Marc Breschuk

LMS Operations Manager
mbreschuk@brocku.ca

Marc has been working with CPI since 2013, where he has been helping Brock educators utilize educational technologies to accelerate their course delivery. He oversees the operational aspects of several large educational platforms, including Brightspace and Brock’s Student Course Experience Surveys. His role involves ensuring that these platforms are evolving to meet Brock’s unique learning context, and that the resources of the CPI and Brock team are being effectively marshalled to this end. Marc has an enduring interest in the usability of technologies and ways of sharing information to make them knowable.

Contact me about:

• Brightspace operations and integrations
• Student Course Experience Surveys

Alisa Cunnington

Senior Educational Developer,
Technology Enabled Learning
acunnington@brocku.ca

Alisa joined the CPI team in early 2019, having been a part of the Brock University teaching and learning community since the Walker complex addition was a parking lot.  Alisa is happiest making complicated information or problems seem human, manageable, and accessible.  Supporting and troubleshooting the operation of educational technologies while imagining creative ways of using available technologies are some of the ways she enjoys exploring the many facets of teaching and learning.  In her words: “Let’s see what we can do together to figure that out.”

Contact me about:

• Teaching with Brightspace
• MS Teams
• Many online technologies

Natalie Currie-Patterson

Associate Director,
Educational Development
ncurriepatterso@brocku.ca

Dr. Natalie Currie-Patterson joined the CPI team in July 2019 but has spent a great deal of time on the Brock Campus throughout her educational career as both student and instructor. As an educational developer Natalie works to support TAs and faculty members explore their teaching style while acquiring valuable instructional skills. Natalie has an interest in the ways research, teaching, and learning can operate to support moves towards truth, reconciliation, equity, and social justice rooted in relationship and community. She is excited “to forge connections between theory and practice to support transformative education.”

Contact me about:

• Teaching Assistant Programming
• Graduate Teaching Assistant Practicum
• Teaching Dossier Consultations
• Instructional Design

Kosar Dakhilalian

Educational Developer
kdakhilalian@brocku.ca

Kosar joined CPI team in August 2023 after having graduated from Brock University’s master in Comparative Literature and Arts. Kosar has a background in Drama. In addition to being a TA at Dramatic Arts Department at Brock, she has a keen interest in performance and pedagogy. Kosar offers support and consultation for open education and open educational resources (OER). Kosar has a passion for teaching and finds joy in connecting with people and supporting them.

Contact me about:

• Open Pedagogy

• Open Educational Resources

• Pressbooks

Melanie Elliott

Manager,
Educational Technologies
melliott2@brocku.ca

Melanie has been a casual member of the CPI team in an Educational Technologies support and research capacity since 2016, joining the team full-time in 2020 when she became the Project Coordinator for the LMS Review. Now, as the Manager of Educational Technologies she supports her team with faculty consultations, liaises with third-party integration vendors, and coordinates the transition from Sakai to Brightspace. Melanie’s background is in qualitative research and evaluation which fostered her love for complicated questions and listening to people’s stories, preferably over a hot cup of coffee.

Contact me about:

• Brightspace
• Educational Technologies
• …and how they might work better together

Ann Gagné

Senior Educational Developer,
Accessibility and Inclusion
agagne3@brocku.ca

Dr. Ann Gagné (she/her) has over 12 years’ experience in instructional design, curriculum, and educational development. As Senior Educational Developer, Accessibility & Inclusion, Ann supports accessible pedagogical considerations in course, assessment, and learning activity design, as well as resource selection. She works to foster educational communities and spaces where disabled learners’, faculty, and staff lived experience is acknowledged and supported.

Contact me about:

• Universal Design for Learning
• Inclusive Classrooms
• Accommodations in Teaching and Assessment
• Accessibility in teaching, learning, and social media

Kelsey Hall

Educational Technologies Support Assistant
khall2@brocku.ca

Kelsey joined the CPI team in January 2020 as a research assistant. Since then, Kelsey has assumed the role of Instructional Support Assistant and most recently as the Educational Technology Support Assistant. She has learnt over these years that anyone can master new technology tools and techniques to create accessible and engaging course materials. Kelsey believes that when care is at the forefront of course development all students can be seen, heard, and engaged in the classroom. She is happy to be apart of this amazing team that highlights that teaching and learning regardless of modality requires passion, perseverance, and persistent empathy. She is a dedicated lifelong learner that hopes she can support as many Brock badgers as possible!

Contact me about:

• Brightspace
• Microsoft Teams
• H5P Studio

Nurbek Imangazin

Educational Technologies Developer
nimangazin@brocku.ca

Nurbek joined the CPI team in early 2020. As an Educational Technologies Developer, Nurbek supports existing educational technology infrastructure, ensures system reliability, expands software functional capabilities, and helps advance the teaching and learning practices through emerging contemporary technologies.

Contact me about:

• Teams Live Events
• Educational Technology Development
• Computational Logic
• Computers talking to other computers about teaching and learning (APIs)

Stuart McCulley

Educational Technologies Support Assistant
smcculley@brocku.ca

Stuart joined the CPI team in November 2022 after having graduated from Brock University’s Interactive Arts and Science program in June. Stuart took a liking to the art of storytelling throughout his studies, so as an Educational Technologies Support Assistant he is very interested in an instructor’s journey to educate their students and how various technologies can fit into their story. Stuart finds daily inspiration among his CPI peers, who reach above and beyond to provide solutions and support to the university community.

Contact me about:

• Brightspace
• Microsoft Teams
• Nostalgic reflections on being a student in Sakai

Mac Orlando

Educational Developer,
Indigenous
morlando@brocku.ca

Mac brings his curricular expertise to the CPI educational development team. He is also part of the Vice Provost, Indigenous Engagement’s extended team working with faculty, teaching assistants, staff and students as part of Brock’s commitment to decolonization and reconciliation.

Contact me about:

• Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning
• Curricular consultations at the course and program level
• Decolonization and Reconciliation in the classroom

Oya Pakkal

Research Associate
opakkal@brocku.ca

As a PhD graduate student in the Department of Psychology, Oya brings her expertise in research and writing about inclusive design to support the Centre for Pedagogical Innovation.

Anne Readhead

Educational Developer
areadhead@brocku.ca

Dr. Anne Readhead joined the CPI Team in May 2020. Anne supports TAs and Faculty with their development of instructional skills including pedagogical growth and creativity. “Being a part of the Brock community is such a fascinating experience; as we learn and grow together towards a progressive and better academic space for everyone.”

Contact me about:

• Instructional Design
• Curriculum Mapping
• TA and Faculty Workshops

Gareth Seymour

Educational Technologist
gseymour@brocku.ca

Gareth joined the CPI team in January 2022 and has almost a decade of public experience in helping tear down the barriers of technology use, be they perceived or actual. He sees it as his duty to empower others through understanding and is excited to assist with enhancing any and all aspects of the learning experience at Brock.

Contact me about:

• Brightspace
• EdTech Help Documentation
• Microsoft Teams
• Asynchronous video production

Jennifer Kopczinski

Educational Developer
jkopczinski@brocku.ca

Jennifer joined the CPI team in 2018 and has been a member of the Brock community since 2012. She supports departments in curriculum projects aimed at designing or re-envisioning program learning outcomes, program pathways, and course alignment to support student learning and incorporate innovative and high impact teaching practices. This includes supporting programs through the cyclical academic review process as well as self-initiated program renewal initiatives. Additionally, she also supports instructors with course design and redesign.  In her words: “Working with the Brock community to foster experiences that honour diverse ways of teaching and learning is both a privilege and a mission.”

Contact me about:

• On Leave

Wanda Gilmore

wgilmore@brocku.ca

Wanda has been CPI’s Resource Coordinator since 2003. In a support staff role, she values being part of a great team, including faculty, staff and students with a common focus on teaching and learning. In her words: “Working collaboratively with groups across campus and connecting people to resources that enhance teaching and learning at Brock University is both gratifying and fulfilling – that is why I’m still here after 16 years.”

Contact me about:

• On Secondment to OSSTF until 2024