LSAC National Conference 2025 Schedule
For detailed session descriptions click on the links or view the complete list here.
All sessions in the Centennial College Event Centre, 937 Progress Ave, Scarborough, ON M1G 3T8
Day 1: Tuesday, May 20
8:00 am EDT - 9:15 am EDT
Check in and Breakfast Snacks
Location:
Event Centre
9:30 am EDT - 10:30 am EDT
Keynote Speaker: Lyn-Marie Farley
Leadership Coach & Leadership-focused Learning Strategist
Location:
Fall/Winter Room
Type:
HYBRID
10:30 am EDT - 10:45 am EDT
Break
10:45 am EDT - 12:00 pm EDT
Breakout Session 1 (60-minute Presentation)
Building Tutoring Supports with the Canadian Tutor Standards
Jonathan Vandor
Location:
Fall Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
Understanding and Supporting Students with ADHD: Strategies for Educators
Miriam Unruh
Location:
Winter Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
When OT & LS Collide
Joanne Dominico, Laura Gibson
Location:
Zoom
Type:
ONLINE
12:00 pm EDT - 1:00 pm EDT
Lunch
1:00 pm EDT - 2:00 pm EDT
The Learning Specialists Bookshelf: A Panel of Book Enthusiasts
Location:
Fall/Winter Room
Type:
HYBRID
2:00 pm EDT - 2:15 pm EDT
Break
2:15 pm EDT - 3:15 pm EDT
Breakout Session 2 (45-minute Presentation)
Building Community and Support for Neurodivergent Students in Learning Strategies
Dr. Katherine Rowland
Location:
Fall Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
Re-imagining Professional Development in Response to Generative AI
Leslie Paterson, Dr. Johanna Amos
Location:
Winter Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
Redesigning Learning Strategies for Humans not “HAL 9000”
Nancy Smith
Location:
Zoom
Type:
ONLINE
3:15 pm EDT - 3:45 pm EDT
Networking Break
3:45 pm EDT - 4:45 pm EDT
Breakout Session 3 (45-minute Presentation)
Educational Games for Post-Secondary
Nico Turner
Location:
Fall Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
Towards a Student-Centered & Gen AI-Enhanced Approach to Learning in Problem Solving courses
Haleh Raissadat
Location:
Winter Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
Invisible Challenges, Visible Strengths: A Supportive Approach
Anne Marie Portelli
Location:
Zoom
Type:
ONLINE
4:45 pm EDT
End of Day
Day 2: Wednesday, May 21
8:00 am EDT - 9:15 am EDT
Check in and Breakfast Snacks
Location:
Event Centre
9:30 am EDT - 10:30 am EDT
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Faria Sana, PhD
Cognitive Psychologist & Associate Professor, Athabasca University
Location:
Fall/Winter Room
Type:
HYBRID
10:30 am EDT - 10:45 am EDT
Break
10:45 am EDT - 12:00 pm EDT
Breakout Session 1 (60-minute Presentation)
Making the Case of Holistic Learning Strategies
Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer
Location:
Fall Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
From Barriers to Breakthrough: ROWNAA to the Rescue (1)
Lyle Williams
Location:
Winter Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
Equipping Peer Tutors for the AI Era: A Collaborative Training Framework
Dr. Jovita Vytasek, Elizabeth Spalding, Dr. Alice Macpherson, Emily Ginter, Dr. Mitra Gorjipour, Muskandeep Kaur, Manvinder Rayat
Location:
Zoom
Type:
ONLINE
12:00 pm EDT - 12:30 pm EDT
Lunch
12:30 pm EDT - 1:30 pm EDT
LSAC Annual General Meeting
Location:
Fall/Winter Room
Type:
HYBRID
1:30 pm EDT - 3:00 pm EDT
Networking Break/Centennial Tours and Activities
Location:
On-Campus
3:00 pm EDT - 4:00 pm EDT
Breakout Session 2 (45-minute Presentation)
Dealing with Disruption: Navigating Generative-AI for Writing & Learning
Dr. Johanna Amos, Dr. Lindsay Heggie
Location:
Fall Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
Being an Integrated Educator: Connecting Your Work to Your Learning through PhD Studies
Alyssa Foerstner, Lydia Skulstad
Location:
Winter Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
From Barriers to Breakthrough: ROWNAA to the Rescue
Lyle Williams
Location:
Zoom
Type:
ONLINE
4:00 pm EDT - 4:15 pm EDT
Networking Break
6:00 pm EDT - 8:00 pm EDT
Awards Dinner
(Included in on-campus registration)
Location:
Fall/Winter Room
Type:
HYBRID
Day 3: Thursday, May 22
8:00 am EDT - 9:00 am EDT
Check In and Breakfast Snacks
Location:
Event Centre
9:00 am EDT - 10:00 am EDT
Breakout Session1 (45-minute Presentation)
Unlocking Student Potential: Partnering with Faculties to Support Academically At-risk Students
Jenna Storey, Chantalle Byrne
Location:
Fall Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
Redesigning Success for First-Semester Engineering Students: A Learning & Teaching Inquiry
Sasha Chernomurova, Dr. Matthew Cheung, Tim Repetski
Location:
Winter Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
How do we develop our Profession? Reflect & Explore Opportunities with LSAC International Relations Director
Heather Grierson
Location:
Zoom
Type:
ONLINE
10:00 am EDT - 10:15 am EDT
Break
10:15 am EDT - 11:15 am EDT
Breakout Session 2 (45-minute Presentation)
Navigating Success: Developing the Compass Program for Probationary Students
Gillian Lee Shaftoe
Location:
Fall Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
The Learning Specialists Journal Club
Joannah O’Hatnick, Victoria Fritz, Heather Grierson, Kimm Khagram
Location:
Winter Room
Type:
IN-PERSON
Canadian Tutor Standards: Preparing for Program Accreditation
Antoanela Denchuk, Heather Gaffney
Location:
Online
Type:
ONLINE
11:15 am EDT - 11:30 am EDT
Break
11:30 am EDT - 12:30 pm EDT
Keynote Speaker: Harmony Nadjiwon
Professor of Indigenous Curriculum Development, Centennial College
Location:
Fall/Winter Room
Type:
HYBRID
12:30 pm EDT - 1:00 pm EDT
Lunch and End of Conference
Location:
Event Centre