Jessica Raffoul has accepted a five-year term as director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), effective August 2024, the Office of the Provost has announced.

Raffoul is an internationally recognized scholar and leader who brings more than 15 years of experience as an educational leader, developer, instructor, and writer.

The CTL boasts a national and international reputation and is central to the core work of the University. The centre works in partnership with faculty, staff, and students from across campus for effective teaching and curriculum.

“Jessica is a scholarly and administrative leader who will guide the vision for an institutional culture that values teaching and learning,” said Erika Kustra, associate vice-president academic.

Raffoul served as acting director for a period of one year when Kustra took on her new role.

Program co-ordinator of the University Teaching Certificate, Raffoul has led multiple campus-wide efforts and inter-institutional research projects centred on enhancing teaching and learning. Her current research focuses on such topics as educational leadership and change in post-secondary institutions, Indigenization, and the value and purpose of scholarship of teaching and learning.

She has co-organized regional, national, and international teaching and learning events engaging thousands of instructors, administrators, community members, and students from across the world.

“We are very lucky to have Jessica as the director,” Kustra said. “She has an international reputation for her research, with a strong commitment to the University of Windsor, connecting deeply with faculty, staff, and students.”