Carleton students, instructors partner to design courses in SaPP program

Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) David J. Hornsby

Carleton University launched the Students as Partners Program (SaPP) this year, allowing students to partner with instructors to redesign courses with the goal of creating student-centred learning environments. “Students gain skills from participating in course development, and faculty members gain an understanding of how learning environments can help students be successful,” says AVP David Hornsby. The program started in January with 20 courses and had already grown to over 100 courses by summer. Carleton report that this is Canada’s largest program of this kind. “When we say that Carleton is a student-centric institution, this is what we really mean,” says Hornsby.