ophthalmology. She has extensive experience as a simulator in Medical, Allied Health, Corporate, and Social Service education.

Please email:  SPProgram@michener.ca

Contact Andrea for: Information about the SP program/simulation, requests for SPs

Roger has a clinical background as a Respiratory Therapist (RT), and has over twenty years of experience in design, facilitation, and operations of critical care simulations for students and practicing clinicians.

Alex is the dedicated Learning Management Systems (LMS) Administrator at Michener. Since Fall 2000, Alex has played a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless operation of all courses at Michener for faculty, instructors, and students. With a diverse skill set encompassing technical support, Helpdesk, system administration, and education/training for faculty, Alex is the go-to person for all things LMS-related. Alex’s interest in A/V and media means he can sometimes be found in a crowd, with his camera capturing memorable moments at Michener events or setting up equipment for video production. Alex truly is Michener’s “a little bit of everything” guy!

Phillip has an extensive background in media production. He worked in commercials and features as a technician before moving into corporate production to write and produce promotional and instructional videos. Phillip also holds a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and helped develop fire retardant coatings before enrolling in Sheridan College’s acclaimed Media Arts Program. He is responsible for providing video production support and expertise for the CETL.

Tim has worked in various departments at Michener, including the LRC, AV, Curriculum Commons and CETL. Tim is currently on contract with CETL and is responsible for working on various video, audio, multi-media, simulation, Learning Space and photography projects.

Contact Tim for: Audio/visual production and webinar hosting